Fraying consensus – Law Society mired in controversy again as leadership loses legal aid confidence vote Sarah Downey The fall-out over the Government’s highly controversial legal aid reforms continues as the Law Society‘s leadership today (17 December) lost…
Buy-side story: how CMS and Dundas & Wilson finalised their surprise merger Sarah Downey Talk to any partner at Dundas & Wilson in the early 1990s – when Cameron McKenna launched its fledgling oil…
Adviser reviews: Surrey County Council puts out tender for external legal panel Sarah Downey Surrey County Council (SCC) and 11 local authorities have again teamed up to launch a tender for a four-year legal…
‘People were ready’ – Immelt to become sole Hogan Lovells CEO as Harris and Gorrell to stand down Sarah Downey The sensitive issue of governance has hung over Hogan Lovells since the 2010 merger that created the Anglo-American giant but…
Not everyone is getting hitched – Kennedys and Simpson & Marwick call off agreed merger Sarah Downey Getting a legal merger over the line is notoriously difficult but once the tie-up is agreed it usually goes through,…
Updated deal watch: Hogan Lovells wins £40bn Student Loans Company debt sell off Sarah Downey Following a six-month tender process the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) has appointed Hogan Lovells to advise on the…
Redundancy watch: Pannone to make job cuts following Slater & Gordon takeover Sarah Downey Manchester’s Pannone is offering voluntary redundancies to around 100 staff as a result of its recently announced takeover by Slater…
Former Times head of legal Alastair Brett suspended for six months for misleading court Sarah Downey The former head of legal for The Times newspaper, Alastair Brett, has been suspended from practising for six months by…
H1 2013/14: Nabarro points to pick up in corporate and real estate amid flat half year results Sarah Downey Nabarro has posted flat half year (H1) revenues for the 2013/14 year, with figures rising by a marginal 0.3% from…
Gateway to Africa: Hogan Lovells ties-up with Routledge Modise Sarah Downey The queue of international firms looking to enter the South African market became one shorter in November, as transatlantic giant…
H1 2013/14: Taylor Wessing reveals UK revenue increase of 10% Sarah Downey Taylor Wessing has joined a band of leading City firms to have turned out a double digit increase in revenue for…
Comings and goings – Hogan Lovells financial disputes partner to depart Sarah Downey Hogan Lovells is set to lose financial disputes and legacy Lovells partner Luci Angus from its ranks in four weeks’…
Leadership: Watson Farley managing partner Michael Greville stands down Sarah Downey Watson, Farley & Williams (WFW) has announced that longstanding managing partner Michael Greville has stepped down from his role as…
Clifford Chance global managing partner vote: Layton takes the crown Sarah Downey The long-awaited decision over who will replace David Childs as Clifford Chance’s global managing partner (MP) has been announced, with the…
Price of good education: University of Law unveils first financial results since PE buyout Sarah Downey The University of Law has recorded a net profit of over £14m in its latest financial results, just a year…
Redundancy watch: Norton Rose Fulbright reveals 30 job cuts in Australia Sarah Downey Norton Rose Fulbright has made 30 staff redundant throughout its Australian offices, including 12 fee-earners and 18 support staff. The firm…
In-house: former Thomson Reuters group GC resurfaces at Rentokil Sarah Downey The former Europe & Asia general counsel (GC) of global multimedia giant Thomson Reuters, Daragh Fagan, has resurfaced at UK-based…
Investment costs: DAC Beachcroft issues £10m cash call amid positive half-year financials Sarah Downey DAC Beachcroft has issued a £10m cash call to LLP members and simultaneously increased its rolling credit facility to £40m,…
New SRA figures show record solicitor numbers as profession not so much declines as changes shape Sarah Downey Contrary to the often bleak picture painted of dwindling numbers entering a legal profession in crisis the number of practising solicitors…
Pharmaceutical boon: A&O, Proskauer and Osborne Clarke advise on $1.68bn Novartis hive off Sarah Downey The buoyant pharmaceuticals market threw up yet another high-profile healthcare deal this week, as Swiss giant Novartis announced the sale…
