Lloyds Banking Group takes on Morgan Stanley lawyer to head litigation and contentious regulatory Sarah Downey As Lloyds Banking Group makes a series of senior management hires it has emerged that the global financial institution has…
Entries and exits: ‘Tesco Law’ licences hit 200 mark but a few early movers stumble Sarah Downey Despite a handful of well-publicised problems at alternative business structures (ABS), there are no shortage of entrants looking to pursue…
The Bar: Bloch QC exits Wilberforce for Blackstone as Lord Hope joins Brick Court Sarah Downey Just weeks after Wilberforce Chambers’ longstanding chief executive and senior clerk Declan Redmond announced he is leaving for Keating Chambers,…
Slater & Gordon takes over Manchester PI firm as Pannone vote looms Sarah Downey ASX-listed firm Slater & Gordon (S&G) continues to make inroads into the UK’s personal injury (PI) market having confirmed today…
‘I could walk away but I don’t want to’: Mansfield QC explains launch of virtual chambers following Tooks closure Sarah Downey The recent dissolution of Tooks Chambers was widely regarded as a sign of the times, as legal aid cuts coupled…
Bind and drive: Freshfields’ Tim Jones to join England Rugby 2015 as GC Sarah Downey Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate partner and former City head Tim Jones has been hired as general counsel to England Rugby…
Paris walk out: Gide hires nine partner team from Morgan Lewis Sarah Downey The highly fluid Paris market has seen nine partners and ten associates walk out of Morgan Lewis & Bockius’ regional office to join Gide…
Caught in controversy: A&L Goodbody jettisons Irish lottery clients after conflict arises Sarah Downey A&L Goodbody has received unwelcome national press and the ire of a former client after declaring a conflict of interest in…
It’s a wrap – Penningtons acquires Manches after PWC brokers sale of business and assets Sarah Downey In what was initially billed as merger talks but has turned out to be far more of a takeover Penningtons…
Bar round-up: St Philips to the City, new heads for Brick and Fountain Court, Wilberforce CEO to Keating, Starmer returns to Doughty Sarah Downey Leading Birmingham set St Philips Chambers expanded into the City last week, opening in the heart of Bloomsbury on Tuesday (1…
Fourth Asian office for Taylor Wessing as firm ties up with HPRP in Jakarta Sarah Downey Described by Legal 500 as a ‘dynamic emerging market’, Indonesia has welcomed another international entrant as Taylor Wessing launches in Jakarta via…
Election fever: Sandelson re-elected as disputes chief as global MP vote draws near Sarah Downey Set against the wider backdrop of its global managing partner contest, Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance has re-elected Jeremy Sandelson as…
Pulling the strings – the surprisingly successful re-invention of clerking Sarah Downey The relationship between barrister and clerk has long outgrown its traditional master-and-servant image as the reputation of clerks has evolved.…
Approved: Ashurst achieves full financial integration and single profit pool Sarah Downey Ashurst today (26 September) effectively threw down the gauntlet to a number of its newly-merged competitors by announcing it has ‘overwhelmingly’…
Virtual law: Mercedes-Benz UK GC sets up Radius Law Sarah Downey The virtual law space has a new entrant after former Mercedes-Benz UK group general counsel and head of compliance Iain…
Surprise and strong words as a nine-partner Hogan Lovells team quits for MoFo’s German launch Sarah Downey While Hogan Lovells has had its integration challenges since the three-year Anglo/American union that created it, the firm’s well-regarded German practice…
The Bar: Littleton Chambers QC heads to Kobre & Kim as Ince & Co partner joins Stone Chambers Sarah Downey The increased fluidity between the various limbs of the legal profession has been in evidence over the past few days…
Legal aid cuts blamed by Tooks Chambers as set announces its dissolution Sarah Downey Leading civil liberties and human rights set Tooks Chambers has announced today (23 Sept) that it is to wind up its…
SRA reviews firm finances amid ‘perfect storm’ while KPMG reveals cost of Cobbetts collapse Sarah Downey The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has begun an evaluation of financial data gathered from 2,000 law firms after warning earlier…
Outsourcing giant Capita unveils plans to enter legal market as first ABS posts healthy financial results Sarah Downey Outsourcing giant Capita is to re-enter the UK legal market, having reached a conditional agreement to acquire Optima Legal Services,…
