Three new appointments to Supreme Court but still no commercial judges Tom Baker While the UK Supreme Court announced today (27 June) that Lady Justice Arden, Lord Justice Kitchin and Lord Justice Sales…
Knights shareholders to get £20m windfall after float valued at over £100m Tom Baker Staffordshire-based Knights is set to raise £50m from its initial public offering (IPO) on AIM this week (29 June), with…
Expansive Simmons shrugs off sluggish post-Lehman form to drive income up 12% to £354m Tom Baker Simmons & Simmons has posted one of its strongest results since the banking crisis, with the City firm announcing a 12%…
The future is female – women lawyers outnumber men in UK as the in-house boom continues Tom Baker In a landmark for the legal industry that nevertheless raises some uncomfortable truths, the number of working female solicitors in…
Life during law: Richard Crump Tom Baker Never wanted to be a lawyer. I was persuaded to read law at Oxford by my school. I wanted to…
Rosenblatt unveils third-party funding ambitions following £43m float Tom Baker London litigation specialist Rosenblatt became the fourth UK firm to list in May, simultaneously revealing plans to establish a third-party…
Disputes Eye: A no-brainer? How tech can save your client £2m Tom Baker With proposed procedural overhauls to disclosure going down like a lead balloon with the Law Society, technology is being touted…
Partnership Perspectives Tom Baker ‘The Dickensian management role of closed doors is a thing of the past.’ Jonathan Kewley, partner and co-head of Clifford…
Deal watch: Magic Circle trio banks on Virgin Money sale as €7.1bn Adyen IPO and £1.8bn Equitable Life disposal keep raft of advisers busy Tom Baker Magic Circle heavyweights Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) have scored key roles on the £1.7bn sale…
Employment partners rue ‘conservative’ Supreme Court judgment in highly-anticipated gig economy case Tom Baker A Supreme Court decision which was expected to have significant ramifications for the ‘gig economy’ has disappointed employment partners who…
Slaughters’ high-profile move for ex-SFO chief hits watchdog’s review Tom Baker Slaughter and May’s high stakes move on former Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director David Green QC is being held up…
‘An impressive background’: high hopes for new SFO director but naming delay criticised Tom Baker The two-month delay in naming the new Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director has been labelled flabbergasting, embarrassing and unsettling by…
Ince & Co to shed more than 30 business services and fee earner jobs in structural shift Tom Baker Shipping specialist Ince & Co is to cut more than 30 fee earner and business services jobs in a redundancy round…
Deal watch: Ropes & Gray advises on £1.3bn private equity deal as White & Case and Eversheds score major mandates Tom Baker Major transactions continue to flow after Ropes & Gray’s London arm acted on the largest-ever UK private equity software buyout…
‘Dubious financial arrangements’: Disgraced ex-Locke Lorde partner struck off and handed £70,000 bill Tom Baker A former Locke Lord partner who played a key role in the US firm receiving the largest ever fine from…
Client profile: Daniel Toner, Spire Healthcare Tom Baker Daniel Toner had done his research. Before an interview to become head of legal at Bupa Hospitals in 2006, he…
Boutiques: Highly evolved Tom Baker With the disputes market evolving and clients becoming more discerning, it has been a phenomenal ten years for boutique law…
Perspectives: Stephen Parkinson, Kingsley Napley Tom Baker I didn’t intend to become a lawyer. I’m the first of my family; we’ve been teachers and priests. My brother…
Perspectives: Clive Zietman, Stewarts Tom Baker I got into law almost by default. I didn’t even like it when I started with Herbert Smith where I…
The Silk Round: One fine day Tom Baker Legal Business writes many high-minded pieces focused on the finer analytical points of the legal industry. This is not one…
