Back in court: Dechert sues client Ikon Finance over fees Legal Business Just over a month after a High Court judge ruled on Dechert’s fee dispute with Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC),…
BT concludes delayed panel review with 37 firms including Magic Circle heavyweights winning places Kathryn McCann BT has concluded its long-awaited UK and Ireland panel review, with a raft of Magic Circle firms including Allen &…
‘The time lag will vary’: New research shows litigation against global banks up 37% Legal Business Figures published by City firm RPC have shown a marked 37% increase in litigation against the largest 50 global banks…
Scaling back: KWM pulls out of Riyadh in latest loss for global giant Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) confirmed today (3 April) that it is closing its Riyadh office, one of two bases…
Revolving doors: BLP and Noerr make German plays as City firms follow suit Legal Business In a week of German hires, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and Noerr have added depth to their German offices with…
Slaughters takes 5% stake in Luminance as firms commit to legal AI Legal Business While there has been no shortage of firms announcing partnerships with legal AI providers, Slaughter and May has gone a…
DLA agrees Danish tie-up to become largest firm in the Nordics Kathryn McCann DLA Piper is to combine with Danish law firm LETT by the end of May this year, becoming the largest…
A&O and CC take spots as Bradford & Bingley loans sold by Slaughters Treasury client Georgiana Tudor Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC) have all picked up advisory roles in the UK government’s…
‘Times have moved on’: City firms shrink office space as new leases down 50% Legal Business According to CBRE’s fifth Law in London report, the largest 100 firms in the City have made ‘significant changes’ to…
City elite reduce partnership rounds as Slaughters makes up seven and Macfarlanes three Legal Business After making its first ever lateral hire in London last month, Slaughter and May has strengthened its London bench with…
NatWest SME law firm report warns lock-up a concern although business climate positive Georgiana Tudor With an average revenue growth of 5% in 2016, the business climate for small to medium size (SME) firms with…
‘A different direction’: Addleshaws GC Callander departs for role at Supergroup Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard‘s general counsel (GC) Simon Callander is leaving the firm for a role as GC and company secretary at…
Fried Frank London leadership to move to Mifsud as veteran White retires Legal Business Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson‘s London managing partner Graham White is to retire later this year with asset management…
Norton Rose Fulbright reshuffles Asia management with three appointments Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has made a series of new management changes to its Far East offices, with new managing…
Moving up: RSA group makes Cope head of legal for UK and international business Kathryn McCann RSA Group has appointed Jonathan Cope as head of legal for the insurer’s UK and international business.
Guest post: More evidence piles up on the role of in-house counsel in preventing scandal Legal Business News of Tesco’s Deferred Prosecution Agreement promises me another day combing through meticulously negotiated documents to see if in-house, or…
‘Not a smooth process’: The legal profession opines on the Brexit negotiations to come Legal Business City lawyers have voiced their concerns as today (29 March) prime minister Theresa May has started the process of triggering…
Freshfields and DLA announce Brexit hires as May triggers article 50 Kathryn McCann Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and DLA Piper have announced high-profile Brexit hires as British Prime Minister Theresa May triggered article 50…
‘No justiciable defence’: Cleary, NRF and Quinn to go another round in $3bn Russian bond dispute Legal Business Partners from Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Norton Rose Fulbright and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan are set to go…
‘Implications across the board’: Supreme Court clarifies professional negligence rules in landmark BPE Solicitors case Tom Baker City partners have reacted positively to a Supreme Court ruling which found a firm was not responsible for the entire…
