King & Wood’s European recap programme fails as firm considers options Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons‘ European arm has failed to complete its planned recapitalisation programme, which was paused last month after…
Nuclear windfall: Slaughters gifted with £12m fees for Hinkley Point C Kathryn McCann Slaughter and May earned £12m in fees for its government work on the controversial £18bn Hinkley Point C project, it has…
Freshfields PE heavyweight Higgins to stand down as head of GFI group Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer private equity head Adrian Maguire is to become head of the firm’s global financial investors (GFI) sector…
Goodwin Procter to take Halford and other KWM partners as recap fails Legal Business After resigning last month, King & Wood Mallesons’ (KWM) influential head of investment funds and major biller Michael Halford will…
Revolving doors: Another two out at Olswang as Clydes and WFW add to their benches Legal Business Arnold & Porter and Withers take the latest Olswang leavers, while Watson Farley & Williams (WFW), Clyde & Co and…
Government proposes 15% pay raise for judges to battle recruitment crisis Legal Business With members of the judiciary the target of spiteful press coverage just weeks ago following the Brexit High Court ruling,…
‘A key integration initiative’: Dentons to cut 25 UK roles as Warsaw service centre finalised Legal Business Dentons will cut around 25 UK roles as part of the launch of a new shared services centre in Warsaw.
Goodbye Fleet Street: Freshfields picks 100 Bishopsgate for new headquarters Legal Business After doubling space at its Manchester low cost-hub last year, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is to sign a new lease in…
US partner promotions: Mayer Brown promotes two in the City while McDermott adds one Madeleine Farman Mayer Brown has made up another two partners in the City, the same number as last year, while McDermott Will…
CC criticised for conflict issues in Excalibur case as COA finds claimants liable for costs Sarah Downey The high-profile Excalibur dispute continues to haunt Clifford Chance (CC) as London’s Court of Appeal has handed down a critical…
Travers Smith acts on latest Bridgepoint deal as Oasis sold to Bupa for £835m Legal Business Travers Smith, White & Case and DLA Piper have landed roles advising Bridgepoint on its sale of Oasis Dental Care…
Brick Court advises as Supreme Court allows Scotland and Wales to intervene in Brexit appeal Kathryn McCann Brick Court Chambers is acting for both the Scottish and Welsh governments as the devolved administrations prepare to intervene in…
Burness Paull defends multi-million dollar claim relating to legacy business Kathryn McCann Burness Paull is defending a $210m claim relating to legacy business Paull & Williamsons, Legal Business has learned.
‘Misleading’: ULaw told to remove ads claiming it is the UK’s leading law school Legal Business The University of Law (ULaw) has been told by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) it can no longer call itself…
‘A severe blow to the claimant market’: Ministry of Justice revisits plans to reform whiplash cases Legal Business A month after putting the brakes on reforms to personal injury claims relating to whiplash, the Ministry of Justice has…
Repeat business: Slaughters and Spanish best friend act as Santander buys back its asset management arm Legal Business Slaughter and May, its best friend Uria Menendez and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton have won roles advising on Santander’s…
King & Wood’s American dream over as merger talks with Morgan Lewis called off Legal Business Following a long courtship, merger discussions between King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius have been called…
Taylor Wessing guides UK fintech newcomer Nutmeg on latest funding round Legal Business Taylor Wessing has advised UK digital wealth management startup Nutmeg on its latest funding round, the biggest fintech fund raise…
The big get bigger: Dentons to enter Central America with local tie-up Legal Business Dentons announced today (16 November) that it will merge with Costa Rica-based Muñoz Global to become the second major law…
Simmons latest to benefit from KWM exits as German IP team quits Legal Business Simmons & Simmons announced today (16 November) the hire of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) intellectual property (IP) partner Michael…
