Forsters defeats professional negligence suit over Siberian oil deal Legal Business Forsters has successfully defended a £70m professional negligence claim taken against it by businessman Rupert Galliers-Pratt at London’s High Court.
Irwin Mitchell exits continue as two corporate partners join OC in London Kathryn McCann Following last month’s exits to Dentons, Irwin Mitchell has lost a further two partners in London, with Edward Persse and…
Clifford Chance scoops Murdoch hacking litigation from Linklaters Sarah Downey Clifford Chance has won the high-profile instruction to defend Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers (NGN) in its hacking litigation from…
Leading counsel suspended in latest setback to child abuse inquiry Legal Business The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) today (29 September) suspended Matrix Chambers’ Ben Emmerson QC from his role…
‘Exceptional commitment’: Pre-merger leaders re-elected at Charles Russell Speechlys Madeleine Farman Managing partner James Carter and senior partner Christopher Page have been re-elected as Charles Russell Speechlys‘ management team for another…
Olswang and Camerons set for Friday partners meeting amid mounting claims of three-way merger with Nabarro Madeleine Farman Both Olswang and CMS Cameron McKenna are holding partners meetings tomorrow, as indications mount that the duo are gearing up…
Magic Circle trainee retention: Slaughters middle of the pack with 89% rate Georgiana Tudor Slaughter and May is the last of the Magic Circle to post its autumn trainee retention figures, with a rate…
Law Society weighs in on Senior Managers Regime, warns of conflict risk to in-house privilege Legal Business Already a contentious issue among financial companies pledging to tackle poor working cultures, the Senior Managers Regime, which holds executives…
Tax vs corporate: KWM European managing partner contenders emerge Legal Business After extending the nomination period by a week, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) confirmed today (28 September) that tax partner…
Simmons instructs Brick Court to advise on future of EU patent court Legal Business City law firms are supporting an investigation into the future of the UK’s position in the Unitary Patent Court (UPC)…
Skadden, Freshfields and Clifford Chance provide cover as Deustche Bank sells insurer for £935m Madeleine Farman Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Clifford Chance and have all won places advising on Phoenix Group…
Dismissed: Junior doctors lose High Court challenge to new contracts Sarah Downey Junior doctors have suffered a major blow after the High Court yesterday (28 September) rejected a judicial review challenging the…
‘Not a decision I’ve taken lightly’: Burns vacates senior partner role as he targets US business for Clyde & Co Legal Business Clyde & Co senior partner James Burns is to step down as senior partner to take on a new board-level…
Jones Day pulls off significant Middle East coup with hire of HSF heavyweight Khan Matthew Field Jones Day has hired Herbert Smith Freehills’ Middle East finance head Nadim Khan, who joined the firm to launch its…
Exits stack up as Olswang loses partners to Clifford Chance and Bond Dickinson Madeleine Farman Olswang has suffered a double exit with its co-head of life sciences departing the firm in favour of Clifford Chance,…
Top silk Howard QC to co-lead Brick Court as Hirst QC steps down Legal Business Brick Court Chambers‘ Mark Howard QC has been appointed to co-head the set with Helen Davies QC, as incumbent Jonathan…
Stay or go? Heavyweight Ward abandons Paul Hastings move to remain at Ashurst Madeleine Farman Banking partner Nigel Ward is to remain at Ashurst after it was announced earlier this month he was to make…
Bakers looks to Big Four lateral to bolster tax offering as Chadwick moves upstairs Matthew Field Baker & McKenzie has hired experienced KPMG tax partner Steve Labrum to strengthen its City transfer pricing team.
Vinter is coming: Covington boosts projects offering as former BG GC returns to private practice Legal Business Covington & Burling has landed a heavyweight in-house veteran to boost its London project finance offering with the arrival of…
Taking the initiative: Burges Salmon pushes ahead on legal apprenticeships through government scheme Kathryn McCann Burges Salmon has become one of the first law firms to hire legal apprentices under the Government’s new Trailblazers Apprenticeship…
