Best in class: One Crown Office Row tops QC appointments list with six members taking silk Legal Business Public and civil law set One Crown Office Row (1COR) has seen six of its junior barristers take silk in…
Killing the golden goose: City concerns as review backs online courts and regional court hearings Legal Business A landmark review of civil justice has backed the creation of an online court for claims worth up to £25,000,…
A&O and Linklaters win mandates as spread-betting company CMC Markets plans float Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy (A&O) and Linklaters have landed roles advising online spread-betting company CMC Markets as it plans to float…
‘Need to secure value for money and quality’: industry groups welcome competition probe into legal market Legal Business In a move welcomed by industry groups, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the legal…
Guest post: Law land annual reports -has the partnership model been outgrown? Legal Business With the release last week of the Annual Report from Georgetown Law’s Center for the Study of the Legal Profession,…
Bird & Bird’s net debt rises by a fifth, as highest paid member gets 12% more Sarah Downey Bird & Bird‘s net debt rose by 21% in the last financial year to €46.3m from €38.3m in 2014 following…
MAB set to close as corporate and property teams move to Veale Wasbrough Vizards Sarah Downey Having endured an exodus of partners in recent weeks, Matthew Arnold & Baldwin (MAB) has confirmed it is to close…
Revolving doors: DLA Piper makes commercial contracts play, as Global 100 firms make key hires Legal Business In a busy start to the year, DLA Piper has strengthened its commercial practice with the appointment of two lawyers…
Law firms win pay battle with RBS as Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Allen & Overy reappointed Legal Business The tug of war between The Royal Bank of Scotland and its go-to law firms over a proposed pay freeze…
In-house: Barratt promotes deputy to top legal role as GC Keevil retires Legal Business Barratt Developments has reshuffled its internal legal team following the retirement of general counsel (GC) Tom Keevil, promoting his deputy…
Finance push: DLA Piper ramps up City offering with Latham hire Legal Business Fresh from hiring Slaughter and May’s ex-head of derivatives Mark Dwyer and Baker & McKenzie’s former head of structured capital…
Taking silk: Quinn, Gibson and Freshfields heavyweights among new QCs in 107-strong round Legal Business A trio of City heavyweights has been appointed among 107 new Queen’s Counsel (QC) announced today (11 January), an increase…
Partner promotions: Reed Smith focuses on London in 24-strong round, as MoFo promotes just one in the City Legal Business London dominates the latest promotions round at Reed Smith, with a quarter of the 24 newly-made partners at the US…
Holman Fenwick Willan posts revenue and profit slide in latest LLP accounts Sarah Downey The latest to emerge in a run of recent LLP filings is Holman Fenwick Willan, which has seen its revenue…
‘Not unexpected’: SFO asks for extra funds for fourth time in as many years Legal Business Prosecutors at the SFO have made another request for cash, seeking an additional £21.1m for ‘blockbuster’ cases, after making a…
Trainee retention: Slaughter and May and Nabarro up their intakes for spring 2016 Legal Business Slaughter and May and Nabarro improved their trainee retention figures this month with the latter firm retaining 89%, while the…
‘Tremendous experience’: City M&A heavyweight Steve Cooke elected as senior partner at Slaughter and May Legal Business Slaughter and May, the UK’s most profitable law firm, has elected its longstanding head of M&A Steve Cooke as its…
Further scrutiny: Banks order investigative review of Slater and Gordon’s books Legal Business Australian-listed Slater and Gordon is facing further inquiry as the company’s lenders have appointed their own investigative accountants to look…
Responding to demand: Dentons hires 75-strong Matthew Arnold & Baldwin banking litigation team Legal Business Dentons has (7 January) confirmed the hire of Matthew Arnold & Baldwin‘s (MAB) 75-strong banking and finance litigation team, including…
C-suite roles at Allen & Overy take home 9% more last year as firm raises revenues Jaishree Kalia Allen & Overy‘s (A&O) senior partner and managing partner, global practice heads and support directors took home £1.1m more in…
