‘A period of significant change’: Law Society appoints former housing body boss as interim chief executive Matthew Field The Law Society has appointed non-lawyer Paul Tennant as its interim chief executive following the resignation of Catherine Dixon at…
Supermarket sweep: Freshfields and Clifford Chance line up on Tesco takeover of Booker Madeleine Farman Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance are advising on Tesco’s £3.7bn merger with Booker Group, the UK’s biggest food wholesaler.
Former Ashurst securities head emerges at Fieldfisher to launch alternative legal business Legal Business Fieldfisher has formed a new business focused on offering alternative legal services aided by document-reading software. The new business unit,…
In-house: Open banking group appoints first GC and picks Hogan Lovells as sole adviser Legal Business An open banking initiative funded by the UK’s nine biggest banks has appointed former Lloyds and Halifax lawyer Marcus Ezekiel…
SDT clears News of the World lawyer of spying claims Legal Business The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has dismissed claims against Farrier & Co partner Julian Pike, a solicitor accused of advising…
Greenberg reveals list of European relationships gained through KWM hires Legal Business Following the collapse of King & Wood Mallesons‘ (KWM) European arm last week and the lateral moves of all but…
Slaughters and Cravath pick up roles on $30bn Johnson & Johnson bid for Actelion Legal Business A string of firms including Slaughter and May and Cravath, Swaine & Moore are acting on Johnson & Johnson’s $30bn…
RPC accounts show management pay falls to £6m as consulting makes up 1% of revenue growth Legal Business RPC has seen its total pay to key management personnel drop to £6m for the 2015/16 financial year, down from…
A&O management sees a 7% increase to pay amid modest revenue growth Madeleine Farman Allen & Overy‘s (A&O) c-suite including its senior partner and managing partner, global practice heads and support directors took home…
Debevoise acts opposite Leigh Day on another pollution claim against Shell Legal Business Debevoise & Plimpton co-managing partner Lord Peter Goldsmith has secured a victory for Shell in the High Court as a…
DLA LLPs reveal costs up by £11m due to inflation and ‘key investments’ including Warsaw Kathryn McCann DLA Piper International’s operating costs have increased by £10.6m to £502.7m according to the firm’s latest LLP accounts, which DLA…
Addleshaws highest paid member took home more than £1m, LLP accounts reveal Kathryn McCann Addleshaw Goddard‘s highest paid partner took home £1.1m in 2015/16, up from £936,000, its recently filed LLPs reveal. The accounts…
Guest post: Rolls Royce Service – risk, compliance, and ethics – where were the lawyers? Legal Business Readers of Lawyer Watch will be familiar with my posts on the tensions inherent in a lawyers’ duties to their…
LLP latest: Dentons European and African business turns over £169m as top-earning member pockets 60% more Legal Business Dentons‘ UK, Middle East and Africa business has seen turnover increase 7% to £169m for the financial year ending 2015/16,…
Freshfields loses another New York heavyweight as securities litigator Fishman moves to Goodwin Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has lost a member of its US partnership with Goodwin Procter hiring securities and commercial litigation partner…
Bird & Bird profits rise 2% after €17m spend on new City headquarters, accounts reveal Legal Business Bird & Bird‘s turnover increased 5% to €344.5m for the 2015/16 financial year, according to the firm’s recently filed accounts.…
In-house: Berendsen hires first general counsel as textile firm expands Legal Business FTSE 250 company Berendsen has appointed its first general counsel with the appointment of Alice Darwall from Proxmity Advisors.
Mishcon’s claimants succeed as Supreme Court rules an Act of Parliament is required to trigger Brexit Legal Business The Supreme Court has ruled that the UK cannot leave the EU without parliamentary approval, in a decision which means…
‘The only resort’: KWM administrators’ interim report says partner exits hastened demise of legacy SJ Berwin Legal Business Joint King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) EUME administrators Andrew Hosking and Sean Bucknall of Quantuma have said partner exits accelerated…
DWF adds 200 staff with claims management acquisition Legal Business DWF has continued its expansion by acquiring claim managers Triton, saving them from administration. The bolt-on will see 215 members…
