Akin Gump revamps associate pay to reflect volatile pound post Brexit vote Georgiana Tudor Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has reviewed its associate salaries and will pay junior lawyers according to exchange rates…
Hillsborough inquest: Birnberg Peirce and other firms take home £63m as government foots legal bill Matthew Field The Home Office has spent £63.6m on the legal costs for the families of the 96 victims of the 1989…
New Johnson Controls EMEA legal head to review Eversheds sole adviser deal following restructure Kathryn McCann David Symonds, EMEA general counsel (GC) for merged entity Johnson Controls International (JCI), is leading a restructure of the company’s…
‘A process of transition’: Slater and Gordon to close more offices as UK restructure continues Kathryn McCann Slater and Gordon‘s (S&G) group managing director Andrew Grech has provided an update on the firm’s UK restructuring programme which…
King & Wood loses five-lawyer energy team to Squire Patton Boggs Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has lost a five-lawyer team including global energy and infrastructure co-head Neil Upton to Squire…
Exclusive: Morgan Lewis holds talks with KWM as Camerons circles Sarah Downey Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has emerged as a potential partner to King & Wood Mallesons (KWM), despite the US giant…
Simpson Thacher taps Freshfields for M&A heavyweight Spiers Legal Business Wall Street leader Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has made a rare London hire after recruiting high-profile Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner…
‘The next generation’: Linklaters appoints new corporate group heads as Comiskey takes charge Legal Business Linklaters has reshuffled the leadership of its corporate team, moving a number of key roles down to rising stars following…
Mishcon succeeds as claimants win Brexit challenge against government Legal Business A group of claimants has landed its first blow in an article 50 case against the government, after the High…
Freshfields continues defence work advising on £1.1bn Project Allenby Connaught extension Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, CMS Cameron McKenna and Pinsent Masons are advising as the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has gifted a…
Linklaters votes for Moore’s lockstep reforms but controversial features dropped Matthew Field Linklaters partners have voted today (3 November) to accept changes to the firm’s lockstep that will provide more flexibility in…
‘Thin end of the wedge’: Legal privilege given boost by amendments to snooper’s charter Kathryn McCann Concerns from the legal profession over the threat to legal privilege posed by the Investigatory Powers Bill, also known as…
‘The outcome of the Supreme Court is not foreseeable’: City lawyers react to Brexit challenge Legal Business City lawyers across private practice and the Bar have reacted as the High Court has today (3 November) decided that…
Clifford Chance begins review of lockstep points to encourage high achievers Sarah Downey Nearly 18 months after voting through modifications to its remuneration system, Clifford Chance (CC) has kicked off a firmwide review…
Addleshaws launches arbitration against former real estate chief Haywood Sarah Downey Management at Addleshaw Goddard has launched arbitration proceedings against former head of real estate Mark Haywood, two years after he…
In-house: Citymapper latest tech start-up to appoint first general counsel Legal Business Citymapper has appointed Alice Hou as its first general counsel as another tech startup looks to launch its in-house legal…
Bird & Bird election revealed: Less than half of firm’s partnership voted for Kerr Matthew Field Bird & Bird chief executive David Kerr received support from less than half the firm’s partnership as almost 30% of…
MoJ to forge ahead with legal regulator separation from Law Society Sarah Downey The Ministry of Justice is set to forge ahead with separating legal regulators from their representative bodies, and has revealed…
Norton Rose Fulbright makes shipping play with Monaco opening Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is planning to increase its European shipping and transport offering by launching an office in Monaco.
‘Makes absolute business sense’: City firms up their game with living wage commitments Legal Business Most of the UK top 20 firms are officially credited as paying the Living Wage after the scheme was endorsed…
