Making the point: Lord Faulks quits in protest over Truss appointment as Lord Chancellor Legal Business Conservative peer Lord Faulks QC has quit as Minister of State for Justice after Liz Truss became the third consecutive…
Financials 2015/16: Disputes specialist Stewarts a standout performer with double digit revenue and PEP growth Legal Business Litigation powerhouse Stewarts Law has posted a second consecutive year of double digit revenue growth for the 2015/16 financial year,…
Revolving doors: US appointments from Ashurst and Bakers while DWF and Brodies bulk up in the UK Kathryn McCann Brexit hasn’t put a brake on the lateral market in a busy week for hires which has seen both Ashurst…
Lloyds former head of legal Pithouse takes on deputy GC role at Visa Kathryn McCann The former head of legal at Lloyds Banking Group, Prini Pithouse, has taken the deputy general counsel (GC) role at…
Guest post: The new justice secretary – does it matter that she’s not a lawyer? Legal Business So, as anticipated, our new prime minister has favoured punishing disloyalty over rewarding competence and sent Michael Gove and his…
Here we go again: Law Society to splash £61m on new IT systems after joint project fails Legal Business The Law Society, which has overseen several IT failures in the last decade, has agreed to spend £61m on new…
‘An important step’: K&L Gates launches in Munich through King & Wood hires Legal Business K&L Gates has opened its third German office by launching in Munich, with a three-lawyer hire from King & Wood…
‘Please explain’: Linklaters writes to Olswang to question BHS fees Legal Business Arcadia Group adviser Linklaters has questioned Olswang on whether its client Retail Acquisitions Limited (RAL) broke its contract and breached…
Differing fortunes: Ince revenue takes another tumble down 4% to £76.2m, as Mills & Reeve sees 7% bump Kathryn McCann Shipping and insurance specialist Ince & Co has had another disappointing year financially, with revenue down 4% from £79.4m to…
Simmons takes leading arbitration lawyer Dutson from Eversheds Legal Business Simmons & Simmons has hired Eversheds‘ star arbitration partner Stuart Dutson in a bid to strengthen its Africa practice.
‘Robust position’: Shepherd and Wedderburn enjoys third year of growth with revenue up 10% Kathryn McCann Scottish independent Shepherd and Wedderburn has enjoyed a third year of consecutive growth with revenues up 10% to £53m. Similarly…
Bowing to pressure: DAC Beachcroft amends contract terms with preferred barristers Legal Business After pressure from lobby groups at the commercial Bar, DAC Beachcroft has amended its contractual arrangements with its preferred sets…
‘How did Grieve not get the job?’ – City lawyers react as Truss becomes new justice secretary Legal Business City lawyers have expressed disappointment as Liz Truss has been made the new justice secretary, replacing Michael Gove. Gove, a…
Ringing the changes: Barclays appoints Mark Shelton as GC of corporate & international as divisions split Kathryn McCann Barclays has appointed ex-Gibson Dunn & Crutcher partner Mark Shelton as general counsel (GC) of Barclays’ corporate & international business…
Financials 2015/16: Travers bucks the market to post double digit turnover growth Legal Business Travers Smith has posted its seventh year of revenue growth, boosting turnover to £120m, up 13% on the previous year.
Comment: After the Brexit vote you can kiss the UK’s stability premium goodbye Legal Business The dust has yet to settle, indeed the horizon in post-referendum Britain is heavy with smoke and particles of an…
De Souza resurfaces as GC for Goldman Sachs-backed property firm Legal Business Former Land Securities Group general counsel and company secretary Adrian de Souza has joined student accommodation firm Vero Group as…
‘Work to do’: Almost a quarter of GCs have reduced in-house headcount, study finds Legal Business More than half of GCs face budget cuts and almost a quarter have cut their in-house team internal headcount, a…
Securities litigator Lascelles latest to exit King & Wood Mallesons Legal Business Struggling to plug a stream of exits, litigator Greg Lascelles has become the latest partner to depart King & Wood…
Chief adviser: Eversheds wins Specsavers preferred supplier tender Sarah Downey Following an extensive tender process, Eversheds has been appointed as preferred supplier for Specsavers across multiple practice areas.
