A&O, Macfarlanes and Travers Smith to contest top prize at the Legal Business Awards Legal Business Allen & Overy, Macfarlanes and Travers Smith are among the firms competing to be named Law Firm of the Year…
PPI costs drive Co-op Bank’s legal risk expense up 91% Legal Business The Co-operative Bank’s legal risk expenditure almost doubled in 2015 mostly to address issues caused by the mis-selling of payment…
Blackstone Chambers’ Green QC acts on ‘Maxwellisation’ probe following delayed HBOS report Legal Business Heavyweight financial services silk Andrew Green QC (pictured) of Blackstone Chambers has been appointed as a specialist adviser to the…
Sidley Austin hikes associate pay to secure Kirkland movers amid plans to launch in Munich Legal Business Sidley Austin is upping its game in the City by announcing it will increase the salary of all its London…
In-house: Lloyds loses wealth management chief to HSBC Legal Business Mired in controversy over the restructuring of its internal legal team, Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has lost another senior figure…
Hogan Lovells triples Australian partner headcount with new hires Legal Business Having long voiced its intention to boost revenues in the Asia-Pacific region Hogan Lovells has recruited four new partners to…
Bar regulator gets green light to approve alternative business structures Legal Business The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has gained approval from the Legal Services Board (LSB) to become a licensing authority for…
Better in the City: Baker & McKenzie’s London revenues up 9%, as global turnover dips Tom Moore Despite a poor global performance last year, London revenue at Baker & McKenzie rose 9% in the same period to…
DLA Piper loses Venezuela presence, ending local relationship with InterJuris after five years Legal Business DLA Piper has ended its formal relationship with Venezuelan firm InterJuris, reducing its presence in Latin America to Mexico, Brazil…
Doughty Street Chambers barrister to take over civil rights group Liberty Legal Business Doughty Street Chambers barrister and human rights campaigner Martha Spurrier has been appointed as the new director of Liberty, where…
‘A wrong turning’: Lord Chief Justice makes proposals to shift cases away from arbitration Legal Business English law took ‘a wrong turning’ in favouring the use of international arbitration to resolve commercial disputes, the lord chief…
City office grows faster than US as Kirkland posts 7% global revenue hike Legal Business While a handful of high-profile departures has meant Kirkland & Ellis has been the subject of much speculation in the…
A change of mind: 3VB’s Beltrami QC pulls out of move to One Essex Court Sarah Downey Confirmed just days ago, 3 Verulam Buildings‘ (3VB) heavyweight silk Adrian Beltrami QC has pulled out of moving to One…
Slater and Gordon general counsel jumps ship after less than two months Legal Business Australian-listed Slater and Gordon‘s general counsel (GC) and company secretary Moana Weir has resigned after spending less than two months…
Ashurst boosts City TMT practice with double Herbert Smith Freehills hire, including global co-head Jaishree Kalia In a bid to improve its City TMT offering, Ashurst has hired TMT duo Nick Elverston and Amanda Hale from…
Revolving doors: KWM adds one in London while Hogan Lovells makes key international hire Legal Business Despite axing 24 partners from its legacy SJ Berwin practice, King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has hired one in London,…
Guest post: How to reduce head count without making new enemies Legal Business With the litigation market soft and the deal market at least momentarily out of breath, there may be more lawyers…
Allen & Overy leadership latest: banking co-heads step down Jaishree Kalia In a run of new leadership announcements, Allen & Overy (A&O) has elected Philip Bowden and Andrew Thomas as the…
RBS hires Shaw as GC as the ex-Barclays veteran takes one of the top roles in finance law Legal Business The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has hired Michael Shaw (pictured) as its next general counsel with the former Barclays…
Sheffield reaches out to Magic Circle with northshoring campaign Legal Business Sheffield City Council is targeting the UK’s top 100 law firms in a bid to entice them to establish offices…
