HSF’s Palmer handed TheCityUK role as it seeks to protect London’s legal hub status Legal Business Elected as senior partner of Herbert Smith Freehills earlier this year, corporate heavyweight James Palmer has been appointed chair of…
Holman Fenwick continues recruitment drive with Reed Smith corporate duo Legal Business Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) continues to build its City roster with the hire of Reed Smith corporate partners Giles Beale…
Guest post: Artificial intelligence – the robots are/are not coming Legal Business IBM Watson. Google’s driverless cars. Uncanny recommendations from Amazon, Siri, and Google Now. Not to mention the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book…
BAT calls in Harbottles after Panorama bribery allegations Legal Business Following a BBC investigation that alleged bribery at British American Tobacco (BAT), the FTSE 100 firm has turned to media…
Linklaters pays out a third more to highest-earning member in latest LLP accounts Tom Moore The highest-paid LLP member at Linklaters took home £3.2m during the last financial year, a 33% increase on what was…
Comment: What I (very roughly) said about the future of law for the quality mid-pack player Legal Business From time to time, I am asked to talk at panels and conferences. Though I usually weasel out of such…
Dealwatch: Magic Circle trio and Travers Smith advise as Carlyle sells RAC stake to new investors Legal Business Clifford Chance (CC), Linklaters and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have all landed advisory roles alongside Travers Smith on a deal which…
Codename Trident: Linklaters talks with two local firms as Shanghai venture looms Tom Moore Linklaters is in advanced discussions with two Chinese law firms, Shanghai Capital Law & Partners and Shanghai Kai-Rong Law Firm,…
‘More of a PR stunt than a constitutional milestone’: Government backtracks on withdrawal from ECHR Kathryn McCann The Conservative government has backtracked on any planned withdrawal from key provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)…
‘Slow evolution’: Government plans further shakeup of legal regulation to encourage alternative providers Legal Business The government is to kick off a new consultation in spring 2016, part of which will be on making legal…
‘Highly strategic’: Gateley opens in Reading with Pitmans managing partner Avery Legal Business On the back of its stock market listing earlier this year, national firm Gateley will open an office in Reading,…
Shearman flags potential conflict at White & Case as US rivals face off in $50bn Yukos arbitration Legal Business Shearman & Sterling has raised a potential conflict of interest issue at White & Case (W&C) in its representation of…
H1 2015/16: Nabarro stays on track with revenues up 4% at half-year stage Legal Business Nabarro has today (1 December) released steady half-year results for the 2015/16 financial year with revenue increasing 4% to £56.3m…
Revolving doors: National, boutique and US firms all make key hires Legal Business Recently floated Birmingham-based firm Gateley has turned to recently merged Midlands rival Shakespeare Martineau for its latest lateral hire, taking…
Toughening up: UK watchdogs clamp down on corporate wrongdoing as fines spike 270% Legal Business Regulatory partners expect a busy 2016 as EY figures show UK regulators have ramped up the number of fines and…
‘Wholly unacceptable’: Simmons & Simmons advises as Barclays hit with record FCA fine Legal Business Barclays turned to Simmons & Simmons for advice during a recent Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) inquiry into deals for wealthy…
‘A new dimension’: Taylor Wessing appoints WLG partner to head contentious trusts practice Legal Business Taylor Wessing has enhanced its City private client credentials with the appointment of contentious trusts and litigation partner Emma Jordan,…
Hamlins boosts media offering with senior BBC lawyer hire Sarah Downey West End firm Hamlins has enhanced its media offering with the recruitment of BBC lawyer Julian Ward, who after a…
Herbert Smith Freehills renews commitment to Singapore with local firm alliance Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has established a formal alliance with Singapore firm Prolegis, almost two years after it chose not…
Mixed reviews over impact of first SFO deferred prosecution agreement Legal Business Corporate crime specialists are divided over the likely impact of Lord Justice Leveson’s approval of the UK’s Serious Fraud Office’s…
