The Bar 1-0 MoJ: Crown court halts serious fraud trial over lack of representation Legal Business In an embarrassing setback for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in its long running dispute over legal aid with the…
Smartphone wars: Slaughters, Cleary and Freshfields lead for Motorola and Apple in EU’s verdict to level playing field Legal Business The latest instalment of the smartphone wars has seen Slaughter and May and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton face Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer as…
Eversheds UK associates largest beneficiary of partner promotions in 21-strong round Legal Business Eversheds’ UK associates are the beneficiary of over half of the top 15 firm’s latest partner promotions as 21 lawyers join…
Redundancy watch: CMS and Dundas cut 60 support staff roles Sarah Downey CMS and Dundas & Wilson confirmed today (30 April) that they have made 60 staff redundant ahead of their £300m…
Tesco names BLP as ‘go-to’ real estate adviser following review Jaishree Kalia In a welcome respite from a run of bad news recently, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has been confirmed as Tesco‘s lead…
Slaughters first to up pay for trainees and NQs Legal Business Slaughter and May has again become the first major City player to announce changes to its junior fee-earners’ pay levels, with…
SRA gets green light for radical training overhaul as board set to vote Sarah Downey The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has received approval to push ahead with far-reaching proposals to overhaul legal training, with the results…
Partner promotions: CMS promotes 30; Clyde & Co nine; Lawrence Graham five Legal Business The latest round of partner promotions among the top 20 UK firms has this week seen CMS Cameron McKenna announce the…
Lloyds inaugural customer-pay panel sees places for Hogan Lovells; CMS; Addleshaws and Osborne Clarke Legal Business Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has almost finalised its inaugural customer-pay panel with key spots allocated so far to firms including Hogan…
EY grows UK legal capability with hire of BLP’s former finance head Matthew Kellett Legal Business EY today (29 April) took further steps to build its UK legal capability with the hire of Berwin Leighton Paisner’s (BLP’s)…
Partner promotions: Irwin Mitchell makes up 10 with 50% female ratio Jaishree Kalia Irwin Mitchell has promoted ten associates to its partnership, down on a record level of 13 last year but standing…
TLT reappoints David Pester as managing partner for fifth term Legal Business TLT’s managing partner David Pester has been reappointed for a fifth three-year term following an uncontested election process, the firm announced…
Heading to The Ivy: Legal Business and RPC team up for GC Power List Summer Reception Alex Novarese We’ve made it no secret that a major aim for Legal Business and its Legalease stable-mates is to better engage…
Davenport Lyons goes into administration as Gordon Dadds takes on clients, assets and partners David Stevenson After a series of failed merger talks Davenport Lyons has gone into administration, with Mayfair firm Gordon Dadds confirming today (28…
Ashurst loses further City corporate partner as Jonathan Earle joins Gibson Dunn Jaishree Kalia Jonathan Earle has become the latest Ashurst corporate partner to quit the top 20 firm, leaving after 16 years to…
In-house: Nationwide replaces GC Kelly with HSBC’s European legal head Legal Business Nationwide Building Society has appointed HSBC’s European legal chief Keith Ford to replace group general counsel Liz Kelly, who announced…
Skadden, Freshfields and Davis Polk take the lead as blockbuster Pfizer/AstraZeneca deal gears up again Jaishree Kalia Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Davis Polk & Wardwell have all landed lead roles advising…
Clifford Chance and Freshfields advise on Bridgepoint’s sale of German chemicals company to Permira Legal Business Magic Circle firms Clifford Chance (CC) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken the lead on the latest big corporate transaction to come…
Latham recruitment spree continues with key arbitration and private equity hires David Stevenson It’s been another week and another set of significant acquisitions for Latham & Watkins, with the global elite firm announcing…
Guest post: Paralysed by uncertainty? Snap out of it Legal Business ‘Never before has our future seemed so shrouded in fog and noise,’ I’ve written, and discussed its paralytic effects on…
