Signature Litigation client ENRC to appeal as High Court rules in favour of SFO in legal privilege claim Legal Business The High Court has ruled that documents prepared by mining giant Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) in relation to a…
Freshfields and White & Case line up on Alfa’s £800m IPO in biggest UK tech listing in two years Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and White & Case have won places advising on Alfa Financial Software’s planned float on the London…
Former Dewey & LeBoeuf CFO Sanders vows to appeal guilty verdict Legal Business A Manhattan jury has found former Dewey & LeBoeuf chief financial officer (CFO) Joel Sanders guilty of altering the US…
Adviser review: NHS launches £20m tender for shared business services panel Legal Business NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has launched a tender process for a £20m panel to cover a wide portfolio…
US employment firm Littler goes big with London takeover Tom Baker US employment powerhouse Littler Mendelson has announced it is launching in the UK, through a merger with London-based boutique GQ…
Life during law: Tom Usher, Macfarlanes Kathryn McCann My father, who sadly died last year, did his articles. Absolutely hated it. Left as soon as he could. He…
‘Some firms do it very well’: Top City outfits embrace flexible working Madeleine Farman The City’s leading firms have formally embraced flexible working, with the percentage of fee-earners working part-time at the top ten…
Hogan Lovells pilots radical associate assessment programme Legal Business Hogan Lovells is piloting a new model of reviewing associates, dropping formal annual reviews in favour of a programme of…
‘We need to be stimulated’: Disruptive GC group asks law firms to pitch to host its events Kathryn McCann Baker McKenzie and Wilson Sonsini first sponsors for in-house legal club While pitching to general counsel (GCs) is hardly a…
‘A reaction’: Deutsche Bank to establish new EMEA anti-fraud, bribery and corruption team Legal Business After being hit by a number of recent financial crime and anti-money laundering scandals, Deutsche Bank moved to establish a…
‘It’s good to talk’ – Linklaters repositions with focus on team work, innovation and a lot more soft stuff Legal Business Matthew Field meets Linklaters leadership as City giant outlines a much-changed agenda For observers familiar with the legacy of former…
‘He always puts the firm first’: Passmore wins Simmons senior partner re-election Legal Business Incumbent defeats Asia head Paul Li to win third term in leadership A leadership contest at Simmons & Simmons has…
Playing catch-up: CC to push on with remuneration changes Legal Business While its Magic Circle peers have made significant progress with modifying their locksteps to attract and retain talent, Clifford Chance…
Gateley makes approaches to secure new Scottish tie-up Kathryn McCann With the merger between its former Scottish arm and Addleshaw Goddard due to go live on 1 June, Gateley is…
‘This latest round has been disappointing’: A&O vows to address lack of diversity as Magic Circle announces new partners Georgiana Tudor Allen & Overy (A&O) promoted just two women to partnership last month, 8% of its total round, with the firm…
‘It’s not surprising’: Six finance partners leave Freshfields in practice shake-up Legal Business Changes follow on from 2016 strategic review Six finance partners left Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer at the end of April, with…
‘Glaring defaults’: SDT hits Clyde & Co with record fine under anti-money laundering rules Legal Business In the joint-largest fine ever handed down to a law firm, in March Clyde & Co was hit with a…
‘Just get on with it’: City partners fear yet more uncertainty ahead of general election Legal Business As Theresa May’s call for a general election on 8 June came as a surprise to many in the City,…
‘The real work starts now’: profession reacts as regulator makes radical changes to legal training Legal Business Super-exam to be used from September 2020 Despite some considerable hostility, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced last month that…
City partners eye white-collar crime mandates as Tesco plea bargain gets green light Legal Business Tom Baker speaks to corporate crime specialists as Freshfields advises supermarket on UK’s fourth-ever DPA and hires top SFO lawyer…
