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Refreshing the ranks: Magic Circle firms freshen up practice area leadership

Slaughter and May is changing heads in three practice areas: dispute resolution, outsourcing, technology, intellectual property (IP) and sport, and…

Comment: Myths and monsters – how KWM got swallowed by its own culture

Legal Business

Hearing that Legal Business was gearing up for an in-depth look at the collapse of the European arm of King…

‘Another major milestone’: Latham returns to the Magic Circle again in City regulatory push

Legal Business

Latham & Watkins announced today (9 March) that it has continued bolstering its financial services offering in the City with…

‘Mixed emotions’: Facebook appoints Olswang partner Caddick as new regulatory and litigation head in Europe

Legal Business

Ahead of the tripartite merger between CMS, Nabarro and Olswang, Facebook has announced that it has taken on commercial disputes…

‘The right move’: Four-partner private client team leaves Gowling WLG for Forsters

Kathryn McCann

Gowling WLG has lost its legacy Lawrence Graham private client team, including four partners, to Mayfair firm Forsters. Private client…

Project Connect: New DLA finance head to push collaboration pay incentives

Kathryn McCann

DLA Piper‘s finance partners are being encouraged to participate in cross-office and cross-practice collaboration within a new framework called Project…

Deus ex machina: Linklaters signs up Lloyds and RBS to ring-fencing software

Matthew Field

Linklaters has launched a pair of artificial intelligence (AI) products in the latest innovation push for the Magic Circle firm,…

Lawyers in Burness Paull conflict trial face professional complaints as case moves to full hearing

Kathryn McCann

A $210m claim against Burness Paull will go to a full Scottish civil trial after Edinburgh’s Court of Session found…

To the bank: Linklaters’ Elliott takes chair role at Permanent TSB

Legal Business

After 27 years at the Magic Circle firm, former senior partner Robert Elliott has been appointed chairman at Irish bank…

Spring budget 2017: Chancellor offers business rates relief as MoJ cuts continue

Legal Business

With business rates relief and tax rises for the self-employed stealing the limelight in today’s budget, government documents also reveal…

Life during law: Lord Dyson, 39 Essex Chambers

Legal Business

I’ve enjoyed every minute as a barrister and a judge. Two careers. I’ve been privileged. I didn’t want to be…

The Finance View – repositioning DLA’s finance team for the firm’s global ambitions

Victoria Young

It has already been a headline-grabbing start to the year for DLA Piper’s finance team. The firm turned heads with…

Deus ex machina: Linklaters signs up Lloyds and RBS to ring-fencing software as firm develops brace of AI products

Matthew Field

Linklaters has launched a pair of artificial intelligence (AI) products in the latest innovation push for the Magic Circle firm,…

New DLA finance head to push collaboration pay incentives

Kathryn McCann

DLA Piper’s finance partners are being encouraged to participate in cross-office and cross-practice collaboration within a new framework called Project…

Burness Paull faces full trial after legacy firm conflict breach

Kathryn McCann

Lawyers involved to face professional complaint A $210m claim against Burness Paull will go to a full Scottish civil trial…

AIG rolls out UK panel review process to entire EMEA region

Kathryn McCann

Insurer to look at Asia once Europe assessment ends The legal team at American International Group (AIG) EMEA is to…

US financials: Milbank leads with 11% rise in turnover as Reed Smith and Cadwalader stall

Legal Business

Madeleine Farman looks at the front runners and non-starters as reporting season kicks off As the US financial reporting season…

Breaking the mould: Slaughters bolsters pensions practice with first-ever London lateral

Legal Business

HSF’s Schaffer to join Magic Circle firm later this year After first breaking its duck three years ago in Hong…

‘Hands on’: Professionalising support services key for Travers as Hale begins final term as senior partner

Legal Business

An ambition to improve business services at Travers Smith has seen senior partner Chris Hale re-elected, after completing his first…

‘Unclear how it works’: BLP launches challenge as business rates look set to top £1bn a year

Matthew Field

Changes could mean a one-third increase for City offices With bank debt and real estate costs two of the most…