Snooper’s charter offers ‘unsatisfactory’ protection for legal professional privilege Kathryn McCann Both The Law Society and The Bar Council have called for legal professional privilege (LPP) to receive statutory protection in…
‘A straight shooter’: Linklaters partners vote in Gideon Moore Legal Business Banking head takes over as Davies departs for Lloyds Linklaters global banking head Gideon Moore defeated five other candidates to…
Parabis carved up in £50m pre-pack administration Legal Business One of the first firms to benefit from sweeping liberalisation of the legal services market in 2012, Parabis Group has…
DLA strikes landmark deal to offer contract lawyering through LOD Legal Business Putting aside the rivalries that result in little collaboration or innovation within the legal market, DLA Piper has struck a…
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City firms line up on £13bn sale of Northern Rock mortgages Legal Business Linklaters, Slaughter and May, Allen & Overy (A&O) and Hogan Lovells landed major roles in November advising on the government’s…
China’s offshore push: Linklaters picks up high-profile mandates Legal Business Linklaters continues to leverage its relationships with Chinese banks and corporates, winning four high-profile capital markets mandates as the country…
‘Challenging to maintain’: German market has volatile November Legal Business Germany saw a flurry of activity last month, with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and White & Case pulling out of several…
Dentons approves tie-up with Australian and Singaporean firms Legal Business Chair Joe Andrew boasts: ‘Dentons has accomplished more for clients in one year than any other firm’ Dentons further cemented…
Life During Law: Stephen Wilkinson, Herbert Smith Freehills Legal Business My summer holidays were spent licking envelopes at my parents printing factory in Hemel Hempstead. My parents were an odd…
Deal watch: Corporate activity in November 2015 Legal Business FRESHFIELDS AND LATHAM ADVISE ON BARCLAYS SPIN OFF Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Latham & Watkins have acted on the spin-off…
The road to Ottawa – why WLG believes Gowlings can put it on the global map Kathryn McCann Wragge Lawrence Graham has nailed its international aspirations to an ambitious tie-up with Canada’s Gowlings… to the bewilderment of peers.…
The last champions – meet the leaders intent on sealing Freshfields’ place in the global elite Jaishree Kalia Freshfields remains the most potent of the City’s big four but modernising the 270-year-old institution has always been a delicate…
Price of debt – austerity and the plight of a project finance partner Legal Business The Magic Circle has so far been able to hold off the advance of US firms in project finance, but…
The end of the tunnel – litigation and regulatory challenges in financial services Anthony Notaras Legal Business teamed up with Simmons & Simmons to discover how financial institutions are coping with the twin threats of…
The moment of truth arises – will the profession stand up to Gove? Legal Business In business as in life, if you want respect you have to start by expecting it and not putting up…
The limits of culture – WLG needs more than common ground to fulfil its ambitions Alex Novarese Let’s get this out of the way up front. The least expected new entrant to the Global 100, Gowling WLG,…
After Harvard Kool-Aid and lost years can Moore galvanise Linklaters? Tom Moore Allen & Overy (A&O)’s veteran leader David Morley remarked sometimes that in running a law firm, success or failure is…
Breeding cynicism – a call to move past the money-driven culture afflicting law Legal Business NRF’s Peter Martyr argues senior lawyers need to speak out for a more responsible vision of the profession Our profession…
UK’s fintech boom is set to dazzle but advisers are still struggling to respond Legal Business Simmons & Simmons’ Angus McLean argues the profession is missing a unique opportunity in the City’s fintech revolution Unless you…
