Legal Services Act to be reviewed as Gove says regulators are in danger of ‘falling over each other’s feet’ Legal Business In an appearance in front of the Justice Select Committee this morning [15 July], Lord Chancellor Michael Gove (pictured) has…
Shearman boosts arbitration practice with partner hires in London and Hong Kong Legal Business In a fillip to its international arbitration practice, Shearman & Sterling has hired the US Department of State’s Jeremy Sharpe (pictured) in London…
‘We need to harness the best of our people to really drive profitability’: DLA Piper appoints its first UK managing partner from the regions Legal Business Birmingham-based Sandra Wallace (pictured) has been appointed DLA Piper’s next UK managing partner, the first time that the position has…
‘The BSB needs to be unafraid to be radical’: Bar regulator looks to overhaul training Legal Business The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is looking to carry out the ‘most sweeping reforms to Bar training in a generation’…
Greenberg Traurig lands Olswang’s Berlin office to open in Germany Legal Business Greenberg Traurig has launched its first office in Germany with the mass hire of Olswang’s 50-strong lawyer team in Berlin.
Getting a grip on the ‘slippery ladder’ – Reed Smith’s Tamara Box on women and law Legal Business Imagine, in sequence, a football player, a surveyor, a figure skater and a managing partner of a law firm –…
Revolving doors: Magic Circle duo lose international players while Morgan Lewis continues City advance Legal Business The past week has seen Allen & Overy (A&O) and Clifford Chance (CC) lose senior lawyers internationally as Morgan Lewis…
Comment: The Gospel according to Matthew – can CC live up to the legacy? Legal Business Will the real Clifford Chance (CC) stand up? It is, after all, a key moment for what was not that…
200 judges claim discrimination over UK government’s planned pension cuts Legal Business Some 200 judges have taken the first step towards suing the UK government, claiming that changes to the judicial pension…
Shoosmiths grows revenues 10% to pass £100m mark and return to pre-financial crisis high Legal Business National firm Shoosmiths has returned to its pre-financial crisis highs, breaking the £100m mark in revenues for the 2014/15 financial…
Travers Smith posts record results as turnover crosses £100m boundary and PEP reaches £935k Legal Business City outfit Travers Smith has become the latest UK law firm to post strong results for the past financial year,…
O’Melveny hires new European corporate head from White & Case as it makes moves in burgeoning private bond market Legal Business With €31bn in debt having been issued through private placements (PP) in Europe in 2014, O’Melveny & Myers has made…
Guest post: The innovation perspective – get the right end of the telescope Legal Business Innovation is a word much bandied around in the law without always a clear idea of what it means. Many…
UK to strengthen global grip on financial disputes with autumn launch of specialist banking court Legal Business Given that it has long been a part of the sales pitch for English courts that they have the specialist…
Taking the firm to the client – Simmons’ head argues that traditional rainmakers are gone Legal Business When I qualified (was it really 30 years ago?) I had this impression about how law firms worked. The partnership…
Linklaters borrows plc playbook to bring in Hague as door-opener-in-chief Legal Business It’s long been a trusted technique for major corporates to ship in public figures for advisory roles to open doors…
Comment: The Global 100 – so much for the City comeback as US leaders land the big blows Alex Novarese Having spent a reasonable chunk of my pundit duties over the last three years noting significant shifts against London’s elite…
‘Old-fashioned’ values pay off for Macfarlanes as double-digit growth sees PEP pass big four Legal Business Pound for pound one of the most successful UK firms in financial terms over the last five years, Macfarlanes has…
Further KWM partner exits earmarked as firm completes Europe and Middle East review Legal Business King & Wood Mallesons has wrapped up a review of its 170-strong partnership across Europe and the Middle East with…
Withers promotes five to partnership amid period of rapid international expansion Legal Business Withers has made up fewer lawyers to partner this year, reducing its round from seven to five, at the end…
