Ex-Clydes partner settles whistleblowing case Legal Business After a long-running dispute between Clyde & Co and former partner Krista Bates van Winkelhof, the firm has finally settled the whistleblowing…
Mishcon de Reya set to move to full-equity LLP structure in 2015 Legal Business Mishcon de Reya is set to bring all partners into the equity and convert to a limited liability partnership at…
Post-merger fallout: Squire Patton Boggs loses 23-strong team in the Middle East Legal Business The legacy Squire Sanders practice in the Middle East, a team of 23 lawyers that included five partners, has exited…
Slaughters and HSF lead as BHP Billiton undergoes major demerger Legal Business Slaughter and May corporate partners Richard de Carle and Susannah Macknay are spearheading a demerger at mining giant BHP Billiton,…
Reed Smith and BLP lead on £430m business park buy up Tom Moore Reed Smith and Berwin Leighton Paisner have led on a £430m purchase of three UK business parks by asset management…
‘We’re actively looking at our growth’: PwC hires King & Wood managing partner duo to spearhead Asia legal arm Legal Business PwC Australia has hired former King & Wood Mallesons managing partners, Tony O’Malley and Tim Blue, to spearhead the expansion…
Things to come – accountancy body handed power to grant ABS licences Legal Business There has been more attention of late on the corporate ambitions of major audit groups but news this week is…
Asia: Fears over Hong Kong’s judicial autonomy see vote of no confidence passed in local law society head Legal Business Hong Kong lawyers turned out in force last night (14 August) to cast a vote of no confidence in local…
Taylor Wessing and BLP advise on £97m Heron Plaza sale as City real estate mandates stack up this summer Sarah Downey Taylor Wessing and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) have both secured roles on the latest major real estate deal to emerge…
On Chancery Lane – Law Society appoints NHSLA head as successor to outgoing chief Sarah Downey In the days when in-house lawyers have gained increasing influence in law and business, the Law Society could be seen…
Norton Rose Fulbright hires oil and gas head from South African firm Bowman Gilfillan Sarah Downey Norton Rose Fulbright has enhanced its top tier energy practice in South Africa with the hire of energy specialist Lizel…
Guest post: Wild Boys: Why some at the Tax bar need to learn to say no Legal Business It’s quite a rarity for a practising lawyer to suggest serious unethicality on the part of his or her colleagues,…
Financial results 2013/14: Slater and Gordon unveils UK revenue jump Legal Business Australian-listed firm Slater and Gordon (S&G) has today (12 August) announced financial results for the 2013/14 year, with UK revenues…
Former News International legal duo face solicitors tribunal Legal Business More than three years after it emerged that the phone of murdered teenager Milly Dowler had been hacked – leading…
Harper Macleod merges with Bird Semple to create top 100 firm Tom Moore Scottish firm Harper Macleod, the legal advisor to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, has expanded by merging with private client…
Dechert gains Singapore licence after 8 month wait Legal Business Eight months after applying for a Foreign Legal Practice licence to open in Singapore, US law firm Dechert has been…
Trainee Retention: Clifford Chance and Herbert Smith Freehills reveal retention rates Legal Business Following a spate of healthy trainee retention rates in recent weeks, magic circle firm Clifford Chance (CC) and international firm…
‘Clients are more confident about the market’: Baker & McKenzie becomes world’s largest law firm Tom Moore Baker & McKenzie has overtaken DLA Piper as the world’s largest law firm, with revenues for the year ending 30…
Guest post: Stop being proactive, stop being commercial, stop being nice Legal Business I made a mistake. It was in 1989. I went in-house and found I was good at my job. It…
Slaughters posts high trainee retention rate while BLP keeps on 83% Tom Moore Slaughter and May, which is well known for its high retention rates, has kept on 33 out of its 34…
