Taylor Wessing to review 96 City secretarial jobs leaving 26 redundant Sarah Downey Taylor Wessing is to make 26 of its City secretaries redundant with all 96 secretaries in London put on notice pending…
SJ Berwin reveals turnover increase of 2% as partnership expansion hits PEP Legal Business SJ Berwin has become the latest leading UK law firm to release its 2012-13 financial results, with its unaudited accounts…
Hogan Lovells hires rated HSF tax partner in another post merger exit for the firm Legal Business Rated Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) City tax disputes lawyer Rupert Shiers is set to join Hogan Lovells to head its…
Osborne Clarke reaps benefit of year of European expansion with revenue increase of 14% Legal Business Osborne Clarke has ended a year of international expansion with 2012-13 revenues up by 14% to £112m as it beds…
City lawyers say court strike will cause minimal disruption but should be given due attention Legal Business As court staff go on strike this afternoon (17 June) in protest at the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ’s) plans to…
Pinsent Masons’ post merger revenue up by 40% Legal Business Top 20 UK law firm Pinsent Masons has seen its year-on-year turnover increase by 40% from £221m to £309m thanks…
Comment: Say what you like, City practices taking on larger real estate is a good sign Francesca Fanshawe If upgrading your square footage is any litmus test of how City firms feel about the future then a raft…
Revolving Doors: Olswang, Macfarlanes, Dechert, DWF and Weightmans in strategic partner hires David Stevenson Macfarlanes and Dechert have made key strategic hires in the past few days while top 35, 382-lawyer UK firm Olswang has…
Slaughters leads on Punch Taverns £2.4bn debt restructuring as pub group warns it could face administration Legal Business Slaughter and May is advising Punch Taverns on its £2.4bn securitised debt restructuring as the UK’s largest pub company warns…
Nabarro’s PEP up by 30% as firm posts modest growth in revenue Legal Business Nabarro’s profit per equity partner (PEP) has risen by 30% over the past financial year, figures released by the firm today…
Consumer protection dragged into 21st century with new Bill that could open floodgates to class actions Sarah Downey A Consumer Rights Bill published on Wednesday (12 June) is set to radically overhaul the rights of consumers in the digital…
Revolving Doors: Chadbourne, A&O, Trowers and Pinsent Masons boost City offering Francesca Fanshawe London dominated the lateral hiring scene over the past week with firms including US Chadbourne & Parke, Allen & Overy…
Still the divorce capital of the world – Supreme Court orders businessman to hand over assets in key ruling Caroline Hill The landmark divorce battle between Yasmin and Michael Prest has come to an end as the Supreme Court today (12 June)…
Sort of offshoring – Ashurst to create new Glasgow unit to lower costs as City leaders push for value Alex Novarese Major law firms continue to appropriate ideas from legal process outsourcing with Ashurst today (12 June) announcing a venture to…
Guest post: What does thinking like a professional mean? Legal Business Ask yourself this question: do you think of yourself as a professional? For many readers of this blog, I suspect…
Clyde & Co continues to reap benefits of Barlows merger with 17% hike in revenue Legal Business Clyde & Co has posted a 17% hike in turnover for 2012-13 as the firm continues to reap the benefits…
SFO to recruit 10 more barristers in defence of Tchenguiz brothers multi-million pound claim Francesca Fanshawe The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is to recruit an additional 10 junior barristers to join the team involved in the…
Merger watch – Norton Rose Fulbright Dubai team in talks to join rival Caroline Hill It’s a cliché that you can’t do large legal mergers without some fallout, a truism that Norton Rose Fulbright now has…
RPC second City firm today to announce high double digit revenue increase Francesca Fanshawe Reynolds Porter Chamberlain has become the second City firm today (11 June) to announce a high double digit increase in…
Deal Watch: Clutch of US firms including Skadden, Cleary and Kirkland secure high value corporate mandates David Stevenson After the slowest opening M&A quarter for a decade the past week saw signs of the forecasted uptick in M&A…
