Setting the heather on fire Legal Business Our Management Partner of the Year, Bill Drummond, begins his fifteenth year running Brodies in May. We track his firm’s…
Generation game Legal Business International wealth preservation and succession planning is now a core component of most successful private client practices. Legal Business assesses…
Risk management and professional indemnity survey 2013: Getting it Right Mark McAteer Following successive years of regulatory change, including the introduction of outcomes-focused regulation, COLPs and COFAs, risk teams are now in…
Risk management and professional indemnity survey 2013: Same Old Fears Jaishree Kalia Despite renewed focus on outcomes-focused regulation, IT security and conflicts remain the key threats keeping risk teams awake at night.…
Risk management and professional indemnity survey 2013: Finding the Balance Miriam Fahey New reporting requirements under the SRA’s outcomes-focused regulations have put additional pressure on risk teams’ resources but finding the right…
Risk management and professional indemnity survey 2013: Counting the Cost Miriam Fahey While the end of the assigned risks pool may encourage more insurers into the market, professional indemnity insurance for law…
Europe in Union David Stevenson The ravages of the global recession and the European sovereign debt crisis have threatened to turn the long boom law…
Rising clout means a new kind of corporate politics for GCs Emma Sadowski Oxymoronic as it sounds, news that Barclays general counsel (GC) Mark Harding is to depart has been received as startling…
The Last Word Legal Business With Cobbetts entering into administration, are we likely to see more law firms in trouble this year? Why?/Why not?
Litigation market polarised as Jackson reforms take effect Jaishree Kalia With the Jackson reforms recently instigated, the market is divided about how the introduction of damages-based agreements (DBAs) will impact…
Latest US profits show positive early signs Jaishree Kalia The initial numbers to emerge from the US reporting season indicate a relatively resilient performance in 2012 for the world’s…
Insolvency teams line up on high-profile failures David Stevenson With HMV, Jessops and Blockbuster all entering into administration in the first few weeks of 2013, leading City firms have…
DWF looks to acquire a stricken Cobbetts in pre-pack deal Legal Business DWF is set to acquire Cobbetts in a pre-pack deal, after the struggling Manchester-based firm called in administrators KPMG last…
Barclays begins search for new general counsel Miriam Fahey Barclays, one of the UK’s largest banks, has started its hunt for a new general counsel (GC) following the retirement…
HSF sees more City departures but secures German launch David Stevenson Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has been hit by a string of key departures from its lucrative disputes practice. Simon Bushell,…
FFW and Travers Smith shake up senior roles Legal Business City firms Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW) and Travers Smith have overhauled senior management, with each seeing new appointments to the…
Pinsents launches flexi-lawyer service for clients Jaishree Kalia Pinsent Masons is set to launch a contract lawyer service that will provide clients with access to lawyers on a…
Leverage starts to resurface in dormant market David Stevenson Liberty Global’s $23.3bn acquisition of Virgin Media and Dell’s proposed $24.4bn leveraged buyout have deal finance advisers asking whether this…
Dundas departures reflect pressure on Scots firms Legal Business Dundas & Wilson has confirmed the departure of three more partners from the firm’s London arm. Corporate partners Julian Mathews…
Freshfields to provide scholarships for aspiring black lawyers Jaishree Kalia Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is launching a scholarship with the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust (SLCT) to help students from black and…
