Semple Fraser Appoints administrators David Stevenson Scotland’s Semple Fraser has gone into administration, with Tom MacLennan and Kenny Craig, partners with accountants RSM Tenon, appointed joint…
Details emerge of terms of Cobbetts’ fire sale Legal Business DWF acquired Cobbetts’ work in progress (WIP) from KPMG in February for £3.8m as details emerge of the Manchester firm’s…
DWF makes 38 redundancies post Cobbetts pre-pack Legal Business Following its acquisition of Cobbetts, DWF has laid off 38 staff from its central services support team following a consultation…
Top HSF litigator Greeno defects to Quinn Emanuel’s City arm Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) partners received more bad news this morning as it emerged that top litigator Ted Greeno has…
Litigation group Proven appoints David Gold to board Legal Business Litigation support business, Proven, had hired former Herbert Smith senior partner Lord David Gold as its chairman. Gold, who currently…
Osborne Clarke retracts bulk of outsourced staff four years after deal Legal Business Osborne Clarke (OC) is set to withdraw the majority of its outsourced staff from provider Integreon and bring them back…
Freshfields latest to promote new partners with 14 making the grade Legal Business Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed 14 new partners, with just under half of the promotions made in London. The Magic…
Withers and Speechly Bircham set to merge Legal Business Private client leaders Speechly Bircham and Withers are set to merge, potentially creating a 600-lawyer, £170m practice that will fit…
CMS to reduce scope of Integreon outsourcing agreement Legal Business CMS Cameron McKenna is to scale back its staff outsourcing agreement with Integreon just three years into its ten-year contract.…
Ready for his close up David Stevenson Outspoken, opinionated and often right, K&L Gates head Peter Kalis has made financial transparency his latest mission. Legal Business talks…
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…
