The new order – the first response for GCs to the post-Brexit environment Sarah Downey A post-Brexit landscape poses many legal hurdles for corporates operating within the UK. Legal Business asks senior in-house counsel how…
Brexit blamed: Burness Paull posts 7% drop in PEP and modest turnover growth Kathryn McCann Scottish stalwart Burness Paull has blamed Brexit for mixed financial results, announcing a 7% drop in profits per equity partner…
Freshfields and Eversheds make up bulk of applications as Irish admissions reach over 300 Kathryn McCann Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Eversheds have made up the bulk of UK admissions to the Irish bar so far in…
Irish ambitions: Pinsents eyes Dublin base as UK firms look to capitalise on post-Brexit market Kathryn McCann Pinsent Masons is eyeing up a Dublin base, to complement its existing offering in Belfast and provide a full UK…
‘Cut through the noise’: Nextlaw partners with AI firm for Brexit contracts system Legal Business In the latest play for Dentons‘ tech joint venture, Nextlaw Labs has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) programme with London…
BT kicks off panel review following Brexit delay Legal Business BT has kicked off a formal panel review for its UK legal advisers after a five month delay and will…
Blame on Brexit: Nabarro acts as Lowcosttravelgroup goes bust Legal Business Nabarro is advising on the administration of Lowcosttravelgroup as the travel agency business left thousands of holiday makers at risk…
Comment: After the Brexit vote you can kiss the UK’s stability premium goodbye Legal Business The dust has yet to settle, indeed the horizon in post-referendum Britain is heavy with smoke and particles of an…
‘Misrepresentations and promises’: Barristers latest to take Brexit action as 1,000 sign petition over article 50 Legal Business In the latest legal lobby against Brexit, more than 1,000 barristers have signed a letter to urge MPs to pass…
Latham ignores Brexit fears and continues City investment charge with Ashurst’s Baskerville Tom Moore Just two weeks after taking Ashurst’s global co-head of financial regulation, Latham & Watkins has returned to the struggling City…
The Last Word – Brexit Legal Business ‘The idea that regulation is all from Brussels and the UK is deregulatory is a fantasy. That is just rubbish.’…
Guest post: The referendum now poses a serious threat to Parliamentary Sovereignty Legal Business Forget about the online petition. We do not have government by petition, particularly not when we don’t know how many…
Boardman on Brexit: Not good news but the City’s edge won’t reverse in an instant Legal Business We’ll be bringing you reaction throughout the day, but this just in from Slaughter and May corporate heavyweight Nigel Boardman:
Up in the air – As Brexit looms, GCs face leap into the unknown Legal Business Business is struggling to find a response as the Brexit vote looms. We team up with Herbert Smith Freehills to…
Poll-axed: The City gets shock election result it wanted but EU vote looms after Conservative sweep Legal Business It has turned out to be the biggest election upset since 1992 and months of polling have been proved wrong…
Fault lines – tax, Brexit and what the general election means to City lawyers Jaishree Kalia After a relatively stable coalition government, Britain goes to the polls amid huge uncertainty, with the main parties far apart…
