City lawyers form pro-Brexit coalition led by 8 New Square Queen’s Counsel Victoria Young Lawyers at barristers’ set 8 New Square and LB 100 firms Slaughter and May, CMS Cameron McKenna and Wedlake Bell…
Guest post: Brexit analysis – Why the real danger to Parliamentary sovereignty isn’t Europe Legal Business As we await David Cameron’s sovereignty plan this week, it might help to explain what we mean by ‘Parliamentary sovereignty’.
Uneasy alliance formed as Gove and Grayling have meeting of minds over Brexit Legal Business After months of speculation regarding which senior Conservative figures will campaign for the UK to leave the EU, the current…
Comment: What did Brussels ever do for us? The lawyerly view on Brexit Legal Business Classicists holding to the maxim ‘first, do no harm’ will be looking in dismay at the debate on the UK…
What did Brussels ever do for us? The lawyerly view on Brexit Legal Business Classicists holding to the maxim ‘first, do no harm’ will be looking in dismay at the debate on the UK…
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…
A matter of influence: FCA to consult on policing in-house lawyers under Senior Managers Regime Legal Business The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on whether in-house lawyers need to be policed under the watchdog’s…
‘This is going to blow up’: tensions rise between the Law Society and the SRA as regulator seeks formal split Legal Business The ongoing dispute between the Law Society and the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has escalated after a row broke out…
‘Need to secure value for money and quality’: industry groups welcome competition probe into legal market Legal Business In a move welcomed by industry groups, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the legal…
‘The most stringent data laws in the world’: European Union agrees on penalties to protect personal data Legal Business Lawyers are warning of substantial change following the European Union’s agreement last night to regulate data collection and punish companies…
The Disputes Yearbook: Simmons’ Passmore on the flow on effects of Three Rivers Legal Business In June this year, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal held that the English Court of Appeal decision in Three…
The Disputes Yearbook: Herbert Smith Freehills’ Parkes on the specialist court the City needs Legal Business The English court system has added to its stable of specialist courts a Financial List, to deal with major banking…
Supreme Court rules in favour of wives in hidden wealth divorce case Legal Business The UK’s top court has ruled in favour of two wives whose husbands hid the extent of their wealth when…
Freedom to operate: Bar Standards Board wants to relax barrister rules for corporate vehicles and agencies Legal Business The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is proposing to make it easier for barristers to work through agencies and corporate vehicles,…
Austrian law student’s case against Facebook results in landmark ECJ decision to scrap safe harbour regime Legal Business An Austrian law student has won a legal challenge over the US safe harbour scheme, in a decision which will…
Guest Post: Michael Gove – the barrister’s best friend? Legal Business Legal Futures has gained exclusive access to what is believed to be the transcript of a secret meeting held recently…
Gibson Dunn swoop for HSF capital markets duo boosts English law capability Legal Business Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s appointment of Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF’s) capital markets duo Steve Thierbach and Chris Haynes is an…
City lawyers join Law Society in slamming SRA insurance proposals Victoria Young The City of London Law Society (CLLS) has joined the Law Society in condemning proposals from the Solicitors Regulators Authority to lower minimum…
Legal Services Act to be reviewed as Gove says regulators are in danger of ‘falling over each other’s feet’ Legal Business In an appearance in front of the Justice Select Committee this morning [15 July], Lord Chancellor Michael Gove (pictured) has…
TTIP: Arbitration moves into the limelight Legal Business Tom Moore looks at the US-EU free trade pact’s potential for arbitration The rise of international arbitration has gone unhindered…
