Former News International legal duo face solicitors tribunal Legal Business More than three years after it emerged that the phone of murdered teenager Milly Dowler had been hacked – leading…
Gardening leave is not at your leisure – High Court rules on notices and covenant periods Legal Business It is often forgotten that the received wisdom as the 1990s wore on was that restrictive covenants and other restraints…
DLA sees leading criminal litigator Rickards leave for Kingsley Napley Sarah Downey Kingsley Napley has made a key hire to its criminal litigation team, as DLA Piper partner Jo Rickards, who recently…
Litigation finance for trustees Legal Business Nick Rowles-Davies of Burford Capital talks facilitating recovery while mitigating risk Litigation is an ever-present issue to trustees, whether bringing…
Silver linings playbook: can Norton Rose Fulbright bring its disputes team into the global elite? Legal Business Sarah Downey assesses the post-merger state of NRF’s dispute resolution practice With Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF)’s eye-catching union now over…
Bar and MoJ end fee impasse over high value legal aid fraud cases with further talks underway Legal Business Leaders at the Bar have agreed an interim deal with the Ministry of Justice to end the fee impasse that…
Herbert Smith Freehills boosts US investigations with hire of former assistant attorney and SEC chief John O’Donnell Legal Business Herbert Smith Freehills’ (HSF’s) Manhattan office has capitalised on the US revolving door with the hire of John O’Donnell, a former…
Clyde & Co whistleblower case sees Supreme Court hand partners protection Legal Business Partners who expose malpractice in their own law firm will now be protected by whistleblower legislation, the Supreme Court ruled…
Firms face additional partner pensions liability after Supreme Court defines LLP members as ‘workers’ Legal Business Partnerships could now be saddled with a new layer of financial and administrative responsibility after a Supreme Court ruling last…
Further hire for Thirty Nine Essex with arrival of Ince & Co litigation partner Legal Business After three decades in private practice longstanding Ince & Co litigation partner Denys Hickey has re-joined the Bar with a…
Clyde & Co whistleblower case sees Supreme Court rule partners are afforded protection Legal Business Partners who expose malpractice in their own law firm will now be protected by whistleblower legislation, the Supreme Court ruled…
‘A treasure trove for potential claimants’ – forex scandal to bring windfall of instructions to UK firms Legal Business US class action filed ahead of DoJ findings targets more than a dozen investors UK financial disputes partners are gearing…
The Bar 1-0 MoJ: Crown court halts serious fraud trial over lack of representation Legal Business In an embarrassing setback for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in its long running dispute over legal aid with the…
Legal regulation: Largest family justice reforms ‘for a generation’ usher in new single court Francesca Fanshawe The largest family justice reforms ‘for a generation’ will come into effect today (22 April), introducing a new combined Family…
‘Why don’t parties and their donors pay to run Parliament?’ MoJ pushes ahead with controversial court fees reform Legal Business Despite fierce accusations from within the senior echelons of the legal profession that the Government has failed to comprehend the…
Global London – The justice play Legal Business Having for years eschewed the City disputes market to invest in corporate and banking work, US firms have been piling…
Former Shell legal head Rees joins Thirty Nine Essex Street David Stevenson With the global arbitration market currently powered by a string of high stakes energy disputes, Thirty Nine Essex Street Chambers looks…
Clyde & Co alleged whistleblower case to see Supreme Court decide if partners are afforded protection Legal Business The Supreme Court will next week preside over a precedent-setting case to decide if partners of limited liability partnerships (LLPs)…
Nabarro bolsters City disputes capability with DLA IT litigation head hire Legal Business Top 30 LB100 firm Nabarro has bolstered its City disputes capability with the addition of DLA Piper’s IT litigation head Lee Gluyas.…
Bar news: Blackstone bolsters commercial litigation capability with hire of Brick Court’s Alan Maclean QC Sarah Downey Leading set Blackstone Chambers has taken further steps to bolster its commercial litigation and arbitration capability with the hire of heavyweight…
