Conyers maintains Tier 1 ranking in Legal 500
The Legal 500 UK 2016 directory has recommended Conyers as Tier 1 in the Offshore Firms in London category. In addition to the firm’s strong standing, three of our London-based lawyers were recommended...
View ArticleHSF extends legal services business to Melbourne with 50-lawyer team
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has launched its third major alternative legal services hub in Melbourne. The new centre will be staffed by around 50 fee-earners and a further 15 support staff initially....
View ArticleRevealed: The law firms making the most money from their office space
Earlier this week The Lawyer’s UK 200: Workspace Trends 2016 report (in association with JLL) revealed that Fladgate was paying the highest cost per square foot of any UK 200 firm. But which firm is...
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Freshfields bans “Dear Sirs” from all communications worldwide
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has become the first magic circle firm to officially ban “Dear Sirs” from all of its communications and legal documents, The Lawyer can reveal. The male-oriented...
View ArticleCompanies House updates
A new report is available on our list of commercial data searches. The Companies House Company Report with PSC, brings together the Companies House Company Report and the Person with Signi cant Control...
View ArticleExperience the Future of Legal Tech Live
Date: Monday, September 19, 2016 Time: 6:45AM PT | 9:45AM ET Join us for Jack Newton’s (CEO of Clio) Annual Keynote Presentation. Each year Jack Newton delivers an inspirational keynote at the Clio...
View ArticleRichard Gibbs speaks at the Annual Adriatic Conference of Lawyers
Richard Gibbs is to address the annual Adriatic Conference of lawyers from the UK and Australia for the second year running. The conference covers a range of topics and serves to bring together lawyers...
View ArticleLambeth and Southwark councils tender win
Outer Temple Chambers has been successful in its bid to provide external legal services to Lambeth and Southwark Councils for Employment and Education Law matters. This strengthens our relationship...
View ArticleWilliam Fry advises Brite-Bill on AmDocs acquisition
William Fry advised Brite:Bill, a Dublin-based billing software company on its acquisition by AmDocs, the Nasdaq-listed software and services provider. Founded in 2010 Brite:Bill is headquartered in...
View ArticlePhilip Rule talks to the BBC about IPP sentences
Philip Rule was asked to comment upon the sentence of imprisonment for public protection, IPP, that continues to leave thousands of individuals caught in a system that was in fact abolished four years...
View ArticleMcDermott elects corporate head as global chair
McDermott Will & Emery has elected corporate and transactional head Ira Coleman as its next global chairman. Coleman, who is also the partner in charge of the Miami office, had been at the firm for...
View ArticleDLA Piper raises NQ salaries to £70,000
DLA Piper has raised salaries for its trainees and lawyers. London first year trainees have had pay bumped from £40,000 to £42,000. Second-years will now be paid £47,000, while NQ salaries for those in...
View ArticleHogan Lovells on hunt for new 350,000sq ft London HQ
Hogan Lovells has instructed commercial real estate agents to find it 350,000 sq ft of new office space in London. The move will see Hogan Lovells relocate its headquarters and consolidate its three...
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My career story: “I retired from law aged 44 and now I’m a psychotherapist”
After a 20-year legal career at Norton Rose, Shearman & Sterling and Hogan & Hartson, Jon Coppin retired from the profession at the age of 44. After a couple of years working as a...
View ArticleAmanda Stevens receives ‘Outstanding Individual Achievement’ honour
Hudgell Solicitors’ Head of Legal Practice Amanda Stevens says she was ‘honoured and humbled’ to be selected for a prestigious national award in recognition of her dedication to ensuring seriously...
View ArticleGowling WLG advises on Charme acquisition of JD Classics
The Gowling WLG corporate team has advised on the sale of the majority stake in JD Classics to the pan-European mid-market private equity firm Charme III. The firm advised Derek Hood, founder of...
View ArticleKhaitan advises Aircel on Reliance merger
Khaitan & Co advised Aircel limited (Aircel) and its shareholder Maxis Communications Berhard (MCB) on the merger (by way of slump sale) of the entire wireless telecommunications business of...
View ArticleJersey and HK teams advise on first managed trust company for Chinese...
Ogier’s Jersey and Hong Kong offices have advised on the establishment of the first ever Managed Trust Company in Jersey for a Chinese institution. The Jersey Financial Services Commission has issued a...
View ArticleGateley spends £2m acquiring property consultancy
Gateley has now spent the majority of the cash that it raised during its flotation after acquiring property consultancy business Hamer Associates for £2.05m. Following Gateley’s listing on AIM last...
View ArticleSlater & Gordon to sue Watchstone over Quindell accounts errors
Slater & Gordon has announced it plans to sue Watchstone Group for losses associated with its acquisition of Quindell’s professional services arm. The proposed claim follows Slater & Gordon...
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