Co-op Legal Services posts a profit for first time in three years
Co-operative Legal Services (CLS) is back in the black after increasing profit to £700,000 following it posting a £5m loss during 2014. Despite increasing profits CLS saw turnover fall 14.3 per cent,...
View ArticleIntertek hires Inchcape GC Thomas as new legal head
Former general counsel of Inchcape Mark Thomas has joined professional services company Intertek as its new legal chief. Thomas replaces Intertek’s interim head of legal Joel Hanson, who was appointed...
View ArticleMoFo London office posts revenue rise to £18.2m for 2015
Morrison & Foerster’s (MoFo) London office has posted an increase in gross revenue for 2015 from £17.3m ($28.2m) to £18.2m ($27.9m). London office joint managing partner Alistair Maughan said the...
View ArticleBLP legal services head: I’ll triple our size in Manchester
Manchester has become a competitive breeding ground for back office-style legal processing centres and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) wants to be one of the city’s biggest players. In 2014 Richard...
View ArticleExclusive: Sidley Austin London partner charged with tax fraud
Sidley Austin London partner Matthew Cahill is one of ten individuals to have been charged with tax fraud in relation to a £134m film investment scheme. Cahill, who has now “withdrawn from the firm”,...
View ArticleThe Sheriffs Office appoints advisory board
The Sheriffs Office has set up an advisory board to provide strategic advice aimed at steering the firm’s growth, development and governance. Shahram Sharghy, who was appointed as in-house counsel for...
View ArticleOgier in Luxembourg is proud to sponsor Actors Rep
Ogier Luxembourg is proud to sponsor Actors Repertory Theatre (‘Actors Rep’), the only professional English language theatre company in Luxembourg. The company’s collective international experience...
View ArticleGRATA International holds internal conference on regional development
On 2-3 April 2016 GRATA International held its annual conference named ‘Regional development – from idea to its realization’. Among the participants were directors and representatives of all GRATA...
View ArticleGoodman Derrick to host employment key case law update
On Wednesday 11 May Goodman Derrick are hosting an employment law spring seminar on employment key case law. This seminar is for Human Resource directors, managers and advisers, in-house legal...
View ArticleFreshfields Hamburg partner takes three associates to launch boutique
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer planning and regulatory partner Michael Schaefer is taking a team of three associates to launch an infrastructure, real estate and energy boutique in Germany. Schaefer,...
View ArticleSkadden makes up two partners in London in 11-strong promotions round
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has made up two London lawyers to its global partnership in an 11-strong promotions round. Corporate counsel Sandro de Bernardini has been at the firm since 2005...
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A&O makes up six City partners out of 21 worldwide
Allen & Overy (A&O) has made up six City lawyers in a 21-strong global promotions round, with the number of women promoted falling from last year. Over half of the magic circle firm’s...
View ArticleMishcon hires KWM IP head as trio depart amid restructure
Mishcon de Reya has hired King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) head of intellectual property David Rose, who is leaving the firm after 24 years. He will join former KWM IP head Ray Black at Mishcon after...
View ArticleSRA orders law firms to probe links to ‘Panama Papers’
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has asked a number of law firms to carry out a review of whether they are linked to the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers data leak, The Lawyer can...
View ArticleOutgoing Slaughters senior partner Saul to set up mediation boutique
Slaughter and May outgoing senior partner Chris Saul is to set up a mediation advisory boutique this autumn upon leaving the firm. Saul, who has been at Slaughters for nearly 40 years, registered the...
View ArticleBLM hit by eight partner resignations in Southampton
Insurance litigation firm BLM has been hit by eight resignations in its Southampton office, including its Bristol and Southampton head Michael Renshaw. The departures will see the firm’s Southampton...
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Firms’ eerie silence after Panama leaks
Normally, after a big piece of business news, journalists get a succession of press releases punting a legal angle. Super-injunctions, bribery, Budget Day, workplace bullying; you name it, the PRs are...
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Magic dragons run out of puff
A decade ago the magic circle firms enjoyed an unrivalled position in China. Throughout most of the 2000s the country’s economic growth was driven largely by foreign investment, and competition in its...
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Star legal writers: employment
Employment specialists tackle the tricky subjects of job security and social media etiquette. Star writers in employment Richard Nicolle, Stewarts Law Peter Derrick, Ogier Sophie Macphail, Shoosmiths...
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