Freshfields Outperforms Diversity Goals for Third Year in a Row, Elevating 30 Lawyers to Partnership
Linklaters continues to exceed its diversity targets for the third year with the latest round of promotions.
Historic London Law Firm, Ince Group, Succumbs to Cash Flow Pressures and Set to Enter Administration
The Ince Group, a historic law firm that was once the largest listed law firm in London, is set to enter administration after failing to publish its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2022. The prolonged auditing process, due to unresolved accounting issues in Hong Kong, has put increasing pressure on the firm’s cash flows, forcing the board to make the difficult decision to place the company in administration.
Prince Harry and Celebrities Take on Associated Newspapers in Group Litigation Over Illegal Surveillance Claims
Prince Harry is back in Court – along with a clutch of other celebrities including Sir Elton John – taking their case against Associated Newspapers Ltd in a four-day legal battle at the High Court in London. Joining the 38-year-old royal in the action are actresses Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost, Sir Elton John and
Regulatory Authority Shuts Down London Law Firm
The UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has taken immediate action to shut down City of London-based Fletcher Day Limited in order to safeguard the interests of its clients and beneficiaries of a trust where the firm acted as a trustee. >> New Zealand Law Jobs Here The SRA has also intervened in the practice of
UK Law Job Alert – Which Law Firm Is Best To Work For?
The Roll on Friday satisfaction survey shows which are the best law firms in the UK to work for
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Forget the Law Office Dress Codes Says This Firm’s Law Star Boss
Law Star Ayesha Vardag is revising the dress code for lawyers at her London office, telling them to ‘bring your personality to work’
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London’s Big Law Firms Brace for Economic Downturn and Rising Recruitment Costs
The lessons of the GFC when law firm headcounts went down have seen Big Law firms in London resist the temptation to cut staff numbers as transactions drop in number and law firm revenues look more shakey. The intense heat of the London legal market and the pressure of the so-called ‘Cravath Scale’ involving dollar-for-dollar
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Former Freshfields Partner Sets Up Strategic Advisory
Former Freshfields partner Simon Marchant has set up a new strategic advisory business Rosemont Advisors is a strategy and management consultant firm set up to advise law firms and other professional services firms across various sectors, including strategic reviews and implementation, business planning, recruitment process design, growth management, team reviews and optimisation, compensation structures and reviews,
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K&L Gates Expand to Dublin With 48th Office and High Profile Irish Lawyer
K&L Gates have expanded to Dublin with their 48th office opening, hiring three senior asset manager and investment funds lawyers from firms including Pinsent Masons’ founding partner Gayle Bowen and two other firms. In a statement from K&L Gates, the firm said further lawyers would be employed over time. “As the only major AMIF market
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Paul Hastings Adds Finance Lawyer in London To Further Boost London Law Practise
Paul Hastings expands its London law office with new hire
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