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 […]
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 HereThe SRA has also intervened in the practice of Jude
The Roll on Friday satisfaction survey shows which are the best law firms in the UK to work for
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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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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 matching
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Former Freshfields partner Simon Marchant has set up a new strategic advisory businessRosemont 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, succession
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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 in which
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Paul Hastings expands its London law office with new hire
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Pallas Partners Natasha Harrison sees excitement ahead with her new law firm despite the London law pay war
Anthony Sinclair – Partner at Quinn Emanuel. A leader in litigation in the oil and gas, telecoms and utilities sectors, including for states and investors. Obtaining a Ph.D from the University of Cambridge after graduate in law from the University of Canterbury, he has developed a particular specialism acting in relation to investor-state disputes. However,
