Scottish law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn is considering expansion as its profits increased by 10 per cent and the firm’s strength sees it eyeing opportunities for further growth with possible acquisitions. Herald Scotland reports the S&W had grown its fee income beyond forecast levels for the 12 months to April 30, 2014, to rise seven […]
Comedian Russel Brand landed a good punch line when he obtained substantial damages from the Sun on Sunday, who claimed he had cheated on girlfriend Jemima Khan. The newspaper published an apology and paid his legal costs. Brand was not at London’s high court for the settlement of his action against News Group Newspapers over
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Law firm mergers are hardly anything new, but watching small firms grown into big ones is one of the trends encouraged through deregulated markets, like the UK legal market. And so the most recent news of a UK legal merger, between a firm that had its origins in Liverpool over 200 years ago and
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Cherie Blair, the wife of former British PM Tony, has been doing alright since her husband left Number 10 Downing Street. Like husband Tony, who has operated lucrative business broking deals and various charitable and peace-keeping missions (the results of which are perhaps less notable), Cherie Blair operates her ultra-private law and strategy firm from
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Job cuts are needed if British law firms are going to restore their profitability according to a report from the Royal Bank of Scotland and reported by the FT. The most successful firms will those who overhaul the traditional model – how often are we hearing that these days? – according to the RBS report.
A&O picks up every single legal advisor award across the energy, resources and infrastructure sectors during the 2013 awards season The awards season for energy, resources and infrastructure is now complete following the Infrastructure Journal (IJ) Awards. It has been another standout year that saw A&O complete a clean sweep of all overall legal advisor
The use and abuse of power of attorney documents is something that is concerning lawyers and law makers in several jurisdictions. The power of attorney is an age-old legal document that has a major place on the affairs of individuals. Providing a mechanism to give another person the right to deal with their financial and
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A change to UK employment laws will see rogue employers that fail to pay their staff the National Minimum Wage receiving fines of as much as £20,000. The current laws state that businesses breaking this UK employment law pay all unpaid wages plus a penalty of 50% of all underpaid workers’ total underpayment up to
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Adopting a baby from overseas is a very large decision for your family to make. Choosing to adopt from another country can take a longer period of time, and there will be many international issues that must be handled before the child will be free to leave and join your family in the U.S.
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Two major law firms have announced positions involving women taking senior roles. It’s 125 years old, but Scotland’s Balfour & Mason is not slowing down. The firm has announced a shakeup designed to raise the profile of the firm. Elaine Motion, the firm’s head of litigation is to replace Fred Tyler. She will be succeeded
