Fiona Shackleton is Britain’s most famous divorce lawyer. She represented Sir Paul McCartney when he divorced Heather Mills, a case that saw Mills’ achieve some further infamy when she poured water over Shackleton’s head. Now, Fiona Shackleton, who as a Conservative Party peer is properly entitled “Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia”, is being sued by a […]
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The deal count is down and so are profits so far as the biggest UK law firms are concerned. Bloombergs report that the “billion pound” law businesses are suffering from slow deal days occurring with Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, Freshfields about to report revenues that have slipped or will have shown only slow growth
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London-based boutique law firm Silk Route Legal has joined the Associationi of Short Term Lenders ASTL as an associate member bringing the total number of associates to 13. The firm acts for borrowers looking for short term lending and will bring different experiences and a new perspective, to enhance the existing membership of the ASTL.
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Many UK law firms are facing collapse, according to a report in the Financial Times. The UK industry, hard hit by legal aid cuts, a prolonged financial downturn and the banning of personal injury referral fees, is looking at a situation where many of the 11,000 firms will either close or face supervision by the
The No Win No Fee system has suffered its share of criticism among many, but the big money wins for some British law firms has seen their cases against the National Health Service provide some massive fees for their principals. Suing the NHS has made £35 Million (US52 million ) for five UK law
Publication of the name of Australian-born, British resident entertainer Rolf Harris as someone involved in the investigation of sex abuse perpetrators by British police has followed what the newspaper Mail on Sunday claims were “intimidating and threatening” emails from lawyers representing the entertainer. Rolf Harris is a much-loved entertainer in Britain and elsewhere who has
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Another City firm is about to be born with the potential merger of Speechly Bircham & Withers in a firm that would create a City-based firm of around 500 lawyers and 11 global offices. The combined firm would create an opportunity for the corporate and property base of Speechlys to combine with the international
Jeff Winn is one of the richest lawyers in Britain. In the style of a US personal injury attorney he has turned the auto injury market into a legal business that promises to return him more profits this year than any of the top law firms – anywhere. Winn’s legal group puts every other top
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Lawfuel.com – The British tax authorities have claimed another Barrister’s scalp with the jailing of the second barrister for tax evasion charges in less than a month. This week British barrister Edward Agbaje has been jailed for 18 months for failing to pay more than £80,000 in tax and is the second barrister in less
In one of the largest hotel portfolio deals in recent years, Freshfields advised QMH Ltd. on the sale of QMH Germany to Israel-based Fattal Hotel Group and other international investors. International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised QMH Ltd. on the sale of Queens Moat Houses Holding GmbH (Germany), a company holding and operating
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