All City articles – Page 27
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NewsClifford Chance sets gender and ethnicity targets
Ethnicity is high on the agenda of many City firms this year, as gender pay gaps continue to fall.
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NewsNorton Rose Fulbright proposes shorter week and lower pay
City firm asks staff to reduce their working week by 20% in response to coronavirus.
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News$530m Zoom trial was a success, says partner
Solicitor predicts greater use of technology once the crisis has passed.
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NewsGender pay gap narrows at Freshfields
Magic circle firm reports overall gender pay gap of 57.2% and ethnicity pay gap of 66.4%.
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NewsWomble Bond Dickinson lays off staff and cuts pay
Salaries temporarily reduced by 10% in cost-saving measures prompted by coronavirus.
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NewsTravers Smith creates force majeure app
Homemade tool allows clients to send in contracts for automatic review.
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NewsBoE urged to consider emergency loans to top law firms
Law Society seeking clarification on eligibility for multi-billion-pound loan scheme.
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NewsWomble Bond Dickinson sees off landowner’s ‘wasteful’ negligence claim
Owner of Edinburgh Woollen Mill had accused international firm over advice on criminal charge.
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NewsGender pay gap narrows at Irwin Mitchell
National firm announces a gender pay gap of 10.3%, down from 12.8% last year.
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News$500m commercial trial to be heard in 'virtual court room'
Judge pushes ahead with multi-party litigation despite coronavirus lockdown.
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NewsHogan Lovells opens 'Covid-19 hub'
International firm creates apps and quizzes to help businesses deal with the outbreak.
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NewsSlaughter and May appoints eight new partners
A quarter of global promotions at the firm went to women this year.
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NewsCity firm rebuked by SRA over AML training failures
Withers accepts it took too long training staff in effects of new anti-money laundering legislation.
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NewsCoronavirus: City giants tell staff to stay at home
Allen & Overy and Baker McKenzie have asked staff not to come into the office.
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NewsCity firms berate AML levy ‘burden’
Charge to fund action against economic crime will damage competitiveness of UK’s legal sector, solicitors claim.
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NewsCoronavirus: Taylor Wessing closes London office
Staff member who tested positive for Covid-19 is ‘recovering well at home’.
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NewsTaylor Wessing ordered to hand over documents in Bahamas trust dispute
Trustee’s right to refuse disclosure overturned by Court of Appeal.
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NewsLinklaters creates legal operations scheme for graduates
Graduates will learn about pricing, project management and legal technology.
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NewsConvicted client presses on with negligence claim against City solicitors
Businessman Philip Day, who was fined £400,000 by the Crown court, argues his negligence case should go to trial.
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NewsCoronavirus: Linklaters cancels partner event in Berlin
The magic circle firm says it will hold a ‘virtual meeting’ for partners instead.