All City articles – Page 36
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NewsWitness statements set for reform
England and Wales could lose out to competition from New York, Singapore and continental Europe if jurisdiction fails to tackle excessive cost.
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NewsIndia slaps Big Four with legal services ban
Bar Council of Delhi approves complaint from Society of Indian Law Firms.
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NewsRussian litigants ‘loom large’ in record year for London courts
Annual report shows number of international commercial disputes heard is continuing to rise.
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NewsWe won't lower standards to fill gaps in judiciary - LCJ
Lord Burnett of Maldon says lord chancellor agrees that the bar to appointments will not be lowered.
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NewsFreshfields hikes NQ pay to £100k as US competition intensifies
Newly qualified pay increases to £100,000 at magic circle firm.
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NewsPwC joins lawtech incubator trend as City firm reveals first cohort
‘Big Four’ firm joins firms who have set up hubs for start-ups.
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NewsDWF swoops for US firm’s Warsaw office
Poland expansion marks opening of firm’s seventh office in continental Europe.
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NewsSimmons and Gowling WLG on track with diversity push
International firms announce strong female representation in partnership promotions.
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NewsProfits slip at stockmarket-listed Rosenblatt
City firm announces ’excellent start as a public company’ with first dividend and hints at acquisitions.
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News‘Virtual post trays’ in as BLM joins paperless drive
Firm will launch initiative in Birmingham office.
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NewsSlaughters chooses six startups for inaugural legal tech incubator
Magic circle firm Slaughter and May has selected six startup businesses from 50 applicants for its first legal technology incubator, dubbed Slaughter and May Collaborate. Each business will have access to the firm’s lawyers, and client and expert panels for product testing and feedback, among other services. Two Slaughter and ...
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NewsJudge berates global firm's 'lack of rigour' in privacy case
Judgment bars identification of executive under investigation for corruption.
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NewsCMS promotes 21 UK lawyers to partner - including 16 women
Top ten global firm CMS has appointed 49 new partners worldwide in a record promotion round, including 21 in London. Sixteen of the 21 UK appointments are women, among a 47% female cohort globally. CMS was greatly enlarged through its three-way megamerger with Nabarro and Olswang on 1 May 2017. ...
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NewsTurkish firm aims to capitalise on ‘buoyant’ London
Yuksel Karkin Attorney Partnership was former Turkish arm of DLA Piper.
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NewsFieldfisher prepares for Brexit with Dublin launch
Firm joins forces with top-20 Irish practice McDowell Purcell.
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NewsPartner promotions: Clifford Chance on track for diversity goal
Magic circle firm aims for 30% female partnership.
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City watchdog cools on 'duty of care' rule for financial services firms
The UK’s markets watchdog has gone cold on the idea of a new ‘duty of care’ safeguard for consumers that would enable fresh compensation claims in the event of future financial services scandals. Last year the Financial Conduct Authority published a discussion paper on introducing a duty or legal obligation ...
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News'Brilliant and inspirational' in-house lawyer killed in Sri Lanka blasts
Anita Nicholson, admitted in 2000, worked at mining company Anglo American.
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NewsUniversity offers ‘top-100 education’ with City firm partnership
New course incorporating year-long placement confirms predictions of two-tier training regime under SQE.
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NewsClyde appoints 24 new partners in record round - but just two women
International firm Clyde & Co has today announced its biggest-ever partner promotion round – but over 90% of the new appointees are men. Of 24 lawyers elevated to equity partner status, up from 12 last year, seven are based in the UK. They are: Rebecca Armstrong, Guildford (Marine); Eleanor Coates, ...