All City articles – Page 38
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NewsHigh Court has jurisdiction to hear £1.2bn Russian claim
Vitaly Orlov had challenged whether England & Wales was the appropriate forum for billion-pound dispute.
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NewsSlaughter and May bows to pressure on gender pay reports
Firm includes partners in annual data return after criticism last year for perceived lack of transparency.
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NewsCommercial court plans late sittings in $5bn fraud claim
Witness and co-defendant in nine-month civil hearing to appear by video from California.
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NewsClifford Chance reports sexuality and disability pay gap
Gender pay gap widens slightly in most categories but data for other characteristics breaks new ground.
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Pinsent Masons brings flexible lawyer service to Hong Kong
Firm says businesses need 'quality lawyers working flexibly'.
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NewsCity firms 'foggy' on parental leave
Some law firms showed a commitment to displaying parental benefits while others did not divulge any information.
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NewsCourt of Appeal rejects Iranian bank's secrecy plea
Production of documents in London Bank Mellat case should trump concerns as to Iranian law.
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NewsDWF shares edge up as law firm makes FTSE history
Share offering is the most ambitious yet in the legal sector.
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NewsFirm co-chair charged over US university admissions scandal
Gordon Caplan named in District Attorney’s Office documents.
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NewsPeers call for speedier bribery investigations
Bribery Act 'an excellent piece of legislation', post-legislative scrutiny committee agrees.
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NewsRevealed: Ince collapsed after partners declined £8.5m bail-out
Administrators of City firm say financial position was ‘unmanageable’ by January amid heightened risk of SRA intervention.
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NewsLinklaters achieves 20% female partnership for first time
Firm has revealed details of latest round of promotions.
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MPs demand timetable for economic crime reform
Treasury Select Committee says legislation should be introduced in time for next Queen’s speech.
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NewsLegal bills for KWM administration treble
Progress report also reveals £18m owed to unsecured creditors.
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NewsTaylor Wessing says more to do on pay gap despite improvement
International firm includes ethnicity data for the first time in its gender report.
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NewsFinancial crime enforcement 'outsourced to US'
Campaign group calls for new offence of failing to prevent economic crime.
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NewsTravers Smith operations chief moves to head KPMG legal services arm
Legal Operations & Transformation Services now runs in four countries.
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NewsClifford Chance lawyers offered two-month sabbatical
Pilot programme will also create new platform for ex-CC lawyers to work on specific projects.
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Partnership model declines in growing legal services market
Annual snapshot shows UK legal services sector generated £35.1bn in 2018, 6.3% up on previous year.
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NewsLiving wage: City told ‘stop thinking and start doing’
Campaign admits it has no evidence of law firms paying less than £10.55 per hour.