All City articles – Page 72
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NewsSolicitor claims he was tortured in Dubai jail
David Haigh, former managing director of Leeds United FC, returned to the UK last month after serving a sentence for financial misappropriation.
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NewsGlobal firm must pay £118k over negligent advice
King & Wood Mallesons says it was vindicated by judgment requiring it to pay only 5% of the original claim.
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NewsMagic circle firm to build ‘global centre’
London-headquartered Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer says new hub in the works following client demand.
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NewsGlobal firm to cut 15% of Europe and Middle East partnership
An additional 45 business services roles in London will also be axed by King & Wood Mallesons.
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NewsJudge backs Libor trader confiscation order
Tom Hayes, who is serving 11 years, must pay nearly £900,000, court rules.
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NewsTrainee retention rate slips at magic circle giants
Clifford Chance posted the lowest figure across the group.
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NewsBLP and Greenberg Traurig end merger talks
Merger talks have been called off over a lack of ‘common ground’.
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NewsCity backs online courts for claims up to £25k
An online court would be a ‘major step’ towards enhancing access to justice, the City of London Law Society says.
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NewsLinklaters hikes associate pay and revamps benefits
Newly qualified lawyers will receive up to £91,000, including bonus – a 30% jump from last year.
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NewsPEP drops 8% at Reed Smith
The fall in profits comes on the back of a slump in commodity prices and a number of early litigation settlements in 2015.
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NewsMoJ backs away from Gove’s big-firm levy
The chief executive of the City of London Law Society said that the idea of a levy has ‘receded’ but has not been dropped.
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NewsGovernment to expose gender pay gulf in law
Mandatory reporting requirements on how much businesses pay men and women will include partner pay – and the vast majority of partners are men.
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NewsSingle exam plan could create two-tier legal profession – City
Giving would-be lawyers the impression they do not need a university education would be 'misleading', City of London Law Society says.
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DLA appoints Picón as senior partner
Juan Picón will take over from Sir Nigel Knowles at the start of May.
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FeaturePrice of law: are City firms worth their fees?
Top City firms stand accused of inhibiting access to justice by charging record fees and failing to be transparent about costs.
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OpinionClients have the power on legal fees
The legal market may have its flaws but lack of competition is not among them.
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OpinionCity lawyers' fees: free-market reality
The billable-hour debate regarding City fees is a predictable sideshow – firms will price at a level the market deems acceptable.
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NewsDLA Piper global co-chair to step down
Sir Nigel Knowles will also retire as senior partner after almost 40 years at the firm.
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NewsA&O elects Dejonghe as senior partner
Wim Dejonghe succeeds David Morley who is retiring at the end of April.