All City articles – Page 89
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NewsRPC ditches flat fee for newly qualified solicitors
Flat rate has ‘passed its sell-by date and no longer has any integrity’.
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NewsWragges and Lawrence Graham begin merger talks
Combined firm would have more than 600 lawyers and posted joint income of £172m last year.
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NewsSociety aligns with CBI to promote UK legal services abroad
City lobbying alliance a first for Chancery Lane, but SRA chair intervenes in debate on regulatory burden to warn that ‘hundreds of firms are on the edge of collapse’.
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Legal job numbers in London continue to fall
Lobby group remains optimistic despite 11% drop in two years.
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NewsSetback for banks in swaps case
Court of Appeal panel deals blow to Barclays in a unanimous judgment.
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NewsGlass ceiling most apparent in magic circle
City firms are least diverse on gender, according to new research.
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NewsDon't turn a blind eye to human rights, City firms urged
Acting in the client’s best interest does not mean ignoring human rights, says partner at magic circle firm Allen & Overy.
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NewsLaw Society lands key A&O figure to head City team
Stephen Denyer to join the Society with a brief to improve engagement with larger firms.
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NewsUS firms top the pay scales for newly qualifieds
Starting salaries at magic circle firms are nearly double the national average.
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NewsPink pedal power
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer won the coveted pink jersey at this year’s Tour de Law.
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NewsIBA 2013: opposition to open jurisdictions 'uncompetitive'
Lawyers ramp up pressure on countries to break down barrier to foreign lawyers.
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NewsIBA 2013: magic circle leader predicts £9bn revenues
Consolidation of the market will continue for some time - but there is a limit, says Allen & Overy chief.
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NewsUK LLP hit as foreign firms look to compete
Figures show that the net contribution of legal services to the balance of payments deteriorated by over £500m.
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NewsGlobal law summit to celebrate Magna Carta’s 800 years
The summit in February 2015 will bring together the government, legal professional bodies including the Law Society and business.
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Profits plummet 39% at BLP
City firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) reports profits down 39% to £39.4m for the financial year 2012/13.
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NewsDoubts over beneficial owners registry
Plans to create a central registry of ‘beneficial owners’ of companies could threaten the UK economy, a committee of the Law Society has warned.
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MPs attack lobbying bill
MPs have lined up to criticise the government’s lobbying bill for failing to include law firms.
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NewsCity lawyers support 'equal merit' diversity push
City lawyers join Bar Council in lukewarm support for supporting minority judicial candidates.
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ProfileTracey McDermott
The head of enforcement at the Financial Conduct Authority has a low tolerance threshold for City malefactors.
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MEPs approve market abuse regulation
Companies convicted of market abuse could be fined up to 15% of their turnover under European rules