All articles by Kathleen Hall – Page 2
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Baker & McKenzie steps up Australian expansion
Investment a sign of growing legal business tie-ups.
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Top-40 PEP growth into double figures
Results show firms are ‘making concerted effort to become more efficient’.
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Society warns against emergency data legislation
The UK is in danger of becoming a ‘surveillance society’, the Law Society has warned.
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Mishcon leads profit growth at top-40 firms
PEP rose at top-40 firms Mischon de Reya, Simmons & Simmons, Pinsent Masons and Field Fisher Waterhouse for the year 2013/14.
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International giants report first post-merger results
Ashurst reports profits per partner up 22% on turnover up 6% on like-for-like basis.
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Freshfields and Linklaters report 6% PEP growth
Four magic circle firms have now reported strong profit increases for 2013/14.
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LPC applications down by 10%
This is the second consecutive year of decline, according to figures seen by the Gazette.
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Freshfields emerges as leading global M&A adviser
Two market studies rank the firm second and third for the total value of deals it advised on in the first half of 2014.
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PEP rises 12% at Herbert Smith Freehills
HSF reveals profits of £232m and income of £800m in the firm’s first full-year results following its merger.
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Profits up 8% at Nabarro
International expansion played a key part in the firm’s strategy for 2013/14.
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Allen & Overy posts ‘highest ever’ revenue and profit
Magic circle outfit makes hay from ‘more stable’ global markets.
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‘Fast-track’ patent highway to China opens
The UK partners with China’s State Intellectual Property Office to accelerate patent applications.
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Profits surge on record income at Clifford Chance
The magic circle firm says its bullish performance reflects an ‘uptick in the transactional markets’.
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MoJ axes £127m IT project
Troubled project to join up the department’s back office systems will be outsourced to Steria.
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Foley ousts nine-year incumbent at Pinsent Masons
Richard Foley will replace senior partner Chris Mullen, responsible for the firm’s McGrigors merger.
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Opinion
Still working on our ABS
The first local authorities applied for ABS licences last year and are still waiting for approval. What’s the hold up?
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Whistleblower protection failure
Employment lawyers believe decision not to create legislation for partners leaves uncertainty.
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Flexible hours reform ‘could change culture’
Partners will not see the benefits, say experts, but gender imbalance could be addressed.
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Legal executive-only firms mooted for next year
Super-regulator consults on granting CILEx entity regulation powers.
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Government will not legislate to protect whistleblowing partners
Further legislative change will not be necessary to cover members of LLPs, the government says.