Madeline Anderson

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Hausfeld launches £920m UK class action competition claim against Google over Play Store charges

Tech giant accused of 'locking' consumers into using its own app store system in claim backed by Vannin Capital

29 Jul 2021

'Remote work prevented us from performing at our sharpest': Houston lawyer endorses office returns amid Delta variant fears

John Zavitsanos said his firm suffered under the conditions of remote working while reopening its office led it to have its 'best year ever'

28 Jul 2021

Ashurst unveils 'landmark' 26-week parental leave policy

Package of measures will be applied globally 'irrespective of gender identity' and includes pregnancy loss provisions

28 Jul 2021

Macfarlanes PEP soars to £2m against 10% revenue increase

The City firm lays claim to the highest profit per equity partner figure posted so far this reporting season

27 Jul 2021

Funding and scalability concerns holding firms back from tech innovation, new report says

Smaller firms face significant challenges when investing in new tech according to reasearch from the SRA and Oxford University

27 Jul 2021

Appointments: MSI Global Alliance adds Big Four partner as CEO, Kennedys names EMEA managing partner

This week's collection of moves also sees RPC strengthen its international casualty insurance offering and a former L&L lawyer rejoin the firm in the wake of a dispute between its co-founders

27 Jul 2021

Taylor Wessing hires partner duo in Dublin ahead of Ireland office launch

Adam Griffiths and Deidre MacCarthy join the firm as it gears up to launch its life sciences and tech-focused Dublin base

26 Jul 2021

UK Supreme Court upholds law firm's non-compete clause with rival after four-year legal battle

Your Lawyers celebrates victory in dispute sparked by potential collaboration over a VW emissions group claim

23 Jul 2021

Bitter leadership dispute at India’s L&L Partners sparks 21-partner breakaway firm

Top New Delhi corporate lawyer Mohit Saraf unveils ‘modern’ and ‘inclusive’ Saraf & Partners

22 Jul 2021

Gide Loyrette Nouel makes up seven partners in Paris-focused round

French heavyhitter promotes lawyers across six practice areas including banking and finance, European law and real estate transactions

22 Jul 2021

Diversity champion celebrates election as 'first black senior partner' at a top 100 UK firm

Trevor Sterling hopes landmark inspires greater diversity and social mobility within the profession

21 Jul 2021

DWF hails 'transformational year' as revenue rises 12% to £400m

Listed UK firm reports 8% rise in organic revenue with gross profits up by 21%

21 Jul 2021

Clifford Chance sees 9% jump in PEP to £1.85m

Magic Circle heavyweight hails sixth consecutive year of growth as revenue reaches £1.83bn

20 Jul 2021

Ince UK managing partner leaves firm less than a year into role

Mark Tantam has left Ince to work in his own non-legal advisory firm

20 Jul 2021

South African firm's offices reduced to ‘rubble and ash’ as legal community condemns unrest

KwaZulu-Natal firm is among impacted businesses as top law firms rally to support ‘rule of law’

19 Jul 2021

Appointments: HFW builds in Sydney, Jones Day adds General Electric executive counsel

Round-up also features Herbert Smith Freehills, Paul Hastings, K&L Gates, McGuire Woods and PDLegal

16 Jul 2021

Taylor Wessing UK revenue climbs 12% to £175.5m as PEP jumps 18%

International firm’s global revenue rises for fourth consecutive year, hitting £371m

15 Jul 2021

Allen & Overy reports 17% jump in PEP as turnover climbs 5% to £1.77bn

UK Magic Circle firm is latest practice to improve its financial performance through the pandemic

15 Jul 2021

Slaughter and May unveils trio of associate part-time working programmes

Job shares and project-led flexibility among options presented to top UK firm’s lawyers

14 Jul 2021

Stephenson Harwood posts modest revenue drop as profitability rises 13%

Revenue at the top 50 UK firm dips to £209m as profit per equity partner bounces back to £685,000

13 Jul 2021