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Bar Council chief says 30pc of lawyers in India are fake
Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman Manan Kumar Mishra has made the shocking statement that 30 per cent of all lawyers in India hold fraudulent law degrees.
Bar Council report highlights situation for female barristers
A Bar Council report on the experience of female barristers has found that many feel the bar has changed for the better, but also feel pushed toward traditional 'women's practice areas' su...
MoJ launches fresh consultation for further court fees hike
Only months after the Coalition Government raised some civil court fees by 600 per cent, justice minister Shailesh Vara MP has announced that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has begun another consultati...
Survey shows majority junior lawyers feel fulfilled despite career concerns
Most junior lawyers are fulfilled in their professional lives and enjoy a reasonably healthy work/life balance, despite some concerns over bonus schemes, the quality of management and career prospects...
City firms view SRA training proposals with suspicion
In a report by the Law Society, City firms warn that proposals to change legal training by the Solicitors Regulation Authority are potentially dangerous to the UK law industry's global reputation.
Law firms focus on attraction, neglect retention
Legal consultant John Chisholm believes firms could to do more to keep their top lawyers engaged, saying that many major firms have excellent strategies for recruiting talented lawyers, but could do m...
Sciaroni managing partner defects to ZICOlaw
Malaysian law firm ZICOlaw has hired Samuel Britton as its Myanmar managing partner in Yangon. He moves from Sciaroni & Associates, where he was regional managing partner.
HFW targets Southeast Asia with Hiswara hire
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has hired Haydn Dare as a partner from Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung, Herbert Smith Freehills' alliance firm in Indonesia.
Linklaters managing partner in mandate to review Lloyds Bank legal function
According to bank insiders, Linklaters managing partner Simon Davies may have received a mandate to review Lloyds Bank's legal function as one of his first tasks in his new role as chief people, l...
Cleary hires capital markets partner in HK
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has hired capital markets partner Shuang Zhao in Hong Kong.
Delhi High Court revokes Uber ban in India's capital
The Delhi High Court has set aside the state government's order rejecting an application by online taxi firm Uber Technologies for a licence to operate in the capital, allowing the US-based co...
Harneys launches third Asian office in Tokyo
Offshore law firm Harneys has established an office in Tokyo as part of an expansion plan that saw the firm open its doors in Hong Kong in 2005 and in Singapore last year.
Australian firms warned: adapt or perish
CEO of AdventBalance Ken Jagger has predicted that traditional Australian firms will continue to struggle to maintain their market share, as US and UK firms flood the market and boutique specialist fi...
Baker adds arbitration partner in Tokyo
Baker & McKenzie has expanded its disputes practice with the hire of Joel Greer as a partner in its Tokyo office.
Akin Gump expands oil and gas practice with partner hire
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has hired oil and gas lawyer Paul Greening as a partner in the firm's Hong Kong office from Vinson & Elkins.
HFW launches formal law alliance in Singapore
Holman Fenwick Willan has entered into a formal law alliance (FLA) in Singapore with local law firm AsiaLegal, with the entity operating under the name HFW AsiaLegal.
DLA Piper expands Perth office with Hardy Bowen corporate team
DLA Piper has announced that Michael Bowen, Scott Gibson and Marc Wilshaw of Perth corporate law firm Hardy Bowen have joined the firm as partners, in a move which significantly increases DLA Piper...
Latham PE partner to join Morrison & Foerster as London corporate head
Latham & Watkins private equity and M&A partner Graeme Sloan has joined Morrison & Foerster as the firm's global M&A co-chair and London corporate head.
Indian Government discussing opening legal sector to foreign firms
The Government has begun discussions with the Bar Council of India and other stake holders to open the legal services sector to foreign firms in a calibrated manner, according to Commerce Secretary Ra...
Shearman & Sterling open in Saudi Arabia in partnership with local firm
US-headquartered Shearman & Sterling has established an on-the-ground presence in Saudi Arabia in affiliation with Abdulaziz Alassaf & Partners.