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SRA to overhaul legal panel

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is overhauling its panel of external legal advisers and will replace its current disciplinary proceedings and litigation panels with one central panel.

11 Aug 2016

India in bid to become arbitration hub

The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) is set to begin proceedings this month, pitting India against other international arbitration centres.

11 Aug 2016

Lawyer unexpectedly qualifies for the Olympics

A Greek lawyer will run in the marathon at the Olympics this month, having qualified without realising.

11 Aug 2016

Freshfields and Eversheds make up most Irish applications as numbers spike

As the number soared to over 300 after the UK's vote to leave the EU, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Eversheds have made up the bulk of UK admissions to the Irish bar so far this year.

10 Aug 2016

Led Zeppelin lose bid to recoup legal fees

The judge overseeing Led Zeppelin's copyright trial has rejected the group's attempts to recoup $793,000 in costs.

10 Aug 2016

DLA Piper international revenue jumps to £769m

DLA Piper increased international turnover by 4 per cent last year to £768.8m.

9 Aug 2016

Lloyds opens UK legal panel review

Lloyds Banking Group has begun a review of its core UK legal panel, with the results expected by the end of September.

9 Aug 2016

Surge of CJEU tax cases anticipated in wake of Brexit vote

The UK's prospective withdrawal from the EU means that more claimants may commence proceedings in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) while it is clear that EU law still applies in t...

8 Aug 2016

Two more firms freeze pay after Brexit vote

In the wake of the UK's vote to leave the EU, Addleshaw Goddard and Gowling WLG have frozen their August salary reviews until the autumn.

5 Aug 2016

Prominent human rights lawyer facing criminal inquiry

Phil Shiner, who rose to prominence for representing Iraqis in abuse cases against the British military, will be fighting off a criminal inquiry by legal regulators.

5 Aug 2016

Simmons & Simmons makes post-Brexit redundancies

Simmons & Simmons is making redundancies in its London office as a result of the UK's vote to leave the EU, the first major firm in the City known to have done so.

5 Aug 2016

Quinn Emanuel to launch City white collar and corporate investigations practice

The US litigation boutique has hired Covington & Burling corporate investigations and white collar crime partner Robert Amaee to launch the new practice next month.

4 Aug 2016

Clifford Chance hires big name partners for NY office

Clifford Chance has hired two new partners for its New York office from Chadbourne & Parke and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

4 Aug 2016

BKL continues expansion with Yangon opening

Korean law firm Bae, Kim & Lee (BKL) has opened its seventh overseas office in Yangon, Myanmar.

4 Aug 2016

Global 100 firms to earn £14.5m in ARM acquisition

Documents disclosed ahead of the deal show that the US and Magic Circle advisers on the mega acquisition of ARM holdings by Japanese group SoftBank are set to earn a total of £14.5m in fees.

3 Aug 2016

New EU banking authority awards spots on legal panel

Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Hogan Lovells have earned places on a legal panel created by the new EU authority responsible for winding up failed Eurozone banks.

3 Aug 2016

Tokyo law firm to acquire Thai practice

Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, one of Japan's largest law firms, is to acquire Thailand's Chandler & Thong-ek.

3 Aug 2016

Bakers elects tax partner Chadwick to head London office

Tax partner Alex Chadwick is set to take charge of Baker & McKenzie's London office.

2 Aug 2016

Osborne Clarke expands in Asia through local association

Osborne Clarke has entered the Singapore market in an association with local firm Queen Street Legal.

2 Aug 2016

Female lawyers have some advice for male colleagues

After reporting on a study showing that women were penalised at work for assertive behaviours considered acceptable in men, Law.com's Vivia Chen got some feedback from female lawyers.

2 Aug 2016