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Sports and music bodies account for most copyright cases High Court
Copyright disputes from sports and music rights holders continue to flood the High Court whilst Sky and BT are also top litigators.
Rosenblatt muses over IPO
The city law firm is reported to be considering a flotation, following in the footsteps of Gateley, Gordon Dadds and Keystone Law.
BHP Billiton GC joins Lighthouse BP
Randal Barker will join Europe's largest solar development company which has recently partnered with BP.
Sidley launches UK life sciences practice with Bristow's head
Bristow's head of life sciences, Marie Manley, has jumped ship to head up the London team.
Regulator cracks down on law firms over money-laundering compliance
The SRA has taken action against law firms not fully complying with money-laundering rules and says weak processes will not be tolerated.
Mayer Brown expands private equity team in London
The US firm has hired Neil Evans from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as it grows its private equity department.
Disclosure failures endangering justice, say criminal lawyers
Criminal lawyers have called on the government and judiciary to work together to resolve disclosure of evidence issues.
Simpson Millar makes 91 jobs redundant
The UK law firm put the programme in place last year in the wake of its investor, Fairpoint, going into administration.
Cash rich Top 100 law firms ready for Brexit
With bank balances increasing to a total £1.4 billion, law firms have the cash reserves to withstand a hard Brexit.
Orrick recruits Watson Farley private equity partner
Orrick is continuing its focus on private equity for the energy and infrastructure market with the hire of Paul Doris from Watson Farley.
FCA chief admits to tax 'error of judgement'
The former Slaughter and May partner had invested in a film tax avoidance scheme which saw him repaying the Inland Revenue £114k.
Modernising the courts: digital access to justice
With court closures on the agenda, how does this impact the access to justice debate for the vulnerable, asks Francesca Kaye of Russell-Cooke.
Gordon Dadds makes Cardiff law firm purchase
The listed law firm has bought its third law firm in a year as well as an energy tax consultancy.
SMEs have no faith in lawyers to solve business problems
Small businesses do not believe lawyers provide a cost effective means to resolve legal issues and should be a last resort when solving business problems.
Clifford Chance buys Carillion legal arm
The global law firm has picked up the 60 strong paralegal team from the contractor which collapsed last month.
Hostesses told to disregard NDAs at infamous London dinner
Confidentiality agreements signed by hostesses for a notorious London dinner can be disregarded, the staffing agency concerned has said.
Dentons partner leaves after sexual harassment probe
A former partner at Scottish legacy firm Maclay Murray & Spens was asked to leave the global legal giant after an investigation found his 'behaviour fell well below expectations'.
Court upholds arrest warrant for Wikileaks founder
Julian Assange's lawyers argued that his arrest for failing to answer bail was no longer in the public interest.
BLM joins forces with LSE on AI insurance predictability project
The firm has embarked on a mission to predict outcomes on volume litigation and complex claims.
Ex-Sidley partner Matthew Cahill cleared in tax case as CPS admits 'wholesale failures'
A leading city lawyer has had charges against him dropped as the CPS admits to yet another 'disclosure' failure.