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Reed Smith launches agile working policy for all city staff
Reed Smith is introducing a new Agile Working Policy which will take immediate effect for all personnel in the London office - a move it says will increase productivity and staff retention.
Leigh Day lawyers face Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal over Iraqi cases
In what is billed to be the costliest case ever for the regulatory body, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal is looking into claims of misconduct over Iraqi cases.
Lawyers face £500 million payout for homes that cannot be sold
UK Lawyers could be forced to pay more than £500 million compensation for leaving clients stranded in leasehold homes they cannot sell.
Glasgow Chamber President takes law firm role at Anderson Strathern
President of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Neil Amner has joined Anderson Strathern in a cross-departmental role in efforts to help the law firm boldster relationships in the business community.
JWK Solicitors wins £1m for former BHS employees
UK law firm JWK Solicitors has won £1 million worth of compensation for 112 former employees of retail store BHS.
Bircham Dyson Bell advises on £107m IPO
Bircham Dyson Bell acted for Ten Entertainment Group, parent company to Tenpin Ltd in connection with its admission to the premium segment of the main market of the London Stock Exchange with a market capitalisation of just over £107 million.
Regulator wants greater transparency from law firms
The Legal Services Board (LSB) expects frontline regulators to introduce compulsory 'minimum disclosures' by law firms on price, service, redress and regulatory status as it does not believe that change can come from within the legal fraternity.
Law change brings Monaco-style Grand Prix hope to London
The idea of a Monaco-style grand prix taking place on the streets of London has moved a step closer after a law change which allows motorsports to take place on public roads.
Linklaters and Baker McKenzie advising on £1.4bn Weetabix sale
Linklaters, Baker McKenzie, Ropes & Gray and Mills & Reeve are advising on the £1.4bn sale of Weetabix Limited to US cereal firm Post Holdings.
Clifford Chance partner elected as next Law Society President
Clifford Chance partner Simon Davis has been elected as the Law Society's next President - a role he will officially take up in 2019.
Attorney General moves to block Tony Blair war trial private prosecution
Attorney General MP Jeremy Wright has launched a legal fight to stop Tony Blair being charged over Iraq war deaths after former chief of staff of the Iraq army General Abdul-Wahid Shannan ar-Ribat tried to prosecute him for the crime of 'aggression'.
Capita appoints 21 firms to legal panel
Capita has appointed a total of 21 law firms after the company reviewed its commercial legal panel for the first time in two years.
Appeals Court rules that legal aid cuts for convicts are illegal
Cuts to legal aid for prisoners were dramatically overturned yesterday, April 10, as unlawful with judges saying that refusing to allow certain categories of inmates access to public money to fight legal cases was 'inherently unfair'.
Baker McKenzie's city profits up £176 million
Baker McKenzie's London office has seen its revenue increase more than 20 per cent with turnover up to £176 million in 2016 from £145.2m a year earlier - significantly higher than the firm's global growth rate. For others, news has not been so good.
UK forces companies to publish gender figures
For the first time thousands of employers in the UK will have to publish gender figures under new measures aimed at closing the pay gap between men and women.
Supreme Court rules parents can be prosecuted for term time family holidays
In a landmark case that is to affect families all across Britain, the Supreme Court has ruled that parents who take their children out of school for term time holidays can be prosecuted.
Shoosmiths boosts national venture capital practice
National law firm Shoosmiths has expanded its Venture Capital (VC) offering with the appointment of corporate partner Steven Barnett to its London office, from international law firm Orrick.
Brexit sees London new law firm leasing plummet
New London leases taken by large law firms in London fell more than 50 per cent last year largely as a result of Brexit and as 70 per cent of law firms get set to offer flexible working policies in the next 12 months - from today's 30 per cent.
Bar starts to license Alternative Business Structures
The Bar Standards Board has begun licensing Alternative Business Structures from today.
Quarter of London's law firms hacked in 2016
A quarter of all legal firms have been the subject of a cyber-attack with London-based firms suffering most.