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DAC Beachcroft nabs former KWM slot on Royal London real estate panel
The firm's hire of former King & Wood Mallesons counsel Helen Murcott has helped secure its spot on the prestigious Royal London Mutual Insurance Society's real estate panel.
Fieldfisher to launch alternative legal services unit former Ashurst heavyweight
Former Ashurst securities and derivatives head Christopher Georgiou is heading up a new business services unit at Fieldfisher.
Management pay packets 7 per cent larger at Allen & Overy last year
Together, the firm's management group took home a total of £13.6m in 2015/16.
Aspiring top-tier lawyers still face 'class ceiling', says new report
Professionals from higher-income backgrounds are still earning more in the UK's 'traditional' professions, like medicine and law, than their peers.
Greenberg Traurig unveils list of new clients following KWM hires
The addition of six former King & Wood Mallesons partners to the Greenberg fold has added 10 new clients to the firm's roster.
DWF rescues claims management firm Triton from administration
The bolt-on deal will add more than 200 staff to the firm's UK headcount.
PI reforms could cost 28,000 UK law firm jobs, warn economists
Personal injury firms will have their margins pushed to 'unsustainable levels' if the Government pushes ahead with its planned shake-up of small injury compensation.
First ever 'para-law' firm launches in the UK
The controversial new venture will allow unlicensed paralegals to do the bulk of case work in order to drive down costs for clients.
Addleshaw's £5m scuffle with former partner Haywood settled in arbitration
Addleshaw Goddard has settled the arbitration proceedings brought against the firm's former real estate head Mark Haywood.
Commercial property offers way out for buy-to-let landlords
Leading City lawyers say it is 'eminently sensible' for buy-to-let investors to consider commercial property, but warn of 'completely different legal principles'
Baker McKenzie predicts drop-off of M&A deals amid Brexit uncertainty
A new forecast report from law firm Baker McKenzie has predicted that corporate deal activity will slump in the United Kingdom this year while skyrocketing across mainland Europe.
City lawyers still unconvinced about trainee 'super exam' proposal
The Solicitors Regulation Authority's updated proposal for a new Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) has once again failed to win over the City of London Law Society (CLLS), which insists it remains essentially unchanged.
One in three trainee solicitors being paid below recommended minimum salary
Many law firms in England and Wales have chosen to shun the minimum salary recommendation for trainees put forward by the Law Society.
Bircham Dyson Bell takes on KWM Cambridge office
The London-based firm is expanding beyond the bounds of the capital for the first time.
Government predicts defeat in Brexit legal challenge
Seven of the 11 Supreme Court justices hearing the Government's appeal are expected to uphold the High Court's ruling on the process surrounding Article 50.
Goodwin Procter hires 26 lawyers as KWM drops lawsuit
King & Wood Mallesons has agreed to drop its lawsuit against Goodwin Procter and corporate partner Richard Lever as part of a deal that will see 26 KWM lawyers find a new home at the US firm.
Record QC round sees 113 new silks and greater diversity
There were more applications to take silk this year than in any since 2009/2010, but a smaller percentage made the cut.
Judge cleared of wrongdoing after calling defendant a c***
The controversy surrounding Judge Patricia Lynch QC has fueled heated debate around how judges should respond to abusive behaviour in their courtrooms.
Taylor Wessing trials video game 'character test' for trainee applicants
A psychometric testing game called 'Cosmic Cadet' will be used to help single out star applicants.
Baker McKenzie picks up seven lawyer team from KWM
Employment partner Carl Richards and private equity partner Will Holder are among the new recruits rescued from King & Wood Mallesons.