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MoJ scraps plans for 500 per cent hike to asylum and immigration fees
Overwhelming public opposition has forced the government to axe proposed increases to immigration tribunal fees, which in some case where as large as 500 per cent.
IICSA must prioritise finding a new lead counsel, say MPs
Finding a successor to former Counsel to the Inquiry Ben Emmerson QC must be made a priority for the embattled inquiry.
Eversheds locks in new leadership team following Ranson appointment
The firm has named a new managing partner and executive partner to work alongside chief executive officer-to-be Lee Ranson from May next year.
Three lawyers found guilty of defrauding UK Legal Aid
Three Bradford-based immigration lawyers have been found guilty of claiming £600,000 worth or fraudulent disbursements from the UK Legal Aid Agency (LAA).
Ashurst hires UKTV executive as new CFO
UKTV chief financial and operations officer Jan Gooze-Zijl will join Ashurst in February next year.
CMS offering cash to trainees-to-be in return for deferred start date
CMS' three-way merger with Nabarro and Olswang will see the firm flooded with trainees over the next two years unless some agree to start later.
Simpson Thacher and Weil Gotshal make up two partners apiece in London
Both firms gave London a look-in for their latest partner promotions round.
Revealed: Less than 1 in 5 KWM partners signed up to failed China bailout
Only a small handful of KWM's partners in Europe were willing to commit in full to the bailout's prerequisite £14m capital call.
Profit down 59 per cent at Irwin Mitchell following acquisition
The firm's first LLP accounts since the acquisition of Thomas Eggar have revealed a dramatic drop-off in profits.
Facebook confirms plans to expand London headcount by 50 per cent next year
London remains one of the best places to do business as a technology company, according to social media giant Facebook.
Slaughter & May pockets £12m in fees for Hinkley Point C advice
The Department of Energy and Climate Change paid the Magic Circle outfit £12m for its advice on the nation's first nuclear power development in more than 20 years.
Freshfields private equity head to take reins of GFI sector group
Heavyweight partner David Higgins is stepping down from the helm of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's global financial investors sector group.
Departed IICSA lawyers to air grievances in public
Four of the seven senior lawyers to have so far walked out on the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) have written letters to MPs detailing their concerns, which will likely be published later this week.
UK court allows 14-year-old girl's body to be frozen after death
Scientific advancements are raising challenging new legal and ethical questions about death, warns the High Court.
Law Society recommends increase in minimum wage for City trainees
Salaries for trainee solicitors should be raised as a 'matter of good practice' and in support of diversity efforts, says the Law Society.
Litigation funders face increased liability exposure under 'losers pay' rule
The English Court of Appeal has ruled that litigation funders will be liable for indemnity costs awarded against their funded client, even in situations where there has been 'no discernible misconduct' by the funder.
Freshfields picks new digs for City HQ
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is swapping Fleet Street for Bishopsgate in one of the biggest City real estate leasing deals in the year to date. The firm has signed a lease for 300,000 square
Government to tackle judiciary talent drain with 15 per cent pay rise
High Court judges set to receive more than £200,000 per year as part of a new recruitment push that has jostled others in the public sector.
Olswang loses another senior partner ahead of three-way merger
Former Asia managing partner Rob Bratby has left Olswang to join Arnold & Porter in London ahead of the former's planned tie-up with Nabarro and CMS Cameron McKenna.
Legal exodus from IICSA continues as top lawyer quits
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) is facing a 'crisis of credibility' as yet another of its most senior lawyers bows out.