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Clifford Chance aviation partner moves to Milbank in London
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has hired Clifford Chance aviation and shipping partner Nick Swinburne as a partner with the Transportation and Space Group. He will co-lead Milbank's London-based practice with James Cameron.
Plans laid out to make UK a world centre of cyber cover
The UK government and insurance sector has launched an initiative which will highlight the role of compliance and risk specialists such as lawyers.
Trade mark lawyer uses Times crossword to propose to girlfriend
Matthew Dick, trade mark attorney and partner in D Young, has become famous in the UK for persuading the editor of The Times crossword to let him compose clues and answers including the phrase 'Will you marry me' and 'Delyth', his girlfriend's name.
Law firms face prospect of senior lawyers being too poor to retire
A liberalisation of UK pension laws this year is leaving law firms wondering if there is a danger that their older staff 'may not want to or may not be able to afford to retire because they have not saved enough or have spent their pension funds'.
Mid-size practices bulk up to take on UK leading firms
The merger this week of Shakespeares and SGH Martineau to take the combined practice into the UK Top 50 is being seen as a sign of the way the smaller players are taking on the leaders for FTSE 250 and other large businesses.
Young, black high flyer leaves O'Melveny senior role for Wilkie Farr
The outgoing head of the O'Melveny & Myers London office - 41-year old, Nigerian-born Solomon Wifa - joins Wilkie Farr & Gallagher today, bringing strength to the UK private equity and funds group.
Search for polished lawyers makes UK law firms prone to recruit the elite
A UK academic study designed to find how the top end of employers recruit has found that law and finance firms 'continue to be heavily dominated at entry level by people from more privileged socioeconomic backgrounds'.
Male lawyers see pay fall in UK for third year running
Pay packages are rising for women on average in the UK - but, while they still typically earn more, men saw their total packages fall 2% last year to £157,000, according to in-house and private practice recruiter Laurence Simons.
White & Case puts pressure on Magic Circle with London pay hike
White & Case is paying newly-qualified lawyers 20 per cent more than the Magic Circle firms.
British airlines to face toxic air claims
The Unite union is funding cases for 17 former and current employees of unidentified British airlines who claim to have been poisoned by toxic cabin air.
High-profile UK lawyer returns to corporate stage
Sam Laidlaw, the Macfarlanes-trained lawyer who was criticised for his luxurious lifestyle as he warned of possible energy blackouts while at the helm of the UK's leading energy business, is to build an oil and gas venture backed by private equity.
Leigh Day gathers landlords for multi-million pound claim against Foxtons
London-based law firm Leigh Day is in the initial stages of gathering clients for a group action against Foxtons with an ex-Clifford Chance lawyer likely to be the first claimant.
Gateley partners receive £25m from successful UK flotation
The UK's first listing of a law firm has gone ahead successfully - raising £30m on the junior AIM market, enough to return £25m to former partners and to provide £5m of working capital and for strategy implementation and the transition from an LLP.
Cooley advises on Jukely's London launch
Cooley LLP, the Palo Alto law firm that represents Silicon Valley grandees such as Google, eBay, Facebook, and LinkedIn, has advised music startup Jukely on its launch in the UK.
Business activities to be liberalised for law firms
Law firms in England and Wales will be able to diversify their activities, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has recommended.
DLA prepares to launch UK contract lawyer unit
Following the example of Allen & Overy and its Peerpoint initiative, DLA Piper plans to set up a flexible working team - to suit both clients and staff - by the end of the year.
UK Top 100 see revenue rise - but worry about rising costs
Average income rose 6.3 per cent in the year to April - with the biggest increases coming in domestic firms which were not exposed to flagging EU markets and volatility in foreign jurisdictions further afield.
UK surveillance law challenged in court
Sweeping powers by the UK government to retain phone and internet data are being challenged in court.
UK backs regulation, despite election win
Whilst voters may have given the Conservative party a majority in the new UK parliament, a new survey carried just after the Election reveals a pro-regulation tendency that might seem at odds with the Tories' pro-business stance.
Mayer Brown in apprenticeship first
The 1,500-lawyer international firm has become the first legal practice in London to offer an 'articled apprenticeship' scheme - in tandem with the University of Law - to trainees who will study part-time and qualify in six years.