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Two former Foot Anstey partners launch IP boutique with Excello Law
Paul Cox and Roy Crozier create Ionic Legal with the support of UK law firm Excello Law
‘We have to be transparent and sustainable’: key takeaways from Luxury Law Summit London
Maura O’Malley reports from London’s premier luxury law conference, which featured lawyers from brands including Loewe, Chanel, Tapestry and Stella McCartney
Post Office scandal: 20-plus law firms and solicitors under investigation
Solicitors Regulation Authority scrutinising case management, disclosure issues and ‘improper application of privilege’
Stewarts launches profession-wide pledge to help promote Indian arbitrators globally
India Promise addresses under-representation of Indian arbitrators on tribunals
SRA issues warning over law firm mergers
Regulator says firms must prioritise clients’ interests following high-profile collapses of consolidator firms
Mastercard settles merchant group action in interchange fee litigation
Confidential settlement struck with more than 1,900 businesses
Women legal professionals team up to promote ‘menopause-friendly’ workplace
Initiative sees eight women from different firms share experiences and offer practical advice to employers
Akin names successors to veteran chair Koopersmith
UK-US duo Dan Walsh and Abid Qureshi to take over as co-chairs of top 40 US firm next April
Key considerations when selecting an IT supplier – part two
3Kites’ Jon Howells outlines additional requirements firms should take into account when making IT-related purchases
Browne Jacobson boosts turnover by 12% to record high
Top 50 firm more than doubles revenue in a decade as turnover in year to 30 April 2024 rises to £118m
Cadwalader duo join Greenberg Traurig in London
Departures come less than a week after Cadwalader loses four-partner finance team in London to King & Spalding
Sidley Austin raises London NQ pay for second time this year
Pay climbs to £175k putting Chicago-based firm close to Quinn Emanuel’s and Gibson Dunn’s market-topping £180k
Former Labour leader to head Bar bullying review
Harriet Harman KC to lead independent review of bullying and harassment at the Bar launched by the Bar Council
Fenwick Elliott rings in new senior partner after 23 years
Karen Gidwani to succeed veteran leader Simon Tolson at helm of UK construction and energy boutique next April
King & Spalding adds four-partner finance team in London from Cadwalader
Fund finance and ESG partners make the move alongside team of associates
Hogan Lovells enters London pay war, ups NQ pay to £135k
Boost follows international Magic Circle firms upping NQ pay to £150k
Clyde & Co and RPC partners step up as LIDW co-chairs
Loukas Mistelis and Jonathan Cary join mediator Henrietta Jackson-Stops as London International Disputes Week chairs
Travers Smith hires Blackstone Credit legal counsel to bolster funds group
Joel Grossmark joins as a partner and will help grow Travers Smith’s retailisation practice
‘Public confidence in justice is shot’: Bar Council chair sets out manifesto for justice
Sam Townend KC bemoans ‘parlous state’ of English and Welsh justice system in keynote address at annual Bar Conference
Two retired UK judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court
Decision of Lords Collins and Sumption comes amid mounting concern over rule of law