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Home DLA LLP filings show turnover increase and £1.7m pay for top earner by Rose Orlik 3 Feb 2012 at 3:31pm
DLA Piper?s International limited liability partnership (LLP), which covers all operations outside North and South America, reported revenues of £619.9m during the financial year ending 30 April 2011. SJ Berwin senior partner Blake to step down from top role in April by Sofia Lind 3 Feb 2012 at 12:55pm
SJ Berwin senior partner Jonathan Blake will not stand for a third term at the firm?s helm, he confirmed earlier today (3 February). Blake told partners today that he will step down from the role when his term closes on 30 April this year, ending months of speculation about whether not he would be seeking re-appointment. Herbert Smith confirms Australia merger discussions to firm's staff by Suzi Ring 3 Feb 2012 at 12:23pm
Herbert Smith has officially confirmed to staff that it is in merger talks with Australia?s Freehills, issuing a note to all staff earlier this morning (3 February). The note from senior partner Jonathan Scott informs staff that an interesting opportunity has arisen in Australia, with the firm holding ?exploratory talks? with Freehills about a possible link-up. Taylor Wessing to offer LPO to law firms with low-cost business spin-off by Sofia Lind 3 Feb 2012 at 12:15pm
Taylor Wessing is set to offer legal process outsourcing (LPO) services to other law firms with plans to spin off its document review business now underway. The firm is currently appointing an adviser to look at a demerger of its New Street Solutions document review business to become an entirely separate entity. SNR Denton attributes UK merger benefits to 4% Stateside revenue hike by Chris Johnson 3 Feb 2012 at 10:57am
SNR Denton's US arm has announced a return to top-line growth, posting a 4.4% increase in revenues for 2011, reports The Am Law Daily. The firm's Stateside operations have ended two straight years of financial decline, taking in $474.5m (£300m) in gross revenue last year, while US profits per equity partner grew almost 7% to $880,000 (£556,000) after a 15% rise in 2010. Offshore by Legal Week 3 Feb 2012 at 12:03am
A heavyweight line-up, including Collas Crill, Bedell, Appleby, Conyers, Mourant and Ogier, size up the key issues in the global offshore market Market liberalisation leads to a romance between funders and the BVI and Cayman by Ian Mann 3 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Harney?s Ian Mann assesses the growing scope for litigation funders to back disputes in offshore jurisdictions BLP boosts finance practice with senior Dechert hire by Suzi Ring 3 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has made another addition to its finance practice, with Dechert?s Steve Clark set to join the firm as a partner. Clark will join BLP?s real estate finance group from the US firm, where he is currently of counsel, in the coming weeks. McGrigors acts as Jimmy Choo moves headquarters to London by Rose Orlik 3 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
McGrigors has advised Jimmy Choo on its move to a new London HQ in Westminster, with the luxury footwear brand taking on 37,000 sq ft on Victoria Street. London real estate head Suzanne Gill led a seven-strong team from the firm that included construction and engineering procurement partner Peter Blackmore. Jimmy Choo will make the move following an office refurbishment in June, joining other luxury global brands in the area including Tom Ford, Burberry, LVMH ?and Richemont. ?Market uncertainty? ends DWF, Cobbetts merger talks by Rose Orlik 3 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
DWF and Cobbetts have called off merger talks due ?to ?current uncertainty in market conditions?. In a joint statement, the northwest firms commented: ?The preliminary discussions between DWF and Cobbetts regarding a potential merger have now come to a conclusion and we have made the decision not to progress these talks any further due to the current uncertainty in market conditions. CC, Linklaters and SNR Denton take lead roles as Petroplus files for administ... by Friederike Heine 3 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Clifford Chance (CC), Linklaters and SNR Denton have picked up lead roles after one of Europe?s largest independent refiners, Petroplus, defaulted on $1.75bn (£1.12bn) of debt and filed for insolvency last week ?(24 January). The Swiss company?s UK arm, Petroplus Refining & Marketing, a key source of petrol for London and the Southeast, instructed magic circle firm CC on the insolvency, with London restructuring partner John MacLennan taking the lead. Face off - a controversial new image rights law in Guernsey by Jason Romer 3 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
A picture is worth a thousand words ? but for celebrities, it could be worth thousands of pounds. Collas Crill?s Jason Romer says Guernsey?s new image rights law could be the best way for those in the public eye to protect their assets Eyes on the prize - a new fast-track investment vehicle in Jersey by Michael Lombardi 3 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Ogier?s Michael Lombardi outlines ?the requirements for ?a new fast-track ?vehicle in Jersey for ?the professional investor market LG secures latest hotel instruction as two prime properties sold for £192m by Suzi Ring 3 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
LG and Hogan Lovells have advised on the sale of London?s Sanderson Hotel and St Martins Lane Hotel to Middle Eastern investor Capital Hill Hotels for £192m. LG advised Capital Hill on the sale, with London corporate partner and hotel sector head Michael Lacey at the helm, alongside City real estate partner Malcolm Headley. The firm advised Capital Hill on the purchase, management agreements, asset management matters and its new bank facility. Firefighting - the Cayman Islands' firewall legislation by Morven McMillan and Lucy Diggle 3 Feb 2012 at 12:00am
Mourant Ozannes? Morven McMillan and Lucy Diggle ask how fireproof the Cayman Islands? firewall legislation is |
 Law News from Times Online Law News from Times Online SocGen writes off Kerviel as a footnote in history 15 Jun 2010 at 3:08pm The rogue trader who cost Société Générale almost ?5 billion was dismissed as an historical footnote today by executives seeking to draw a line under France?s biggest financial scandal.  Witnesses ?lied to hide Prince?s involvement,? court told 15 Jun 2010 at 1:00am Witnesses in the Chelsea Barracks case ?concocted an untrue story? to cover up the involvement of the Prince of Wales and the Emir of Qatar in the cancellation of an £81 million modernist housing project, the High Court was told yesterday.  Lord Saville ? an outstanding legal mind defined by Bloody Sunday inquiry 14 Jun 2010 at 7:50pm It is an irony of the Bloody Sunday inquiry that the most expensive and long judicial investigation in history was chaired by a judge chosen for his efficiency.  Thousands detained unlawfully in police stop-and-search blunder 11 Jun 2010 at 1:01am Home Secretary's anger, Crime Central  Barristers turn brokers as credit crunch hits divorce 10 Jun 2010 at 4:06pm The wife of the celebrity chef Marco Pierre White was due to enter the divorce courts on her own next week, without lawyers, to battle for a share of her husband?s estimated £50 million wealth. But publicity in The Times about her case has prompted a potential rescuer ? in the unlikely shape of a criminal set of barristers? chambers.  Hague court sentences Bosnian Serbs to life for Srebrenica genocide 10 Jun 2010 at 1:48pm Two Bosnian Serbs were today convicted of genocide and sentenced to life imprisonment for their role in the massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica in 1995.  Oil spill brings BP trouble from all corners 10 Jun 2010 at 1:01am Down in the Gulf of Mexico, BP is not just fighting to contain the massive oil leak from the explosion on the drilling rig Deepwater Horizon. It is also trying to absorb a build-up in litigation that is threatening to come ashore and overwhelm the courts ? possibly on both sides of the Atlantic.  Lawyer of the Week: Amjad Malik 10 Jun 2010 at 1:01am Amjad Malik, a solicitor-advocate at the Rochdale firm Amjad Malik Solicitors, acted pro bono for three Pakistani students in a deportation appeal hearing at a Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) in London and won the appeal against deportation in the case of Shoaib Khan.  Michael Jackson bodyguard in libel trial challenge 10 Jun 2010 at 1:01am A controversial decision that a high-profile libel trial must go ahead without a jury is to be challenged in the Court of Appeal today.  Rogue trader: ?I acted like a complete idiot? 9 Jun 2010 at 12:11pm The rogue trader who lost his bank almost ?164.5 billion told a French court that he had acted in a "completely idiotic" way when he staked tens of billions of euros on the stock market.  President of the Supreme Court defends terror rulings 9 Jun 2010 at 1:01am The judge who heads Britain?s top court last night defended the Human Rights Act and recent rulings by courts that terrorist suspects cannot be sent home to their own countries.  The Academies Bill - a simple idea, complex problems 8 Jun 2010 at 1:00am Academies are a hybrid: independent schools funded by central government. Those that exist ? about 200 ? were created because of population growth, parental demand or closure of a failing school.  An open letter to Ken Clarke, the Lord Chancellor 8 Jun 2010 at 12:54am Congratulations on taking on responsibility for civil litigation.  Rogue trader prepares for court battle 7 Jun 2010 at 2:40pm He earned worldwide notoriety as the rogue trader who lost ?4.9 billion (£4 billion) and his name became a by-word in his native France for the excesses of global capitalism.  Business Doctor 6 Jun 2010 at 1:01am PENALTIES FOR LATE TAX PAYMENT  |
 LSC announcements The latest news and updates. Immigration Advisory Service announce their decision to go into administration by Legal Services Commission 11 Jul 2011 at 1:00am LSC to secure alternative provision as soon as possible Statement on Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill by Legal Services Commission 21 Jun 2011 at 1:00am LSC relaunches Provider Reference Groups by Legal Services Commission 17 Jun 2011 at 1:00am New PRG meetings to be held in summer Community Legal Advice and LSC websites ? latest news by Legal Services Commission 23 Mar 2011 at 12:00am Update on the web convergence programme New home for LSC websites by Legal Services Commission 10 Nov 2010 at 12:00am LSC working with MoJ to move all our web content to the Justice and Directgov websites Update on the outcome of the Law Society's Judicial Review by Legal Services Commission 15 Oct 2010 at 1:00am Written judgment received Public Bodies Bill ? LSC?s future status by Legal Services Commission 14 Oct 2010 at 1:00am LSC included in October 14 Written Ministerial Statement on Public Bodies Review Programme Chair thanks outgoing commissioners by Legal Services Commission 9 Jun 2010 at 1:00am Praise for hard work and dedication New minister visits Citizens' Advice Bureau by Legal Services Commission 9 Jun 2010 at 1:00am Legal aid minister Jonathan Djanogly meets staff and clients at Wandsworth CAB Help us to help you better by Legal Services Commission 29 Apr 2010 at 1:00am We want to know what you think about our service Award of Crown Court representation orders for either way cases in early adop... by Legal Services Commission 13 Jan 2010 at 12:00am Defendants refused legal aid on the grounds of means before 11 January in early adopter magistrates? courts may need to make new applications. New contractor for Defence Solicitor Call Centre by Legal Services Commission 6 Jan 2010 at 12:00am We have appointed a new contractor to run the Defence Solicitor Call Centre (DSCC) service. Crown Court Means Testing ? new guidance now available by Legal Services Commission 6 Jan 2010 at 12:00am New guidance has been published ahead of Crown Court Means Testing (CCMT) starting on 11 January 2010. Immigration tender deadlines by Legal Services Commission 6 Jan 2010 at 12:00am Tenders to deliver immigration and asylum advice must be submitted by 28 January 2010. Tenders for 2010 standard crime contract by Legal Services Commission 10 Dec 2009 at 12:00am Applications invited for new contract that will run from July 2010 |
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