Big Bar boost: Fountain Court makes seven strong team hire, including two silks
Leading set Fountain Court Chambers has boosted its commercial offering and with the recruit of two silks and five junior barristers.
Keep calm and… The GC guide to handling a crisis
Cyber attacks, corporate scandals, environmental disaster… just some of the threats businesses face as they go global. Legal Business asks leading GCs how to handle – and avoid – a crisis. ‘I’ve dealt with many crises… government investigations, data privacy breaches, pollution… they’re all nauseating. Your gut churns when you get that call and …
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Anger over article 50: Protesters gather outside Mishcon over Brexit legal challenge
Protesters gathered outside the headquarters of City firm Mishcon de Reya today (7 July) in response to the firm’s plans to launch a legal action over the triggering of article 50 and the process of Brexit. However the City firm has also received over 1,500 emails of support of the action since the news emerged.
‘Obviously some headwinds’: Clifford Chance revenue up 3% while PEP leaps by 10%
Clifford Chance (CC) has become the second Magic Circle firm to announce its financial results for the 2015/16 year, with revenues up 3% to £1.39bn while profit per equity partner has leapt by 10% to £1.23m, the firm’s highest to date.
Clifford Chance latest to partner with tech firm Kira as major players make AI push
Clifford Chance (CC) has become the latest firm to increase its investment in technology initiatives, announcing this morning (5 July) that it has entered into partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) provider, Kira Systems.
‘Questions remain’: Three former Barclays traders convicted in London Libor trial
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured a major win today (4 July) after three former Barclays traders were found guilty by a London jury of conspiring to fraudulently manipulate global benchmark interest rates.
Parabis collapse update: Creditor dividend halved, latest report reveals
An administrators’ progress report for the now-defunct Parabis Group, published this week on Companies House, showed that unsecured creditors will receive only half of what was already a dismal return on their outstanding debts.
‘Key to success’: Grosvenor’s Schwarz-Runer takes on Boston Consulting Global GC job
The latest corporate to boost its in-house legal capabilities through a high-profile recruit is Boston Consulting Group (BCG) which has appointed Ulrike Schwarz-Runer from property development company Grosvenor as global general counsel.
Gibson Dunn continues Germany push, launching in Frankfurt with double Latham hire
The renewed interest in Germany’s legal market continues apace with US firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher to launch in Frankfurt after hiring Latham & Watkins corporate partners Dirk Oberbracht and Wilhelm Reinhardt.
Quinn, Stewarts and Signature demand costs from Mishcon clients in RBS litigation saga
The ongoing saga that is the £4bn shareholder group action against the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) continues to prove controversial, as it has emerged that litigation powerhouses Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Stewarts Law and Signature Litigation are seeking millions worth of costs incurred from the claimants of Mishcon de Reya.