The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is set to prosecute Farrer & Co‘s head of reputation management, Julian Pike, over allegations of advising News International that it should spy on lawyers who were acting for victims of phone hacking.
The beleaguered European arm of King & Wood Mallesons has been hit today (27 October) with yet another blow as it has emerged that four heavyweights are to quit its City office, including private equity partner and major biller Michael Halford, former managing partner Rob Day, as well as corporate finance partner Andrew Wingfield and …
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Deutsche Bank has increased its litigation provisions from €5.5bn to €5.9bn for the third quarter of this year, while the German lender recorded an unexpected profit, beating analyst expectations.
Mishcon de Reya has kicked off the process for electing its managing partner, with current leader Kevin Gold indicating to the partnership he is willing to stand for the role for a final term.
Siemens’ longstanding UK general counsel and company secretary Claire Carless has left her role to head up the legal division at mental health charity St Andrew’s.
Months after the collapse of BHS, Sir Philip Green has revealed that Olswang and Grant Thornton charged purchaser Retail Acquisitions Limited a collective £8.4m for the transaction.
The thorny issue over whether to grant the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) full independence from the Law Society continues to prove divisive as the former has this week directly appealed to the government to execute the plans.
Clifford Chance (CC) and Allen & Overy have taken lead advisory roles on the $3.3bn acquisition of Allegro Group, Poland’s largest online marketplace and non-food shopping destination, to funds trio, Cinven, Permira, and Mid Europa.
Air France is to search for a new group general counsel as Guillaume Hecketsweiler will depart the airline at the end of October.
Following CMS Cameron McKenna‘s announcement it would merge with Olswang and Nabarro, it has emerged that Camerons partners will be spared from any post-merger lock-in arrangement.
