‘Strong result’: Watson Farley posts 20% rise in global revenues
In a significant improvement on last year’s financials, Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has posted an increase in global revenues of over 20%.
‘A pity’: lawyers react as non-lawyer David Lidington appointed Lord Chancellor replacing Truss
In a fourth successive non-lawyer appointment to the role, former House of Commons leader David Lidington has been appointed Lord Chancellor, taking up his role on 11 June.
CAT orders Law Society to pay up to £230,000 costs in abuse of dominance case while first opt-out consumer damages class action fails
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has hit the Law Society with a costs order of up to £230,000 to pay an online training provider after finding it breached competition law in a ruling published this week, while the first CAT opt-out consumer class action was withdrawn.
Stewarts Law brings in Dechert veteran to bolster fraud practice
Disputes leader Stewarts Law has made a rare partner hire in its core commercial litigation practice after recruiting Dechert litigation veteran David Hughes.
Thames Water invites tenders for £48m provision with new regulatory and disputes panel
Thames Water has opened to tender its legal services provision worth £48m in total, inviting pitches from up to 10 firms for a new panel providing regulatory, litigation and projects work – in addition to its external panel.
Fieldfisher grows finance practice with hire of K&L Gates’ Moller
Fieldfisher has appointed Stephen Moller as a partner from K&L Gates, further bolstering the firm’s finance team after its April hire of Freshfields’ Dougall Molson.
‘Fundamentally different’: MasterCard and Visa to face new £300m UK retailers’ interchange fee claims
Humphries Kerstetter has launched a series of new £300m competition damages claims against MasterCard and Visa, on behalf of a group of 27 UK high street companies including betting firms, online retailers and a major supermarket.
Financials 2016/17: Fieldfisher reveals 34% revenue hike to £165m
An expansive year geographically, combined with a strong performance in corporate and disputes, has seen Fieldfisher announce a 34% increase in turnover for 2016/17, from £121.5m to £165m.
Quinn’s City outpost loses second partner this year as Friedman exits
London-based litigator Paul Friedman is to leave Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan after just over a year at the firm. Friedman is the second partner to leave the US firm this year after a nine year period with no partner exits.
CAT rules Law Society abused its dominant position in conveyancing training market
The Law Society of England and Wales abused its dominant position in the market for the provision of quality certifications and accreditations services to conveyancing firms in the UK, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled today (26 May).