The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is proposing to make it easier for barristers to work through agencies and corporate vehicles, and has launched a consultation on its reforms.
US firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has taken competition lawyer Jacques Derenne from Hogan Lovells’ Brussels office to launch an EU competition and regulatory practice in Belgium’s capital.
The management of Eurasia Drilling Company Limited is being advised by US firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher as it prepares to sell to major shareholders and exit the London stock exchange, after Schlumberger gave up on a deal to buy into the company.
The Law Society said it wants the government to test the use of public buildings for court hearings before it considers reforms which will close one in five courts in England and Wales.
DLA Piper has hired a team of three partners and six other lawyers from Ashurst for its restructuring and litigation group in Italy, in a move which boosts its Italian partner count to 43.
The Legal Services Board (LSB) has agreed to the removal of annual solicitor endorsements for sole practitioners, in a move which the Solicitors Regulation Authority said will simplify arrangements.
A number of firms including Osborne Clarke, Baker & McKenzie, CMS and Simmons & Simmons made key hires last week.
Disputes practitioners contend another hike will deter foreign litigants City lawyers have voiced concerns over government policy once again as submissions closed this month on the latest round of court fee hikes proposed by justice minister Shailesh Vara.
Victoria Young assesses legal education sector in wake of Kaplan exit and ULaw sale With news breaking recently that Kaplan Law School is to close its doors in 2016, a contest between BPP University and The University of Law (ULaw) broke out in September as both institutions grappled for increased market share.
Asia move continues following India play Osborne Clarke (OC) said Hong Kong was its ‘key gateway’ as it heads deeper into Asia by formalising its relationship with local firm Koh Vass & Co.
