‘Far from satisfactory’: Chilcot highly critical of Lord Goldsmith over Iraq War
Lord Peter Goldsmith, the UK attorney general at the time of the Iraq war, has been heavily criticised in the…
Legal affairs
‘Sheer inadequacy’: Chakrabarti calls on Labour party to appoint GC in independent antisemitism review
Shami Chakrabarti, the former director of Liberty, and the author of Labour’s report into antisemitism, has called on the party…
Guest post: The referendum now poses a serious threat to Parliamentary Sovereignty
Forget about the online petition. We do not have government by petition, particularly not when we don’t know how many…
Boardman on Brexit: Not good news but the City’s edge won’t reverse in an instant
We’ll be bringing you reaction throughout the day, but this just in from Slaughter and May corporate heavyweight Nigel Boardman:
Review recommended: Justice Committee latest to critique court fee hike
The House of Commons Justice Select Committee has come out against increases in court and tribunal fees in a report…
‘Deeply worrying’: Master of the Rolls criticises Justice Smith over bias allegations
High Court judge Mr Justice Peter Smith has seen his position come under further scrutiny following damning criticism from Master…
Comment: Not ‘looming’, the judiciary is already in crisis
If there was much to celebrate amid the continued rise of London as an international disputes centre at Legal Business’…
BHS updated: Green claims Olswang ‘knee deep’ in deal, accuses firm of covenant breach
Former BHS owner Sir Phillip Green criticised Olswang and other advisers as he faced questions today (15 June) over the…
Olswang silent as inquiry reveals Linklaters billed £1.2m to Arcadia in BHS sale
After MPs in the BHS inquiry called on the law firms involved to disclose further details of their dealings, Olswang…
Not ‘looming’, the judiciary is already in crisis
If there was much to celebrate amid the continued rise of London as an international disputes centre at Legal Business‘…
‘Inappropriate and untrue’: Linklaters defends itself in letter to MPs over BHS inquiry
Linklaters has complained to MPs over questioning during the BHS inquiry hearings and comments made by Labour’s Frank Field over…
‘Not thought through’: City partners call on Government to protect impartiality of Land Registry
Senior lawyers have called on the Government to protect the independence of the Land Registry following proposals to privatise its…
BHS inquiry latest: Olswang remains in focus as MPs probe fees
As the inquiry into the sale of BHS continues, Work and Pensions committee chair Frank Field has asked Olswang to…
Sir Terence Etherton succeeds Lord Dyson as Master of the Rolls
Sir Terence Etherton has succeeded Lord Dyson to take over as Master of the Rolls, a position that will see…
Updated: Linklaters and Olswang partners among lawyers grilled by MPs for roles in BHS sale
Linklaters and Olswang have been heavily criticised in parliament this week over alleged failures to identify that the buyer of…
‘A massive shake-up’: white-collar crime lawyers appraise new government measures unveiled at anti-corruption summit
As UK Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled a range of new measures to boost the UK’s fight against white-collar…
‘It’s only right’: Major City firm leaders publicly pledge to tackle corruption ahead of summit
As the Panama Papers saga continues to dominate headlines around the world, a host of senior law firm leaders have…
It’s a risky world out there… and a big chance for a new kind of lawyer
Ashurst’s Ben Tidswell argues a volatile, globalising risk landscape is a call to arms for the modern law firm One…
Linklaters and Olswang to face questions in Parliament over BHS controversy
Linklaters and Olswang have been called before a Parliamentary committee to answer questions over the sale and contentious administration of BHS.
Hillsborough inquest: Birnberg Peirce wins for families as Crown mulls criminal charges
Birnberg Peirce & Partners, a law firm which provides representation to families whose loved ones have died in controversial circumstances…