Legal sector job vacancies in the City plummeted last year as firms returned to pre-pandemic hiring February 9, 2024 Hiring activity in the legal market has slumped, falling back in line with pre-pandemic figures.
Legal aid funding cut by £728m as watchdog warns MoJ lacks understanding on reforms February 9, 2024 Hillier, who is the chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, said: "Nine years after our Committee scrutinised legal aid, the MoJ still does not fully understand the impact of its reforms."
London Metal Exchange faces legal action over trading in ‘dirty metals’ February 8, 2024 The London Metal Exchange (LME) is set to defend itself after legal action was filed in the English High Court by eco groups over it “trading in dirty metals”. Global Legal Action Network (GLAN), along with the London Mining Network, are arguing that by enabling the global sale of ‘dirty metals’, LME is breaching UK [...]
Baker Tilly International breaks through the $5bn barrier February 8, 2024 Consultancy giant Baker Tilly International reported double-digit growth in revenue over 2023, with advisory being the fastest growing line. The firm saw its global turnover jump 11 per cent to $5.2bn for the financial year ending 31 December 2023 with double-digit growth across all service lines. Out of its major service lines, advisory was the fastest at [...]
Major insurers attempt to push billion pound litigation to a Russian court February 7, 2024 Major insurance companies are at court today seeking to have a multi-billion pound aviation legal action moved from England to a Russian court
Taylor Swift threatens legal action against student who tracks private jets: ‘Her team thinks they can control the world’ February 7, 2024 Music icon Taylor Swift has threatened legal action against a US student over his social media accounts that track flights of celebrities’ private jets, including hers. Jack Sweeney, who is a student at the University of Central Florida, runs social media accounts that focus on takeoffs and landings of private planes owned by wealthy and [...]
Over-hiring blamed as UK consultancy job vacancies nosedived last year February 7, 2024 The number of job vacancies at UK consultancies dropped by more than 80 per cent last year, as experts park the blame on firms over-hiring coupled with the drop in demand. According to data from a labour market analytics firm Vacancysoft shared with Bloomberg, McKinsey and Co., Bain & Co., Boston Consulting Group and Accenture [...]
Media tycoon Richard Desmond’s lottery firm files claim against Gambling Commission February 6, 2024 According to the High Court filing system, the parties have instructed UK-US law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) to bring the case to the Technology and Construction Court (TCC).
Bitcoin trial: Self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor claim is a “brazen lie” says lawyer February 5, 2024 The claims of a man who purports to be the creator of the first ever cryptocurrency are based on “a brazen lie”, a senior lawyer told the High Court today. Australian computer scientist Dr Craig Wright has long claimed to be behind the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, the name used by the person authored the Bitcoin [...]
Law firm Dechert set to pay £3m to settle English fraud and conspiracy claim February 5, 2024 Dechert has settled an English lawsuit for £3m