US law firm ups starting salaries in London to a whopping £180,000 May 10, 2024 The US firm's decision to hike its pay for newly qualified London lawyers now makes it one of the highest paying firms in the City.
Labour’s workers’ rights plans could face ‘significant’ changes, lawyers warn May 4, 2024 Labour’s promised reforms to workers rights could face “significant changes” before taking effect, employment lawyers have warned.
Magic circle law firm Freshfields ups NQ salary to £150,000 May 3, 2024 As the salary war in the legal market battles on, magic circle law firm Freshfields has just increased its NQ lawyers' salaries to £150,000
Frasers boss Mike Ashley drops £50m lawsuit against Morgan Stanley May 3, 2024 Mike Ashley has dropped his £50m lawsuit against US bank Morgan Stanley, after nearly three month since the trial concluded
Tech giant IBM kicks off London legal fight with Swiss software firm Lzlabs April 29, 2024 Tech giant IBM is kicking off its legal battle against Swiss software company Lzlabs in the English High Court today over allegations of reverse-engineering
Elite global firm McKinsey in US Justice Department hot chair over Opioid crisis April 25, 2024 Consultancy firm McKinsey has been placed under criminal investigation in the US over its role in the country's Opioid crisis.
KPMG snaps back job offers after tougher UK visa requirements come into force April 24, 2024 One of the Big Four firms has been revoking job offers from foreign graduates after the UK Government's new tougher visa requirements came into force.
Explainer: How did a couple find themselves divorced by accident? April 16, 2024 The reason is indicative of how radically the divorce process has changed in the past two years, writes Lucy Kenningham
Plans to stop NDA abuse provide clarity but aren’t radical, lawyers say April 10, 2024 Non-disclosure agreement (NDA) clauses that aim to stop victims reporting crimes to the police are “likely already unenforceable” under “current laws”, lawyers have said.
London-based accountancy firms BKL and Wilson Wright have merged April 9, 2024 The firms, BLK and Wilson Wright, merged on 2 April and will have two bases in London: BKL’s office in North London and Wilson Wright’s office in Central London.