City law firms considering corporate-style models amid capital crunch Law Artificial intelligence investment may force top City firms to abandon the traditional limited liability partnership (LLP) mindset and behave like capital‑hungry corporates, a top legal finance firm has predicted. Speaking to City AM, Burford Capital’s chief operating officer, Travis Lenkner, and vice president, Patrick Savage, said City law firms that would never traditionally sell a controlling [...]
Layoffs and an executive exit: What’s going on at London’s first listed law firm? Markets Gateley, the City’s first listed law firm, is set to lose its chief executive and axe dozens of jobs as it grapples with a swelling cost base and fears of a slowdown in client spending. The group, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM), informed shareholders on Tuesday that chief [...]
Music tycoon Simon Cowell sued by prominent City lawyer Lawsuit City lawyer Ian Rosenblatt has launched legal action in London’s High Court against music mogul Simon Cowell over alleged withheld fees. The lawsuit stems from the lawyer stepping down as director of Syco Entertainment, Cowell’s production company, and as an adviser to the talent show judge. Quinn Emanuel’s partner Gregory Pantlin and senior associate Emma [...]
Burford Capital invests in London-based legal advisory firm September 9, 2025 Dual-listed financial firm Burford Capital has made a minority investment in London-based Kindleworth as the firm seeks to invest in businesses that are “reshaping the legal landscape”. Founded in 2012, Kindleworth was launched as an advisory and consulting service to provide support to law firms, encompassing finance, compliance, technology, HR, operations, and marketing. Since its [...]
Clashes, drama and heaps of debt: Inside the dramatic collapse of RBG Holdings February 14, 2025 Trading suspended, lawyers fleeing and pending insolvency. What happened at the listed legal business RBG Holding?
RBG: Listed legal firm ‘temporarily suspended’ from trading January 28, 2025 Shareholders were informed on Tuesday morning that troubled listed legal group RBG Holding requested 'temporarily' suspension pending clarification of its financial position.
Why the London Stock Exchange is no longer a home for the legal sector January 14, 2025 A scandal broke out at one of the only remaining listed legal groups last week. It is time to say the London Stock Exchange is not the place for the legal sector
RBG: Ousted founder filed winding up petition against troubled listed law firm January 9, 2025 The freshly ousted founder of listed legal business RBG Holding has filed a winding up petition to the High Court against the group
‘Untrue and defamatory’: Ian Rosenblatt hits back after troubled listed legal firm RBG ousted him January 8, 2025 Listed legal business RBG Holding, which has seen its shares drop to record low levels, has ousted the founder weeks after he called for the removal of the CEO
Listed legal business RBG shares drop as founder calls meeting to remove boss December 31, 2024 Shares in listed legal business RBG Holding have dipped again after founder Ian Rosenblatt called for removal of several executives, including the CEO