The UK legal sector has recorded a substantial increase in revenue, rising 65 per cent over the past ten years according to new research from TheCityUK. The latest figures indicate
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Taylor Wessing, ranked as the twentieth largest law firm in the United Kingdom by revenue, is close to finalising a merger with Chicago-based Winston and Strawn. Partners at the City
British companies are bracing for sweeping changes at Companies House as mandatory identity verification for directors and significant controllers comes into force. From 18 November, all company directors and persons
Ministers risk breaching UK law if they approve China’s new super-embassy at the former Royal Mint site in central London, according to a formal opinion by esteemed planning barrister Lord
The world of private equity continues to expand its influence across professional services, and law firms in the UK are increasingly becoming the next target for investors. Following years of
One of the City’s most prestigious “magic circle” law firms has witnessed an 8% decline in profits, despite achieving a milestone £2 billion in revenue for the first time. Freshfields’
A landmark legal battle commenced Monday as Apple confronts a £1.5 billion class action lawsuit in the UK over allegations of “excessive and unfair” charges on its App Store downloads.
The founder of RBG Holdings, Ian Rosenblatt, has declared the listed legal services group “insolvent” amidst an intensifying boardroom dispute. The situation reached a critical point as Rosenblatt threatened legal
Apple, the tech giant, is confronting a substantial £3 billion lawsuit in the United Kingdom amid allegations of competition law breaches concerning its iCloud storage service. Consumer advocacy group Which?
Elite American law firms in London are pushing their junior solicitors to unprecedented limits, with working weeks routinely exceeding 70 hours in exchange for starting salaries surpassing £170,000. Research conducted
According to a major survey, partners at large US law firms earn more than ever. The average compensation is $1.4mn. Major, Lindsey & Africa, a recruitment specialist, surveyed 200 of
BHP is facing a class-action lawsuit brought by lawyers who have estimated that the compensation claim will be a record £36billion. The largest mining company in the world will begin
Laws to prevent a repeat of the P&O Ferries mass sackings scandal will be presented to parliament this week as Labour focuses on improving working conditions at sea, including for
The US government may ask a judge for an order to dissolve Alphabet, Google’s parent company. The US Department of Justice has listed this as one of the remedies after
GSK, the second largest pharmaceutical company in Britain, has agreed to pay up to $2.2billion to settle 80,000 US court cases involving its blockbuster drug Zantac. GSK announced after the
The right to appeal has been won by a Vietnamese airline facing a bill of up $250 million for compensation in a High Court case over aircraft leases between a
