25 August 2003
The Lawyer
Brought to account
US and UK firms are poles apart when it comes to their cash-based and accrual accounting systems. Tony Williams reports
Dewey Ballantine takes first German lateral with CC Pünder corporate finance hire
A recommendation from leading investment bank UBS has led to Dewey Ballantine taking on its first German lateral.
Home guard
Michael Mensik and Peter George report on how US government agencies are following the trend for ‘offshoring’
Insolvency chief quits Morgan Cole for Collyer-Bristow
Morgan Cole head of insolvency Steven Heffer has quit the firm for Collyer-Bristow, leaving the Anglo-Welsh firm with just seven partners in its London office.
Retained firefighters lose battle for pension rights
Beachcroft Wansbroughs and Littleton Chambers silk John Bowers QC have won the largest employment class action in British history.
