http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/magazine/graphics/logo-rss.png http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/cms-turnover-increases-to-6793m/3005266.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/cms-turnover-increases-to-6793m/3005266.article CMS has posted revenues of £679.3m for the 12 months to 31 December, representing a 5.1 per cent rise on 2010/11 when the firm reported turnover of £646.5m. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:46 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/litigation/high-court-upholds-mcalpine-twitter-libel-claim-against-bercow/3005218.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/litigation/high-court-upholds-mcalpine-twitter-libel-claim-against-bercow/3005218.article The High Court has ruled that Sally Bercow, the wife of House of Commons Speaker John Bercow MP, libelled former Tory treasurer Lord McAlpine on social media network Twitter. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:22 GMT http://l2b.thelawyer.com/home/news/three-jobs-for-11-trainees-at-dundas-in-london-following-zero-partner-promos/3005213.article http://l2b.thelawyer.com/home/news/three-jobs-for-11-trainees-at-dundas-in-london-following-zero-partner-promos/3005213.article Dundas and Wilson has told London trainees due to qualify in 2013 that they face a scramble for newly qualified (NQ) jobs. Fri, 24 May 2013 10:44 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/people/education-and-training/lawyers-are-workaholics-survey-says/3005254.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/people/education-and-training/lawyers-are-workaholics-survey-says/3005254.article Lawyers are the most loyal and hardworking professionals in the UK, new research by legal recruiter Robert Walters claims today. Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34 GMT http://l2b.thelawyer.com/courses/legal-practice-course/national-college-of-legal-training-terminates-lpc-and-gdl/3005253.article http://l2b.thelawyer.com/courses/legal-practice-course/national-college-of-legal-training-terminates-lpc-and-gdl/3005253.article National College of Legal Training (NCLT) is to stop teaching the legal practice course (LPC) and graduate diploma in law (GDL), blaming market conditions and a drop in the number of students for its decision. Fri, 24 May 2013 16:04 GMT http://l2b.thelawyer.com/solicitor/training-contract/accutrainee-defends-trainee-track-record/3005242.article http://l2b.thelawyer.com/solicitor/training-contract/accutrainee-defends-trainee-track-record/3005242.article AccuTrainee has defended its track record of finding training contracts for five trainees despite having over 600 aspiring lawyers on its books last September. Fri, 24 May 2013 13:22 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/linklaters-joins-cc-on-glencore-xstratas-first-post-merger-bond/3005217.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/city/latest-deals/linklaters-joins-cc-on-glencore-xstratas-first-post-merger-bond/3005217.article Linklaters has taken the lead role for Glencore Xstrata on its first post-merger bond issue, confirming the magic circle firm as the combined group’s primary adviser following the $64bn (£42bn) mining tie-up. Fri, 24 May 2013 11:17 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/latest-news/eversheds-cuts-116-roles-following-consultation/3005215.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/latest-news/eversheds-cuts-116-roles-following-consultation/3005215.article Eversheds has cut 116 roles at the end of its latest redundancy consultation, which saw 166 lawyers and non-lawyers put on notice in January. Fri, 24 May 2013 10:47 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/latest-news/kwm-names-sue-kench-as-australia-head-as-omalley-stands-down/3005210.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/latest-news/kwm-names-sue-kench-as-australia-head-as-omalley-stands-down/3005210.article Asia-Pacific firm King & Wood Malllesons (KMW) has named partner Sue Kench as successor to managing partner Tony O’Malley in Australia. Fri, 24 May 2013 09:22 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/paris-bar-pulls-out-of-national-bar-association-in-governance-spat/3005157.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/europe/paris-bar-pulls-out-of-national-bar-association-in-governance-spat/3005157.article The Barreau de Paris (Paris Bar Association) has split from France’s national bar association in a public row over the future direction of the organisation. Fri, 24 May 2013 08:56 GMT http://l2b.thelawyer.com/home/news/top-firms-increasingly-target-vac-schemers/3005194.article http://l2b.thelawyer.com/home/news/top-firms-increasingly-target-vac-schemers/3005194.article More leading firms want to recruit trainees solely from vacation schemes, it has emerged. Thu, 23 May 2013 16:01 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/latest-news/sj-berwin-loses-finance-director-to-ffw/3005197.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/latest-news/sj-berwin-loses-finance-director-to-ffw/3005197.article Mike Giles, who has been finance director at SJ Berwin since 1999, is leaving the firm to join Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW). Thu, 23 May 2013 15:41 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/latest-news/speechlys-pledges-third-european-office-after-withers-talks-collapse/3005186.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/latest-news/speechlys-pledges-third-european-office-after-withers-talks-collapse/3005186.article Speechly Bircham has set out plans for “significant team hire” following the end of its merger talks with Withers. Thu, 23 May 2013 14:16 GMT