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Freshfields leads in Cinven £475m software deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised key client Cinven in its sale of software developer Northgate Public Services to a Japanese buyer.
Casualties in Lloyds HBoS trial trigger change in counsel
Counsel for claimants pursuing Lloyds over losses suffered in the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBoS) takeover has changed owing to the original barristers suffering a number of injuries, The Lawyer can reveal.
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The Lawyer’s top 200 UK law firms revealed
The largest 200 UK law firms are revealed in The Lawyer’s UK 200 latest report.
Freshfields leads in Cinven £475m software deal
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised key client Cinven in its sale of software developer Northgate Public Services to a Japanese buyer.
Casualties in Lloyds HBoS trial trigger change in counsel
Counsel for claimants pursuing Lloyds over losses suffered in the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBoS) takeover has changed owing to the original barristers suffering a number of injuries, The Lawyer can reveal.
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Goodwin pushes trainee salaries up to a high of £57,000
Goodwin has upped its trainee salaries to just above those of the magic circle, The Lawyer understands, with a rise of 13 per cent. The US firm’s London offering will now offer its first-year trainees a salary of £52,000 compared to £46,000. This is a rise of just over 13 per cent, while second-years are […]
Vodafone UK names new legal chief
Vodafone UK has named a former Eversheds Sutherland litigator as its new general counsel following the recent departure of Helen Lamprell. Andy Yorston will be taking the reins as of 1 October after being promoted from head of legal. He previously led the company’s compliance department during his 11 years at Vodafone. Lamprell’s exit was […]
Linklaters tops magic circle rates with new NQ salary
Linklaters has increased its newly-qualified lawyer salaries once again, making it the highest-paying firm at this level across the magic circle. The rate for NQs has now hit £107,500 with a discretionary performance bonus. It marks the second rise since last July when the firm confirmed it would be increasing its newly-qualified solicitor salaries in […]
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