Potential litigation against McDonalds as to whether the temperature of its coffee is responsible for serious burns could backfire on the profession, writes Chris Fogarty It is a case that will bring a smile to the face of even the most hardened tabloid headline writer. Three English law firms have been granted limited legal aid […]

The Law Society is urging the Government to abandon its plans to switch from a cash to an earnings basis for calculating tax paid by solicitors. Failing that, it wants a 12-month delay in implementation to give firms time to replace accounting systems and evaluate work in progress. If the change goes ahead as planned […]

Anthony Julius will resign from the equity of Mishcon de Reya in April to become a part-time consultant at the firm. Julius, the firm’s head of litigation and controversial de facto managing partner since 1992, will relinquish all management responsibilities, according to an internal memo circulated last week, and will work a minimum of three […]

Mitch Gitin, the head of Baker & McKenzie’s US securities practice in Hong Kong, has been transferred to the firm’s London office to boost its central and east European securities practice. The firm now has a team of five US securities lawyers based in London. Gitin joined the firm in 1992 from US firm Skadden […]