When the Scandinavian Law Alliance was launched seven years ago, bringing together some of the best legal names in the region – Sweden’s Advokatfirman Vinge, Denmark’s Kromann & Munter and Norway’s Thomessen Krefting Greve Lund – the question of Scandinavian legal cooperation was put squarely on the agenda. Because of the trio’s grand ambitions, which […]

Fierce criticism has forced Home Secretary Michael Howard to withdraw a clause which allowed police to shred prosecution evidence in jury trials three years after conviction. The clause, which was part of the 1996 Criminal Procedures and Investigation Act’s code of practice, was drawn up by Michael Howard in December without any parliamentary debate. It […]

Norton Rose has strengthened its Paris office by tempting Alain Sanchez away from Lovell White Durrant with the offer of a partnership. Sanchez spent six years with Lovells in Paris and has experience as an in-house counsel for Exxon and 3M. His move to Norton Rose is intended to support the existing mergers and acquisitions […]

Cripps Harries Hall, of Tunbridge Wells, has set up a private banking unit with Citibank providing banking services. The move is a bid to target wealthy private clients. The service, called Private Office, offers an integrated package to look after all matters related to personal and family wealth, including investment management, tax planning, pensions, trust […]