Some City law firms could see an overnight increase in their business rates bills of more than 100 per cent come April. 16 Feb: Freshfields signs £16.5m lease on new City HQ
Serle Court Chambers has lured back commercial silk Jonathan Adkin QC from Fountain Court Chambers, just seven months after he left the New Square set.
While the Middle East has in general seen a period of great growth, with law firms responding with new offices and increased local man-power in a bid to expand their client reach, certain regions such as Qatar have experienced a more complicated and turbulent few years.
Cooley has posted a 7 per cent rise in total revenue for 2016, a drop on the previous year’s 14 per cent hike and also down on 2014’s 19 per cent increase.
Some City law firms could see an overnight increase in their business rates bills of more than 100 per cent come April. 16 Feb: Freshfields signs £16.5m lease on new City HQ
Serle Court Chambers has lured back commercial silk Jonathan Adkin QC from Fountain Court Chambers, just seven months after he left the New Square set.
While the Middle East has in general seen a period of great growth, with law firms responding with new offices and increased local man-power in a bid to expand their client reach, certain regions such as Qatar have experienced a more complicated and turbulent few years.
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