DLA Piper raises NQ salaries to £70,000
DLA Piper has raised salaries for its trainees and lawyers
Travers Smith retains 94% of qualifiers
Travers Smith has retained 94 per cent of its qualifying trainees this September. In a result that exactly matches the firm’s result for autumn 2015, Travers took on 17 of its 18 final-seat trainees in newly-qualified roles. It adds to the three out of three trainees retained in the spring, giving the firm total retention […]
PNBA Clinical Negligence conference chaired by Christopher Johnston QC for third time
Christopher Johnston QC and Nicholas Peacock (of Hailsham Chambers) co-chaired the annual PNBA Clinical Negligence conference at Clare College, Cambridge this weekend. Chris and Nick put together the weekend’s programme of medical and legal sessions. Please see http://pnba.co.uk/events/clinical-negligence-conference/ for further details. About 100 delegates attended the conference which is now in its 23rd year.
Law firm sues Lloyds Bank over stolen client funds
A law firm is suing Lloyds Bank over claims it failed to protect its client bank account from fraud, leading it to suffer losses of more than £2m.
Reasonable adjustments: should pay be protected?
DLA Piper raises NQ salaries to £70,000
DLA Piper has raised salaries for its trainees and lawyers
Travers Smith retains 94% of qualifiers
Travers Smith has retained 94 per cent of its qualifying trainees this September. In a result that exactly matches the firm’s result for autumn 2015, Travers took on 17 of its 18 final-seat trainees in newly-qualified roles. It adds to the three out of three trainees retained in the spring, giving the firm total retention […]
PNBA Clinical Negligence conference chaired by Christopher Johnston QC for third time
Christopher Johnston QC and Nicholas Peacock (of Hailsham Chambers) co-chaired the annual PNBA Clinical Negligence conference at Clare College, Cambridge this weekend. Chris and Nick put together the weekend’s programme of medical and legal sessions. Please see http://pnba.co.uk/events/clinical-negligence-conference/ for further details. About 100 delegates attended the conference which is now in its 23rd year.
Law firm sues Lloyds Bank over stolen client funds
A law firm is suing Lloyds Bank over claims it failed to protect its client bank account from fraud, leading it to suffer losses of more than £2m.
Walder Wyss acts for pharma group Recordati on Pro Farma purchase
Recordati, an international pharmaceutical group listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, has acquires the Swiss pharmaceutical company Pro Farma. Walder Wyss acted as adviser to Recordati in all legal aspects of the transaction. The team was led by Florian Gunz Niedermann (partner, corporate/M&A) and included Simon Kehl (managing associate/M&A), Andrea Voëlin (associate, corporate/M&A), Simone Wetzstein […]
Ashurst bets on Europe with Luxembourg launch
Ashurst has been given the go-ahead to open in Luxembourg after receiving approval from the local bar association. The new office, focusing on finance and funds, will open in October this year, with corporate partner Isabelle Lentz at the helm. Lentz is currently the head of Ashurst’s Luxembourg desk in London, which was set up […]
Deloitte secures long-awaited ABS licence ahead of UK expansion
Deloitte has received its alternative business structure (ABS) licence, becoming the last of the Big Four to set up a legal arm in the UK. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) confirmed that it has granted Deloitte the right to operate as a multi-disciplinary practice. The licence came into effect on the 15 June. The new move will […]
Slaughters advises Santander on FCA ring-fencing scheme
After successfully advising client Barclays on the UK Government’s banking ring-fencing scheme, Slaughter and May has led for Santander as its becomes the fourth major bank to be accepted. The bank was accepted into the scheme following a High Court hearing on 12 June and has committed to transferring all relevant accounts into the ring-fenced […]
Linklaters and Bakers lead on €1bn Cerberus deal
Linklaters and Baker McKenzie have led in the €1.2 billion sale of the world’s largest air cargo handler, Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), to New York based private equity company Cerberus Capital Management. Linklaters corporate partners Ben Rodham and Christopher Boycott acted for Cerberus, which from 2015 has been owned by Platinum Equity. They were supported by finance partners Daniel […]
Latham mulls associate pay hike as talent war heats up
Latham & Watkins looks set to become to the latest firm to boost its associate pay scale as the battle over young legal talent intensifies. Lawyers at the firm are understood to have met yesterday to discuss the salary proposals which, if the firm elects to increase pay, could see associates paid between $190,000 and $340,000. […]
Barclays summons firms to ‘panel day’ ahead of final decision
Barclays has invited 22 firms to a panel day in July, ahead of the final announcement of its last ever formal panel review.