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There is a radical reconfiguration taking place in the world of BigLaw that may make terms like magic circle or white shoe ...
On 1 September 2025, a new law will come into effect under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act (ECCT). Large organisations may be held criminally liable where fraud is committed by ...
One overlooked policy. One untrained employee. One phishing email. That’s all it takes. Are you prepared? In today’s ...
ISG administrators call on Kennedy’s Major construction firm ISG Construction, now in administration, will be represented by Kennedys Law in a Part 7 TCC construction claim it has brought against… ...
JMW has continued its trend of double-digit growth, having reported a 15 per cent increase in turnover from £82m to £94m for the 2024/25 financial year, exceeding its £90m target.
Simmons & Simmons has boosted revenue to £615m and increased average profit per equity partner (PEP) to £1.13m, driven in part by investment in AI and talent.
The new corporate offence of failure to prevent fraud is coming into force on 1 September, under the Economic Crime and ...
Even for the most elite law firms, relevance depends on how well they move around their clients. The biggest clients don’t think in silos. So, the law firms advising them can’t afford to either. That’ ...
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer and Slaughter and May advised on a $140m transaction that saw Close Brothers’ Winterflood Securities unit sold to Marex Group.
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has reported revenue growth of 4 per cent and a profit uplift of nearly 10 per cent in its last financials as a legacy firm.
Georgia Dawson has been re-elected as Freshfields’ senior partner, while Rafique Bachour is stepping down as one of the firm’s trio of global managing partners.
DWF has tapped both Kennedys and DAC Beachcroft for five partners to strengthen its major injury and casualty practice. The hires from Kennedys are Richard West, who was the firm’s global head of… ...