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Global law firm Clyde & Co launches in Germany
July 13th, 2016
Global law firm Clyde & Co announced that it is expanding its European office network by opening an office in Düsseldorf through the hire of two leading insurance partners, Dr Henning Schaloske and Dr Tanja Schramm and insurance counsel, Dr ...
Theresa May, the UK’s new prime minister, explained
July 12th, 2016
Theresa May, the UK’s home secretary, will be the country’s next prime minister. Her final rival for the Conservative Party leadership, Andrea Leadsom, withdrew from the race on Monday morning, citing overwhelming support for May among Conservative MPs. Prime ...
Lawyers claim that Brexit vote is not legally binding;primary legislation will be needed
July 11th, 2016
Hundreds of barristers have advised Prime Minister David Cameron to tread carefully before taking steps to withdraw the UK from the European Union. More than 1,000 have signed a letter to Mr Cameron which says the referendum result is ...
International law firm Taylor Wessing announced global revenues increase
July 8th, 2016
International law firm Taylor Wessing has today announced a 4.4% increase in UK revenues to £126.6m. Global revenues have also increased to £254.5m at constant exchange rates. In addition, the firm has reported an increase in UK PEP, up from ...
International law firm Pinsent Masons achieved 5.5% revenue growth
July 5th, 2016
The firm achieved global turnover of £382.3m, and increased profit per equity partner to £550k. This represents 5.5% revenue growth on the previous year and cumulative revenue growth of almost a fifth over the past three years. The Advanced ...
Global law firm Clyde & Co posts 13% revenue growth
July 5th, 2016
Global law firm Clyde & Co grew for the 18th year in succession last year according to pre-audit figures released today. Firmwide revenues at the 45 office law firm grew 13.2 percent to £447.3 million in the year ending ...
India is on the verge of opening its legal market to foreign law firms
July 4th, 2016
India is on the verge of opening its legal market to foreign law firms as ministers have revealed they will meet to discuss fresh proposals next Tuesday (5 July). Legally India reports that the Bar Council of India (BCI) has ...
Who’s Happy After Brexit? Lawyers
June 30th, 2016
The happiest people in Britain today may well be the lawyers. Setting aside the symbolic meaning of the British vote to leave the European Union, practically speaking “Brexit” means tearing up hundreds of laws, rules and agreements governing everything ...
Accountancy profession reacts to the UK’s decision to leave EU
June 27th, 2016
Accountants, tax experts and finance professionals have reacted to the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, with many predicting a wave of uncertainty regarding the economy and British businesses. The Leave campaign received 52% of the referendum, compared ...
Law firms brace to face the Brexit unknown
June 27th, 2016
The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, and law firms are getting ready to facilitate the messy divorce. City law firms are preparing for an onslaught of client work after the Brexit referendum went the way ...
