Search Results for: UK law firms
Firm fined by MNB for performing unauthorised tied agent activity relating to investment services for firms domiciled in Cyprus and UK
September 24th, 2015
Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB), the Central Bank of Hungary, has issued an announcement to inform on its decision to impose a market surveillance penalty of HUF 90 million to CFD Markets Kft. which has performed capital market tied agent ...
World’s largest law firms to be ‘lawyerless’ within five years
September 9th, 2015
Uber and Facebook cited as examples of what a future legal practice might look like Within the next five years the world’s largest law firms will not employ its own lawyers, is a bold prediction by the UK’s leading ...
Global 100 firms expand in Europe as Hill Dickinson hires a captain
September 1st, 2015
Last week saw Global 100 firms building their presence in Europe, with White & Case bolstering its private equity (PE) practice and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton expanding its competition offering in Brussels. Meanwhile Hill Dickinson hired two partners for its ...
City Legal Index suggests UK recovery may stall
August 31st, 2015
The Law Society City Legal Index for the first half of 2015, published in partnership with Legal Monitor every six months, has been released. The index tracks publicised business deals facilitated by the top 50 UK law firms and ...
Law firms given platform to share cyber threat information
August 21st, 2015
Over 180 law firms including Davis Polk & Wardwell have applied to join the platform, which will be known as the Legal Services Information Sharing and Analysis Organization. The organisation will run in parallel to the Financial Services Information ...
Law firms head to the banks as lawyers target expansion
August 19th, 2015
Lending tops £7.3bn as firms borrow to fund M&A, overseas offices, and lateral hires Long-term lending to UK law firms has risen by 28 per cent over the last four years to £7.35bn, as firms compete to capture a ...
Accountants will soon be competing directly with solicitor firms
July 30th, 2015
Acountants will soon be competing directly with solicitor firms ‘on every high street in the country’, according to a leading financial adviser to the legal sector. Ian Muirhead, chairman of Solicitors Independent Financial Advice, said he expects 750 accountancy ...
What are the implications of the Greek crisis for legal business and the rule of law
July 27th, 2015
What are the implications of the Greek crisis for legal business and the rule of law? At a roundtable held under the Chatham House Rule, Jonathan Rayner heard City lawyers consider the potential fallout. Greek riot police silhouetted against ...
Satisfaction survey finds majority of junior lawyers feel fulfilled despite career concerns
July 17th, 2015
Most junior lawyers are both fulfilled by their professional lives and enjoy a reasonably healthy work/life balance despite concerns over the quality of management, bonus schemes and career prospects at their firms. These are the headline findings of the ...
Unregulated advisers beat law firms in Google rankings
July 13th, 2015
Solicitor firms are missing out on vital marketing opportunities – and losing ground to the unregulated sector – by not establishing themselves at the top of Google searches, research has found. Legal Services Board chief executive Richard Moriarty (pictured) ...
