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New international law firm launches
February 23rd, 2016
Gowling WLG, a new international law firm created by the combination of Gowlings, a leading Canadian law firm, and Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG), a leading UK-based international law firm, launched on 22 February. With more than 1,400 ...
What impact will new European law have on the buy-to-let market?
February 19th, 2016
At the moment buy-to-let lending is not regulated. But new rules from 21 March 2016 mean that around one in ten of this type of mortgage lending will come under the regulatory control of the Financial Conduct Authority. What ...
Can technology bring lawyers into the 21st Century?
February 17th, 2016
The legal profession is perhaps more associated with bulging files of papers, odd clothing and arcane procedures than with technological innovation. But several start-ups are trying to give this most conservative – and sometimes vexing – of professions a ...
Global Law firm opens Oman office
February 15th, 2016
Clyde IP expands GCC coverage Following the opening of a direct filing office in Bahrain in August 2015, Clyde IP is further expanding its trade mark and patent filing capabilities in the Middle East, with the addition of a ...
International law firm accused for ‘deliberately misinterpreting’ data
February 10th, 2016
White & Case partner comes to the defence of City colleague and argues SFO has ‘lost its focus’ The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has accused Pinsent Masons of ‘deliberately misinterpreting’ data on the number of cases it investigates and ...
Top London Lawyers Now Cost More Than £1,000 Per Hour
February 8th, 2016
Report says hourly rates for elite London firms at record high Lack of competition and opaque fee structures are to blame The cost of hiring a top London lawyer has risen to more than 1,000 pounds ($1,445) an hour, ...
Deutsche Bank must face $3.1 billion lawsuit
February 4th, 2016
Deutsche Bank must face U.S. lawsuit over $3.1 billion mortgage loss Deutsche Bank AG must face a U.S. lawsuit seeking to hold it liable for causing $3.1 billion of investor losses by failing to properly monitor 10 trusts backed ...
Looking to find lawyers online? A new website transforms the way we find them
January 28th, 2016
Brisbane lawyer launches comparison shopper site for legal firms A young Brisbane woman has transformed the way we find lawyers online by creating a website likened to Webjet for lawyer services. LawyerQuote provides an online platform for users to ...
FTSE 100 claws back its early losses
January 26th, 2016
London shares clawed back early losses on Tuesday as oil prices rose back above $30 a barrel. At midday, the FTSE 100 index was down 29.5 points, or 0.50%, at 5,847.5, having earlier been down as much as 100 points. Brent ...
U.S. judge asked to remove lead lawyers for GM switch plaintiffs
January 26th, 2016
A U.S. judge was asked on Monday to remove three lawyers from their leadership roles in litigation against General Motors Co (GM.N) over a faulty ignition switch linked to nearly 400 injuries and deaths, after the stunning collapse last ...