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Banks May Get Extra Time to Soften Up EU Financial-Market Rules
November 11th, 2015
European Commission considers postponing MiFID II start date Delay isn’t set in stone, European Parliament’s Ferber says Financial companies pushing back against Europe’s post-crisis market rule book for the past five years may get more time to chip away ...
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 ...
Acritas’ UK Law Firm Brand Index reveals four year market winners
May 22nd, 2015
Smart strategic moves, a differentiated proposition and affinity with female buyers drive success for the UK’s leading law firm brands. Over the last four years, the UK legal market has seen many changes. Mergers together with new entrants from ...
Third of lawyers say no to partnership in favour of work-life balance
May 21st, 2015
Perception of the legal profession’s glass ceiling not seen as a main impediment to law firm leadership roles Work-life balance and stress are the primary reasons lawyers are not aspiring to partnership, new research has found. The 2015 Salary and ...
Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards: Winners 2015
May 18th, 2015
Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards have firmly established themselves as a highlight of the region’s legal calendar. The awards, which are now in their fourth year, celebrate legal excellence in the Middle East and are open to in-house legal ...
Lloyds panel review enters final stage with one week until deadline
August 21st, 2014
Firms vying for spots on Lloyds’ own-account panel have been given a week to file tender submissions to the bank in preparation for an October panel unveiling. Current panel firms Ashurst, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), Clifford Chance, Eversheds and ...
Littlewoods VAT court win leaves HMRC with £1.2bn bill
March 31st, 2014
LITTLEWOODS has won a VAT dispute with HM Revenue & Customs in the High Court, a ruling set to cost the taxman more than £1bn. The retailer contested HMRC should pay it compound interest on VAT overpayments that it ...
