CMS, Nabarro and Olswang vote in favour of three-way merger under CMS brand
Partners approve tripartite merger with combined firm to operate as CMS
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Digitisation only half the battle, says bar's next chair
Andrew Langdon says case must be made for further reform of justice system and stresses ‘close cooperation’ with Law Society.
Eversheds duo in line for key management roles under new chief exec Ranson
Company commercial head Keith Froud expected to take managing partner role
Freshfields joins US duo on $10bn aircraft leasing company buyout
Weil and Wachtell also advise on purchase of CIT’s aircraft leasing business
Gibson Dunn, Slaughter and May and Ashurst advise on £4.5bn William Hill merger
Proposed merger follows William Hill’s rejection of £3.2bn takeover bid by Rank and 888 earlier this year
Liberty director urges lawyers to speak out on immigrant detentions
Martha Spurrier threatens to come down on the government ‘like a ton of bricks’.
Agency faces JR over ‘embarrassment’ clause
Public Law Project sends pre-action protocol letter over terms of new criminal legal aid contracts.
Legal Aid Agency faces JR over ‘embarrassment’ clause
Public Law Project sends pre-action protocol letter over terms of new criminal legal aid contracts.
Solicitors ‘conned Legal Aid Agency out of £600,000’
Trio on trial deny setting up fake agency to siphon off interpreters’ fees.
CPS criticised for ‘shocking’ disclosure failure
Crown Prosecution Service says it has agreed to settle Conrad Jones’s civil claim without admission of liability.