In the UK, women who have breast implants aren’t getting a warm and fuzzy for Christmas. The British government said today that women with suspect breast implants made in France…
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested in the UK on an INTERPOL warrant. Assange is wanted in Sweden for an alleged sexual assault and will undergo extradition proceedings…
A new report reveals the legal services market in the UK was relatively flat in 2009 and that trend is expected to remain in place for at least the next…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is the first top U.K. law firm to announce associate salary rates for 2010, with the firm lifting the freeze on associate lockstep put in place last…
Neil Upton will join Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP as the head of its UK Energy Practice. Upton comes to Greenberg Traurig from DLA Piper, where he was partner and Global…
Bloomberg reports that while law firms in the US and UK are shrinking, their offices in China expanding. Twenty-eight foreign firms have opened offices in mainland China since September 2006,…
The Law Society has set aside a £500,000 IT project, blaming “technical issues” for the problems. The project, known as the Integradata management system, was established in 2007, however, has…
Managing partner at Linklaters, Simon Davies, defended the firm’s decision to cut 270 jobs in London, stating that the move was crucial if the firm is to become the top…
The troubles affecting the financial sector are beginning to spread to the legal industry in the UK. Large law firms such as Freshfields, Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, and…
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