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Laid Off Garden Stirling Employees Win Compensation

A Scottish employment tribunal has awarded £20,000 in compensation to two former staffers at Garden Stirling. The tribunal rejected claims…

Fulbright & Jaworski has expanded its Dubai global disputes practice with the addition of three lawyers. Philip Punwar joins from…

HBJ Gately Wareing has laid off two partners, and expects further job cuts. Stephen Webster and Stuart Rennie have been…

Law firm SJ Berwin has announced that profits per equity partner, which were £801,000 ($1.33 million) for 2008, fell to…

Commercial law firm Mallesons will begin a redundancy consultation in August, targeting 5% of the firm's workforce. The redundancies are…

Blawgs are reporting on rumors that global law juggernaut DLA Piper plans to force out some equity partners. The finance…

Manchester, UK’s Halliwells, which in March launched a redundancy consultation targeting 30, is cutting attorneys' working hours, but not adjusting…

Dundas & Wilson, which cut 50 jobs in March, has reported a drop in annual profits of £9 million ($14.8…

Pinsent Masons saw profits per partner plummet 36%, falling to £310,000 ($511,000). Revenues were up 1% to £215 million ($355…

London law firm Speechly Bircham has hired 90 people, including 17 partners, from the dissolving Campbell Hooper. The hirings, which…

Leading Scottish law firm Paull and Williamsons is discussing money-saving options with its staff, including reduced work weeks, sabbaticals, and…

Bucking the trend of law firms suffering drops in revenue, Bird & Bird saw revenues rise by 29.6% in the…