UK Burger King Serves Horse-Meat in their Burgers
Burger King Customers in Britain have been eating horsemeat. A bit. Two weeks ago, there were serious claims that Burger…
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Suspect Breast Implants Ignites Wave of Panic; Scores of Women in UK Start Legal Action
In the UK, women who have breast implants aren’t getting a warm and fuzzy for Christmas. The British government said…
DLA Piper Announces Launch of New International Securities Group, Along With New Partner
Global law firm DLA Piper announced the launch of its newly created International Securities Group in recent days. Along with…
Julian Assange Arrested in Britain
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, was arrested in the UK on an INTERPOL warrant. Assange is wanted in Sweden…
Report Shows UK Legal Market Remains Flat
A new report reveals the legal services market in the UK was relatively flat in 2009 and that trend is…
Freshfields Unfreezes Associate Lockstep; Unveils 2010 Rates
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is the first top U.K. law firm to announce associate salary rates for 2010, with the firm…
Neil Upton Joins Green Traurig Maher LLP
Neil Upton will join Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP as the head of its UK Energy Practice. Upton comes to Greenberg…
Bloomberg: China Law Offices Grow as US, UK Firms Shrink
Bloomberg reports that while law firms in the US and UK are shrinking, their offices in China expanding. Twenty-eight foreign…
The Law Society Shelves Integradata Management System
The Law Society has set aside a £500,000 IT project, blaming “technical issues” for the problems. The project, known as…
Linklaters to Go Forth With “Project New World”
Managing partner at Linklaters , Simon Davies, defended the firm’s decision to cut 270 jobs in London, stating that the…
UK Lawyers In Trouble
The troubles affecting the financial sector are beginning to spread to the legal industry in the UK. Large law firms…