Simmons Relocates Partners to Dubai HQ
Simmons & Simmons is banishing two finance partners to the firm's Dubai office. Banking and restructuring partner Phillip Abbott, and…
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Limey Litigators Lay Off London Lawyers
Clifford Chance has launched a redundancy program in its London headquarters, with the Magic Circle firm set to cut up…
Conman Who Posed as Barrister is Jailed
Ian Clegg, a 32-year-old conman who pretended to be a barrister and represented clients in court, has been jailed for two…
Linklaters’ Top-Paid Lawyer Earned “Satisfactory” £3.4 Million in 2008
Linklaters LLP, the second-largest London law firm by revenue, paid its top earner £3.4 million pounds ($5 million in real…
Cravath’s London Office Slashes Compensation
The Daily Tabloids blog reports that the London office of New York's Cravath Swaine & Moore has slashed its cost…