James Booth

James joined Legal Week in June 2015. He reports on leading UK law firms, as well as covering the African legal market. He previously worked for legal directory Chambers & Partners as a deputy editor.

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September 05, 2017 | International Edition

Slater and Gordon downgrades 40 UK partners ahead of lender taking control as BLM confirms interest

UK insurance firm BLM confirms interest in Slater and Gordon division as partners opt to return to employee status

By James Booth and Joseph Evans

5 minute read

September 05, 2017 | International Edition

Kennedys secures triple New York partner hire from struggling US firm Sedgwick

Kennedys boosts US operation with six-lawyer insurance team hire from Sedgwick

By James Booth

2 minute read

September 05, 2017 | International Edition

Linklaters and Ashurst lead on £3bn Anglo-French software merger

Pair advise as Schneider Electric rekindles merger talks with UK software company Aveva

By Rose Walker and James Booth

2 minute read

September 01, 2017 | The American Lawyer

World's First Publicly Traded Law Firm to Split Its Business

The troubled U.K. business of Australia-based Slater & Gordon, which became the world's first publicly traded law firm a decade ago, will be divided from its parent into a holding company owned by the indebted firm's senior lenders.

By James Booth

3 minute read

September 01, 2017 | International Edition

Former Arsenal shareholder Lady Bracewell-Smith sues Linklaters

Magic circle firm faces professional negligence suit from former Arsenal shareholder

By James Booth

2 minute read

August 31, 2017 | International Edition

Slater and Gordon's UK business to split from Australian parent

UK business to be directly owned by listed firm's senior lenders

By James Booth

3 minute read

August 31, 2017 | International Edition

DWF breaks £200m revenue mark as PEP falls 10%

Revenue grows at DWF in year of expansion but profit slips

By James Booth

2 minute read

August 30, 2017 | The American Lawyer

Anglo-Canadian Legal Giant Unveils First-Ever Combined Financials

Gowling WLG, a roughly 1,400-lawyer firm formed last year following a cross-border combination between British firm Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co and Canadian firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson, earned enough during fiscal 2016-17 to make The Am Law 100 list if it was eligible. The firm does not have an office in the U.S.

By James Booth

6 minute read