Justin Cash

December 10, 2014 | International Edition

A report by Clifford Chance litigation partner Simon Davis has criticised senior figures at the Financial Conduct Authority over their handling of an investigation into long term life assurance products, calling the watchdog's strategy "high-risk, poorly supervised and inadequately controlled".

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

December 09, 2014 | International Edition

Diversity campaign group Aspiring Solicitors has signed up four new member firms, adding Travers Smith, Mayer Brown, Kirkland and Ellis and Chadbourne & Parke to its roster of firms committed to increasing access to the legal profession.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

December 09, 2014 | International Edition

BP has had its submission to appeal a multi-billion dollar settlement arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill rejected by the US Supreme Court

By Justin Cash

3 minute read

December 08, 2014 | International Edition

Linklaters former global corporate head Jeremy Parr has retired from the partnership in order to take up the role of general counsel at Jardine Matheson in Hong Kong.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

December 08, 2014 | International Edition

Pinsent Masons has named financial institutions head John Cleland as its new managing partner after he won the firm's first contested election for the role in nearly 16 years.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

December 04, 2014 | International Edition

Three years after first mooting the idea, Taylor Wessing managing partner Tim Eyles has confirmed that the firm is still planning to launch a named office in Hong Kong to practice local law.

By Justin Cash

3 minute read

December 04, 2014 | International Edition

Eversheds has launched alliance networks in Latin America and Asia Pacific, in an effort to formalise its relationships with firms across both regions.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

December 04, 2014 | International Edition

Mills & Reeve has overhauled its management team with the appointment of new senior and managing partners.

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

December 03, 2014 | International Edition

Magic circle firms are reviewing their arrangements on shared parental leave after new legislation came into effect this week, with Linklaters becoming the first to go beyond its statutory obligations under the new rules

By Justin Cash

2 minute read

December 03, 2014 | International Edition

Linklaters has begun discussions on its strategy looking as far ahead as 2030 with managing partner Simon Davies consulting on the firm's long-term vision with partners, associates and counsel across the firm's offices.

By Justin Cash

4 minute read