Suzi Ring

September 06, 2012 | International Edition

King & Wood Mallesons has overhauled its lockstep for its Australian partners, as news emerges that the firm's Hong Kong arm struck a five-year deal to ensure partner remuneration remains at pre-merger levels.

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read

September 06, 2012 | International Edition

Graduate recruitment across the bulk of the UK top 20 looks set to shrink by more than 10% between 2008-09 and 2013-14 as firms continue to scale back trainee numbers in response to the dampened economic climate.

By Suzi Ring

3 minute read

September 06, 2012 | International Edition

The NSPCC has appointed a new head of legal following the departure of former general counsel Catherine Dixon earlier this year. Alexis Burnetts has taken up the role with immediate effect. She has been acting head since Dixon left the charity in April 2012.

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read

September 06, 2012 | International Edition

The barristers acting as counsel to the Leveson Inquiry have been paid more than £1m in fees, equating to almost a third of the total costs for the media standards inquiry. A detailed breakdown of costs published on the Leveson website has revealed that counsel to the inquiry were paid a total of £1,015,700 from mid-June 2011 to 30 June this year.

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read

September 05, 2012 | International Edition

Ex-SJ Berwin partner Jonathan Djanogly has been removed from his post as justice minister in the Government's latest reshuffle. Djanogly, the MP for Huntingdon, was appointed as a justice minister after the last election in May 2010. His departure comes after Conservative MP and former employment minister Chris Grayling was appointed as Secretary of State for Justice yesterday (4 September).

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read

September 04, 2012 | International Edition

Conservative MP Chris Grayling has been appointed as the new Secretary of State for Justice in the Government's latest cabinet reshuffle, marking the first non-lawyer to take the role of Lord Chancellor in the modern era. Grayling, currently the MP for Epsom and Ewell, will succeed Conservative veteran Ken Clarke, who is set to take up a wider economic advisory role in Government.

By Suzi Ring

6 minute read

September 04, 2012 | International Edition

Herbert Smith has officially opened its New York office today (4 September) with the hire of an additional 15 fee earners from US firm Chadbourne & Parke. The new office has gone live with the five-partner team from Chadbourne announced last month, while Herbert Smith has also taken an additional three counsel, eight associates and four other fee earners from the US firm, of which 13 will be based in New York.

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read

September 04, 2012 | International Edition

Norton Rose corporate heavyweight Julian Stanier has left the firm to join Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), marking the latest in a string of hires for the UK top 20 outfit. Stanier, who will start at BLP in November this year, leaves Norton Rose after 18 years with the firm. He was made up to partner in 2004.

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read

September 03, 2012 | International Edition

Herbert Smith is set to see the departure of contentious regulatory heavyweight Martyn Hopper to magic circle firm Linklaters. Hopper, who is highly rated by Chambers & Partners, is understood to have handed in his notice in recent weeks after eight years with Herbert Smith.

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read

September 03, 2012 | International Edition

Herbert Smith has hired Salans' Moscow dispute resolution head Alexei Panich for its local practice in the Russian capital. Panich has joined the firm after more than 10 years with Salans, where he has been a partner since 2007. Prior to Salans, he was a tax lawyer at KPMG's Moscow arm.

By Suzi Ring

2 minute read