Slaughters leads on Punch Taverns £2.4bn debt restructuring as pub group warns it could face administration Legal Business Slaughter and May is advising Punch Taverns on its £2.4bn securitised debt restructuring as the UK’s largest pub company warns…
SFO to recruit 10 more barristers in defence of Tchenguiz brothers multi-million pound claim Francesca Fanshawe The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is to recruit an additional 10 junior barristers to join the team involved in the…
Old normal update – Linklaters outpaces Slaughters to hike starting associate pay by £2,500 Alex Novarese A further reminder comes this week that despite much talk of the pressure on the legal market (see Comment: Things…
Comment: Slaughters bumps up lawyer pay but associate lockstep’s days are numbered Legal Business Slaughter and May today (30 April) became the first major City law firm to announce a review of its associate…
Banks could face backlash on legal panel reviews David Stevenson With the latest round of bank panel reviews in full swing, early indications show signs of a backlash from law…
Australia tempts yet another major international player Legal Business Linklaters has joined the ranks of its Magic Circle peers by moving into the Australian market via an alliance with…
Magic Circle reigns but cracks are there Pritchard In the same way the sports media has speculated long and hard these past couple of years on the ‘demise’…
Kop Kings – Liverpool FC Mark McAteer From the fields of Anfield Road to the offices on Bunhill Row, the takeover of Liverpool Football Club was played…
Piece of the action Legal Business The legal sector has been warily assessing the possibility of outsourcing some services for several years. But with Slaughters now…
