Recruitment News

10th December 2012

Motorola have lost a case against Microsoft with which they were trying to ban the sale of their Xbox games console system in the US and Germany. The case, which was heard in the Seattle US District Court by Judge James…

7th December 2012

A recent study of in-house lawyers has found that as many as half of corporations now believe that fixed price fees are the most sensible way of charging for legal services. The full results of the research made for…

7th December 2012

Barclays are reportedly to sell the African branch of their businesses for around £1. 3 billion – a transaction which will see a Magic Circle firm from the City team up for the first time with a South African…

6th December 2012

A senior judge has been reprimanded by the Office for Judicial Complaints (OJC) after he made controversial comments regarding the act of burglary when sentencing a man at a court case in September. Peter Bowers, who is…

6th December 2012

A great deal of work has been given to those with high ranking corporate legal jobs in the City recently, with the news that HSBC and the two other parties involved have asked three Magic Circle firms to help with the…

5th December 2012

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is preparing to defend themselves against claims from the Tchenguiz Family Trust, which could result in huge losses for the independent Government department. Vincent Tchenguiz, along with…

5th December 2012

One London firm and a US counterpart have led the way in securing Roman Abramovich a stake in the Russian metal producers Norilsk Nickel. The Chelsea FC owner used his investment company, Millhouse Capital, to acquire…

4th December 2012

The strength of the UK's legal recruitment sector, and that of the wider law industry as a whole, has been reinforced by the news that two London groups are to lead the way in a review into the practices of cycling's…