Freshfields overtakes CC as top global firm by size

Thursday, 02 July 2009 Freshfields has overtaken Clifford Chance as the biggest global law firm by revenue, posting a 9% rise in turnover to £1.29bn for the year ended 30 April. Profits per equity partner (PEP) were static at £1.44m. Clifford Chance, which was the largest firm in the world by revenue in 2007/08, yesterday reported a turnover of £1.26bn, down 5% on...
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Offshore firms stay afloat while governments target tax havens

Thursday, 02 July 2009 In the normal course of events, law firms would be falling over themselves to have their headquarters name-checked by the leader of the free world. But not offshore giant Maples and Calder. Its offices at Ugland House on the Cayman Islands were singled out by Barack Obama on his campaign trial, when he noted that it was home to some 1... More features...

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Sentencing policy attacked by MPs for being incoherent and inconsistent

Thursday, 02 July 2009 MPs have branded current sentencing policy incoherent and inconsistent, and warned that it risks being driven by a misguided view of what th...
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Reforms to practising certificate fee to hit private practice firms

Thursday, 02 July 2009 Sweeping reforms to the practising certificate fee that will ‘shift the fee burden onto private practice’ were published for consultatio...
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