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Who are the Red Knights?

02.03.10
The men behind the plan to buy Manchester United... more

Winners and losers in law's Magic Circle

13.07.09
Lawyers at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer must be ringing up their Clifford Chance counterparts to gloat. Equity partners at the triple-barrelled legal firm pocketed almost twice as much as those at its Magic Circle rival last year... more

City Spy: Naked truth is that TV may just be to Jamie's taste

10.07.09
Chef Jamie Oliver may turn out to be a savvier businessman than Gordon Ramsay by focusing on his TV projects rather than restaurants... more

Linklaters beats rival law firms in bankruptcy bonanza

03.07.09
Linklaters today emerged as the highest-grossing UK legal firm as it raked in fees from advising on three of the biggest corporate collapses of last year ... more

Linklaters beats rival law firms in bankruptcy bonanza

03.07.09
Linklaters emerged as the highest-grossing UK legal firm as it raked in fees from advising on three of the biggest corporate collapses of last year... more

Clifford Chance toppled as world No.1 in profits dive

01.07.09
Clifford Chance lost its crown as the world's biggest law firm to an American rival as it revealed a 37% plunge in profits... more

2012 sponsorship organisers 'nearly 80% there'

26.06.09
London 2012 organisers have raised nearly 80% of their £700 million domestic sponsorship target and believe they have deals worth more than £100 million in the pipeline, commercial director Chris Townsend said today... more

City law firm sacks £44,000 trainees with a voicemail

12.06.09
A top City law firm has sacked staff by voicemail and offered them £700 as a goodwill gesture... more

Myners goes for broker in clash with MP

19.03.09
Lord Myners' appearance before the Treasury Select Committee this week saw harsh words directed at the City minister by Tory MP Michael Fallon... more

Tesco's competition victory shows rules are a legal minefield

10.03.09
Legal Analysis: Tesco was understandably delighted by its victory in the Competition Appeal Tribunal last week. But the tribunal's ruling is unlikely to be the last word on the subject... more

Pay freeze at Freshfieds

10.02.09
One of Britain's leading law firms has warned its staff that pay would be frozen at current levels until 2010... more

Lawyers charge £900 per hour

27.01.09
London insolvency lawyers have ramped their fees up to £900 per hour as the economic crisis deepens, it emerged... more

Aldi trainee graduates get £40,000 plus Audi

14.01.09
A supermarket is offering graduates a starting salary of £40,000 plus a company car as job vacancies for university leavers fall by a fifth... more

Salutary lesson about paying bribes overseas

21.10.08
Jack Straw has promised he is "fully committed to combating foreign bribery", but not everyone is entirely reassured... more

Top City law firms hike fees to £900 a hour in the crunch

17.10.08
City solicitors are increasing their hourly rates despite the onset of recession, with top insolvency lawyers charging as much as £900 an hour... more

Six City law firms bag over £1bn

08.07.08
Times are tough for investment banks and fund managers - but not for the Square Mile's top legal firms... more

Six City law firms bag over £1bn

08.07.08
Times are tough for investment banks and fund managers - but not for the Square Mile's top legal firms... more

Lawyers told to boycott Beijing by chief of Bar

28.04.08
Britain's most senior barrister has urged UK lawyers to refuse work in China to avoid supporting human rights abuses... more

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