Litigation-funder Innsworth told the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Thursday that the negotiating process behind a £200 million ($250 million) settlement to end a mass claim against Mastercard has created conflicts of interest which mean the deal should be refused.
Litigation-funder Innsworth told the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Thursday that the negotiating process behind a £200 million ($250 million) settlement to end a mass claim against Mastercard has created conflicts of interest which mean the deal should be refused.
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP has increased salaries of freshly qualified lawyers in its London office to £177,000 ($224,000) as it boosts its efforts in the battle for emerging legal talent in the City.
Simmons & Simmons LLP on Thursday unveiled targets for the first time to boost social mobility in its U.K. offices over the next four years as it looks to have a fifth of its lawyers come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds within that time.
A disciplinary tribunal has banned a veteran solicitor from practicing after she admitted that she deliberately provided misleading details about the signing of a legal document and gave a fake name to a hospital to access confidential medical information about a client.
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP announced Thursday that it will be restructuring its leadership team in anticipation of its executive partner Barry Wolf's retirement in a few years.
Baker Botts LLP has hired a new global projects partner to its London office from White & Case LLP, with the new arrival also set to co-chair its project finance group.
