Tuesday 2nd September 2014
Posted By: James
Figures compiled by Legal Business show the number of lawyers earning more than £1m has exceeded a thousand for the first time, thanks in part to the revival of the M&A market. At Slaughter and May 119 partners were paid an average of just over £2m last year, with one partner picking up £2.8m.
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A football fan who stormed the pitch and took a free kick during a Premier League clash was told by a judge that he admired his skills and that he “bent it like Beckham”.
Read MoreTuesday 2nd September 2014
Posted By: James
File-sharing site The Pirate Bay must be blocked by UK internet service providers, the High Court has ruled.
Read MoreThursday 28th August 2014
Posted By: James
Edward Fennell’s law diary mourns the loss of Stephen Lloyd, the former senior partner of Bates Wells and Braithwaite, who died in a boating accident in Wales last week.
Read MoreThursday 28th August 2014
Posted By: James
A new report from the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission has warned that Britain remains “deeply elitist”, with privately educated pupils and Oxbridge graduates continuing to dominate the top roles in society.
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