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• UK firm Herbert Smith gets a slap for lackadaisical approach to litigation

  Mar 20 2012 UK firm Herbert Smith has received stern admonishment from a top judge for a ‘lackadaical’ approach to its disclosure obligations. The judge’s comments, which... more

• British Justice Minister investigated for conflict of interest

  Oct 17 2011 Deep cuts to the British Legal Aid budget have attracted significant controversy, and now more fuel has been added to the fire with accusations that British Justice... more

• Deutsche Bank pushes advisors to use LPOs

  Feb 18 2011 Deutsche Bank wants its legal advisors to step up their use of legal process outsourcing to reduce costs. The bank is nearing the conclusion of the first formal... more

• Bad times ahead for LPOs? US matches Indian call centre costs

  Aug 19 2010 Call centre workers are becoming as cheap to hire in the US as they are in India, according to the head of the country’s largest business process outsourcing company.... more

• DLA Piper sees net debt increase by 80% to £53m

  Feb 06 2010 DLA Piper's net debt grew by 80% to £53m, during the 2008-09 financial year. DLA's staff costs increased £237.9m, the firm's limited liability partnership (LLP)... more

• Mayer Brown: Banks to face heavy capital burdens under Basel II

  Jan 19 2010 According to a release by global law firm Mayer Brown, a recent proposal by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to create significant capital reforms under the... more

• Legal costs emerge as defining issue of 2010’s biggest cases

  Jan 11 2010 As profession awaits Jackson LJ’s civil justice costs review, the cases set to shape this year’s litigation get underway The thorny issue of legal costs is set to... more

• New website for law costs draftsmen

  Jul 14 2009 Sterling Costs, based in Warrington have launched a new website which encompasses all the information required on law costs draftsmen. The website has been designed to... more

• Jackson Costs Review – Part 1 - Introduction

  Jun 04 2009 Lord Justice Jackson's Preliminary Report on Civil Litigation Costs was published on 8 May 2009. I did not immediately rush to comment on this report for three reasons: more

• ATE premiums - What impact market forces?

  Jun 03 2009 The heart of the problem concerning ATE premium levels was identified recently by Paul Ashurst writing in the New Law Journal: "one party buys insurance cover without... more

• McDermott partner: Coffee cutback sends 'message of desperation'

  Mar 02 2009 Following layoffs announced at McDermott Will & Emery in February, the firm decided to reduce its coffee service in its Chicago headquarters office in another effort... more

• Eversheds to cut costs with travel restrictions

  Oct 09 2008 Eversheds has brought in travel restrictions in a bid to reduce outgoings across the law firm... more

• Clifford Chance cuts canteen hours and doubles meal prices to save costs

  May 10 2008 Clifford Chance has slashed its staff canteen subsidies and cut the opening hours of its deli and restaurant, in the latest cost-saving measure at the firm. The firm... more

• Judge Slams Allen & Overy Over $10 Million Fee for Five Day Case

  Apr 21 2008 Allen & Overy (A&O) has been slammed by the High Court for racking up almost £5.2m in costs and spending the equivalent of nine man years for a five-day trial. Mr... more

• What Law School Rankings Don't Say About Costly Choices

  Apr 16 2008 As the amount of corporate legal work has grown, the large elite law firms have bid up the starting salaries of entry-level associates in an effort to recruit a... more