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• Irwin Mitchell elevates six to partnership; offers equity to non-lawyer

  Apr 18 2012 Irwin Mitchell has elevated six to the partnership in its annual promotions round, with four joining the salaried partnership two joining the equity partnership in its... more

• UK firm Pannone set to make a round of redundancies

  Jan 13 2012 Up to 12 fee earners and support staff from UK firm Pannone will lose their jobs when the firm closes two offices in Hale and Alderley Edge in Cheshire, as the firm... more

• UK firm Addleshaw Goddard raises pay for NQs

  Oct 13 2011 UK firm Addleshaw Goddard has effected a pay increase for newly-qualified lawyers, raising the salary by 4 per cent in the firm's regional offices and by 2% in London.... more

• Manchester firm Gately offers a job to the lawyer that sued them for over a year

  Sep 27 2011 Manchester firm Gately has hired a former Halliwells lawyer as part of a settlement deal to end that lawyer’ legal suit against them. Emma Nutbeen was a legal... more

• Former Halliwells partners asked to repay £20.4m

  Jun 17 2011 The administrator of failed firm Halliwells has called upon former partners repay money received as part of a reverse premium deal with a Manchester landlord. 32... more

• UK firm Cobbetts cuts NQ pay by almost 20% in 3 years

  May 30 2011 Mid tier UK firm Cobbetts has reduced pay to newly qualified solicitors by nearly 20 per cent over the last three years. In 2008, newly qualified solicitors in the... more

• Addleshaw Goddard shifts routine legal work away from associates

  Feb 08 2011 Addleshaw Goddard is the latest firm to announce that it will send low-level legal work to a transaction services centre. The firm’s stated aim is to free associates... more

• US firm introduces drive-through legal service

  Oct 26 2010 A personal-injury law firm in Connecticut has commenced a drive-through service for clients in the town of Manchester. The Kocian Law Group has recently moved its... more

• UK Firm Clarke Willmott ready to launch in Manchester after double hire

  Sep 14 2010 Clarke Willmott is set to open its doors in Manchester after the hire of two intellectual property lawyers from local firm JMW Solicitors. IP partner Roy Crozier... more

• McGrigors hires 15 lawyers across UK offices

  Aug 27 2010 McGrigors has recruited 15 lawyers across its UK offices. The firm has raided Hammonds for talent, hiring a 10-string contentious construction team to join the... more

• DWF hires duo from Halliwells to join its Manchester office

  Aug 16 2010 DWF has hired two lawyers from the now defunct Halliwells to join its Manchester commercial litigation practice. Stephen Morris and James Lappin have joined the... more

• Shoosmiths launches Manchester corporate practice with Halliwells hires

  Jul 27 2010 Shoosmiths has launched its Manchester corporate practice with the hire of partner Mark Dawson from the now defunct Halliwells. He is followed by two associates, Karen... more

• HBJ Gateley secures partnership approval for purchase of Halliwells' commercial practice

  Jul 20 2010 Halliwells has struck a deal with HBJ Gateley Wareing for the sale of the failed firm’s Manchester commercial practice, with the HBJ Gateley Wareing partnership... more

• Shoosmiths appoints new head in Manchester

  Jul 09 2010 Shoosmiths has appointed Partner Harold Brako as the head of the firm’s Manchester office. Brako takes over from Northampton-based partner Waine Mannix, who has... more

• Three firms line up for a piece of Halliwells

  Jul 06 2010 Three firms have formed a preliminary agreement to take over the majority of the troubled firm Halliwells. Barlow Lyde & Gilbert (BLG), HBJ Gateley Wareing and... more

• Former Halliwells solicitor struck from the roll for embezzlement

  Jul 02 2010 A former Halliwells solicitor has been found guilty of embezzling over £90,000 from the firm's clients. During his time as a real-estate lawyer in the firm’s... more

• Halliwells to appoint administrator

  Jun 28 2010 Halliwells has filed a notice of its intention to appoint an administrator, and is looking to sell off its business assets. It is thought that Liverpool-based Hill... more

• Irwin Mitchell appoints two non-lawyers to equity partnership

  May 28 2010 Irwin Mitchell has become one of the first top UK firms to convert to Legal Disciplinary Partnership (LDP) status, after making up two non-lawyers to the firm's equity... more

• McGrigors hires three partners from Hammonds

  May 10 2010 McGrigors has hired a trio of partners from Hammonds, including Hammonds’ former international head of construction and engineering David Moss. Moss resigned in... more

• Hammonds invites eight lawyers to partnership

  Apr 21 2010 Hammonds has made up eight new partners in its annual round of promotions. This year's promotions round was larger than 2009 when six partners were promoted, but less... more

• Two Hammonds senior partners hand in notice

  Apr 06 2010 Two senior partners at Hammonds have resigned from the firm. Manchester head Jonathan Edwards and construction chief David Moss gave notice last week on once of only... more

• DLA names UK litigation chief as new Manchester managing partner

  Oct 27 2009 DLA Piper's UK head of litigation and regulation David Gray has been named as the firm's new Manchester managing partner, with current incumbent Simon Woolley set to... more

• Addleshaws proposes four-day week at 85% salary

  May 19 2009 Addleshaw Goddard has asked its fee earners to work a four-day week on 85% pay, as further details emerge of the national firm’s plans to cope with the tough economic... more

• DLA Piper advises on Zavvi collapse

  Dec 28 2008 DLA Piper’s Manchester office has secured the lead role advising Ernst & Young as administrator to collapsed UK entertainment retailer Zavvi. The Zavvi Group became... more

• 40 jobs under threat at UK firm Halliwells

  Sep 24 2008 Halliwells has launched its second redundancy consultation in the space of year in a move which is set to affect 40 staff in the firm's real estate practice, Legal... more

• Addleshaw Goddard increases profits by 11%

  May 31 2008 Profit per equity partner at Addleshaw Goddard has increased to £586,000 after the law firm increased its annual income by 11%. The firm, which has offices in... more