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• Wragge & Co promotes 3 to partnership

  Mar 08 2012 Wragge & Co has promoted three lawyers to the partnership, ending the promotions freeze that saw the firm hiring, rather than promoting, talent in 2011. The new... more

• Good news on UK trainee retention figures

  Feb 28 2012 RollonFriday continues to report on trainee retention figures in UK law firms, and the overall picture is starting to look a bit more positive than it did at the start... more

• Pinsent Masons and Wragges freeze salaries for newly qualified lawyers

  Aug 24 2011 Pinsent Masons and Wragge & Co have announced the details of their associate slaries for 2011-12, with both firms freezing rates for newly-qualified lawyers in London.... more

• Boutique corporate an tech firm hires former Wragges senior partner

  Jul 11 2011 Former Wragge & Co senior partner John Crabtree has left to become the chairman of boutique corporate and technology firm White & Black. White & Black managing... more

• Wragges reports 16% rise in turnover

  May 11 2011 Wragge & Co has reported 16 per cent rise in turnover for the 2010-11 financial year, growing from £96.2m to £112m. The strong result follows a tough year in 2009-10,... more

• Wragge & Co to pay former client £7.5 in damages for professional negligence

  Apr 12 2011 Wragge & Co has been found guilty of professional negligence and ordered to pay damages of over £7.5m to former client Amalgamated Metal Corporation (AMC). The High... more

• Wragge & Co forgoes partner promotions in favor of lateral hires

  Apr 07 2011 Wragge & Co has announced that it will not promote any lawyers to its all-equity partnership this year, choosing instead to focus on lateral hiring and the development... more

• Top UK firms improve trainee retention rates

  Mar 03 2011 Trainee retention rates at the 30 largest firms in the UK are up 10 per cent on last year’s figures, 84% of qualifying trainees were offered jobs this year and 83... more

• UK firms Wragges and Stephenson Harwood announce retention rates

  Jan 18 2011 Wragge & Co has offered a permanent position to five out of seven (72%) of the qualifying trainees, with all five accepting. One of the seven decided not to apply for... more

• Howrey closes London IP practice after string of departures

  Jan 11 2011 Howrey has closed its intellectual property practice in London following the departure of London managing partner Mark Hodgson to Field Fisher Waterhouse. Howrey’s... more

• UK firm Wragge & Co opens in Abu Dhabi

  Dec 17 2010 UK firm Wragge & Co has opened its doors in Abu Dhabi – its first entry into the Middle East and its fifth international office. The Abu Dhabi office opened as a joint... more

• Wragge launches in Abu Dhabi with local alliance

  Dec 03 2010 Wragge & Co has established a presence in the Middle East with the opening of an office in Abu Dhabi. Wragges has formed an alliance with local lawyer Mohamed Al... more

• Amarchand leads deal JSW Energy’s Canadian acquisition of CIC Energy for $414m

  Dec 02 2010 JSW Energy Limited has acquired CIC Energy Corporation for $414 million (Rs. 1,886 crore). JSW Energy has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100 percent shares of... more

• More top UK law firms look at outsourcing options

  Nov 23 2009 Legal Week reports that eight firms within the top 30 already carry out some form of LPO, including Allen & Overy, Eversheds, Lovells, Pinsent Masons, Wragge & Co and... more

• Wragges sees dip in first-half turnover

  Nov 12 2009 Wragge & Co has experienced a slight drop in turnover for the first six months of the 2009-10 financial year. The firm estimates that turnover will be around... more

• City law firms post solid financials

  Nov 07 2008 City law firms look set to tough out the gloomy market with Lovells, Norton Rose, Trowers & Hamlins and CMS Cameron McKenna all expecting double-digit revenue growth... more