Hill Dickinson's history stretches back to 1810, when it was established in Liverpool by a Mr Edward Morall. It chose the surnames of partners John Hill and John Dickinson to appear above the door, in ...

Richards Butler merged with US firm Reed Smith on 1st January 2007, taking a sleepy little London practice to an international leviathan. As with similar takeovers (see Gouldens/Jones Day), it wasn't ...

Baker McKenzie has "parted ways" with Dr Habib Al Mulla, its most senior partner in the United Arab Emirates, after a RollOnFriday investigation found he was using Twitter to preach to his 61,000 ...

Staff at DAC Beachcroft (83%) are the most satisfied with their work/life balance in UK private practice, the RollOnFriday Best Law Firms to Work At 2022 has found. The firm was praised for ...

At least no-one's overreacting. Law firms and even the Law Society have been left floundering after the Supreme Court unanimously decided that biological sex determines who is a man and who is a woman ...

Over recent weeks, the degree to which law firms have provided their people with satisfactory pay, career development, work/life balance and the office/amenities has become clear thanks to the ...

The death of a Pinsent Masons partner has ignited a debate on stress and work/life balance in private practice. Vanessa Ford, known professionally as Vanessa Heap, had been working 18-hour days and ...

Staff at US firm Sidley Austin (92%) are the most satisfied with their pay in UK private practice, the RollOnFriday Best Law Firms to Work At 2022 has found. "It’s embarrassing that it’s published," ...

Never mind the speedbumps, the broad field is filling up. Broadfield, formerly known as BDB Pitmans, has missed its financial targets for the start of 2025 and brought in a new boss, RollOnFriday ...

The transgender lawyer who has accused Father Ted scribe Graham Linehan of transphobia and is suing him for harassment was once convicted of affray for threatening a man with a golf club, as well as ...

An Eversheds Sutherland partner used his car to trap a pregnant associate in the office car park when she took his space - and then demanded a written apology from her. Parking spaces are allocated on ...

It's advisable that barristers don't attempt any hand gestures in court, although some are worse than others. A barrister has been fined £250 for "raising his hand in a Nazi salute" and mimicking a ...