Professional Services News

Management throughout Britain's businesses is calling for calm in the face of the economic downturn, it has been reported.

International legal practice Allen and Overy (A&O) has lost a large chunk of its Hong Kong management-level partners after Latham & Watkins managed to poach seven of its managing partners.

CMS Cameron McKenna is said to be eyeing up estate agents in robust markets as a new revenue source during the economic crisis, it has been reported.

The Bank of England (BoE) has announced that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate partner Graham Nicholson will be added to its legal team at the start of next year.

Mayer Brown has been awarded the final contract in conjunction with the nationalisation of Northern Rock, it has been announced.

Head of private equity firm Ashurst, Charlie Geffen, has been named the successor to Geoffrey Green, making him senior partner.

Alistair Darling has given his speech at the Labour Party conference, commenting on the economy, energy prices, and stability.

Linklaters has assigned 20 partners to the insolvency case of the Lehman Brothers, it has been reported.

New regulations need to be put into place to end the discrimination against Scottish energy companies regarding the energy that they contribute to the national grid, it has been argued.

The Construction Skills Network (CSN) has drastically re-estimated the amount of recruitment that will be needed to keep the construction industry running this month.