Tag: United Kingdom
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Former City law firm senior partner defends BigLaw’s Trump deals
Law firms can’t be expected to sacrifice themselves in an unwinnable fight, says former Ashurst boss Charlie Geffen The former senior partner of leading City… Read More
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Anna Gelderd: ‘The Cornish language deserves recognition and respect — our identity is vital’
With a government determined to deliver change for communities across the country, the things that make us unique across the nation must be front and… Read More
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Conservative Party will fail trying to ‘out-Farage Farage’, shadow minister warns
The Conservatives will not be able to build a broad coalition of voters if it focuses on “responding to and aping Nigel Farage”, a shadow… Read More
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Decision on solicitor apprenticeship funding cuts to be made ‘in due course’, says government
Seven months since announcement The government has said this week that a final decision on whether solicitor apprenticeships will be affected by the levy funding… Read More
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Week-in-Review: Anneliese Dodds gives shape to ‘soft left’ unease in Labour
Five years ago this week, Keir Starmer was elected leader of the Labour Party with a resounding if ill-defined mandate. Of the 275,780 members Starmer… Read More
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HSF tie-up with US firm Kramer Levin gets green light
Combine 1 June City giant Herbert Smith Freehills will merge with US outfit Kramer Levin after partners voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of the deal. Previously… Read More
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‘Like paying off a bully’: Starmer warned against scrapping digital services tax to ease US tariffs
Keir Starmer has been warned that moving to cut a tax on US tech firms to secure a carve-out from reciprocal tariffs would be like… Read More
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David Lammy: UK ‘regrets’ return to protectionism in the United States
David Lammy has said he regrets the “return to protectionism” in the US and that Britons will be “very concerned” about how tariffs could affect… Read More
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Simmons to relocate City HQ in 2030
Moving around the corner to Finsbury Circus Simmons & Simmons has announced plans to relocate its London headquarters in 2030. Owing to “strong growth” in… Read More
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy: ‘The government must drop its devastating disability benefits cuts’
In recent weeks, I have been contacted by hundreds of constituents, angry and anxious about the government’s plans to cut disability benefits. These planned cuts… Read More