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October 13, 2017 | International Edition
Watchstone denies Slater and Gordon's accusations of fraud during ill-fated Quindell deal
UK company files defence in the High Court against Australian-listed law firm
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May 3, 2016 | International Edition
Slater and Gordon cuts £437m debt deal
Australian-listed firm agrees deal with bankers to give management time to return the financially troubled organisation to profit
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August 28, 2015 | International Edition
Slater + Gordon revenue hits AUS$522m after turbulent year
Australian listed law firm group sees shares rise after latest financial statement
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June 29, 2015 | International Edition
Slater and Gordon share price slides as it admits errors in UK accounts
Firm shares hit following its announcement that it had incorrectly recorded cash receipts for its UK arm
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January 30, 2012 |
World's first listed law firm takes over UK's Russell Jones & Walker
Australia's Slater & Gordon, the world's first publicly listed law firm, is set to acquire UK personal injury specialist law firm Russell Jones & Walker (RJW) for £53.8m in a Legal Services Act first. The deal will be structured with an initial cash payment of £36.4m in cash, of which £8.8m will be deferred for up to two years subject to performance targets, while £10.3m will be used to pay off RJW bank debt. Slater & Gordon will also issue £17.4m in shares.
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February 10, 2011 | International Edition
The Legal Services Act - a great opportunity, but not for us
Given the pressure to avoid being crushed by the firms above or ousted by the firms below, it is in many ways surprising that the rising 25 aren't paying more heed to the Legal Services Act (LSA) and the potential for change it could bring. To date, a limited few have expressed interest in making fundamental changes to their business, including taking advantage of outside investment permitted under the Act. While undoubtedly all firms are watchful of the LSA's impact, most are unwilling to be the sacrificial lamb that tries it first.
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December 6, 2010 |
Former Mayer Brown London employment chief joins Russell Jones & Walker
Russell Jones & Walker (RJW) has boosted its employment practice with the hire of Mayer Brown's former London group head. Julian Roskill, who became a consultant at Mayer Brown in 2008 after stepping down as a partner, will join RJW in the New Year. In addition to heading up the London employment practice at Mayer Brown, he also formerly co-chaired the firm's global employment group.
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June 21, 2007 | International Edition
Claims Direct panel asked to fund £5m marketing campaign in return for work
The relaunch of Claims Direct will see the claims handler's legal panel being asked to directly fund a projected £5m marketing campaign in a ground-breaking but potentially controversial move. Russell Jones & Walker (RJW), which owns Claims Direct, has confirmed that it has changed the way it allocates work to the 12 firms on its panel, as part of the relaunch of Claims Direct.
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May 2, 2007 | International Edition
Finers recruits for new litigation chief
Finers Stephens Innocent has raided national outfit Russell Jones & Walker, taking head of litigation Sue Thackeray. Thackeray joined Finers as head of its litigation department last month (23 April), taking on the firm's commercial dispute resolution, intellectual property, media, family and personal injury teams. She replaces incumbent Howard Zetter, who is standing down from the role after five years.
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August 9, 2006 | International Edition
Lawyers throw support behind Goldsmith's UK fraud review
City lawyers back Government proposals for reform of the UK's white-collar crime regime. Charlotte Edmond reports on the results of the latest Big Question survey
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