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Troops protected by Human Rights Act wherever they are, rules Supreme Court

19-Jun-2013 11:11 am | By Katy Dowell

Soldiers serving in the British armed forces will be protected by the Human Rights Act (HRA) wherever they are based, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously this morning.

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Olympic gold medalist Hosking to join Freshfields as trainee

18-Jun-2013 3:41 pm | By Becky Waller-Davies

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is to welcome London 2012 Olympic gold medal winner Sophie Hosking as a trainee at the firm.

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1,300 firms at risk after Latvian insurer Balva forced to call in liquidators

18-Jun-2013 1:46 pm | By Katy Dowell

Around 1,300 firms will be forced to find replacement professional indemnity insurance (PII) or be put at risk of being closed down after the Latvian authorities yesterday withdrew operating licences from domestic insurer Balva.

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A&O financial institutions chief to take top legal job at Co-op

18-Jun-2013 12:02 pm | By Lucy Burton

Allen & Overy (A&O) financial institutions head Alistair Asher is to take the top legal job at the Co-operative Group, starting as group general counsel on 1 July. 

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Taylor Wessing to put 96 secretarial roles in redundancy consultation

18-Jun-2013 11:22 am | By Joshua Freedman

Taylor Wessing is set to put nearly 100 London roles in redundancy consultation as part of a restructuring of its secretarial function.

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A&O turns to Visa Europe GC for Brussels antitrust hire

18-Jun-2013 10:55 am | By Joshua Freedman

Allen & Overy (A&O) has turned to an in-house lawyer again for a senior hire, taking on Visa Europe general counsel and executive vice president Vanessa Turner as an antitrust partner in Brussels.

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Mills & Reeve picks up DLA insurance team in Birmingham

18-Jun-2013 10:36 am | By Joanne Harris

Mills & Reeve is taking a nine-strong insurance team from DLA Piper headed by the firm’s Birmingham insurance head Alan Jacobs.

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Addleshaws to cut costs with process-mapping initiative

18-Jun-2013 9:51 am | By Matt Byrne

Addleshaw Goddard is rolling out a new legal process-mapping initiative across more than 40 of its primary transactions in an attempt to provide cheaper and more efficient services to clients.

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Herbert Smith Freehills London tax litigator exits for Hogan Lovells

17-Jun-2013 2:29 pm | By Joshua Freedman

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) tax litigation partner Rupert Shiers has quit the firm to join Hogan Lovells as head of its direct tax disputes practice.

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