Clarke Willmott scraps 2012 training programme
Clarke Willmott has put its trainee recruitment on hold, informing law students that it is not taking applications for its September 2012 intake.
Clifford Chance seeks successor to senior partner Popham
Clifford Chance has kicked off the election process to find the replacement for current senior partner Stuart Popham.
Appeal court overturns Hildebrand rule in Tchenguiz divorce case
The Court of Appeal has ruled that separating couples will no longer be allowed to secretly obtain and use documents belonging to their partner in divorce proceedings.
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Hammonds' former London chief joins Howard Kennedy
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Law firm partner loses retirement age appeal
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IoP backs Law Soc's bid to create paralegal qualification
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Birmingham set No5 names new chambers head
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Linklaters mourns death of London associate
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Shoosmiths hires Halliwells team for Manchester corporate launch
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Hogan Lovells names new head of Madrid
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Clifford Chance loses another partner as Brock defects to Mallesons
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CC's Popham joins David Cameron on India business tour
O’Melveny bags top role on Coller’s Bank of Scotland deal
O’Melveny & Myers secured the prize mandate acting for longstanding client Coller Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in Bank of Scotland’s private equity business.
Opinion: A simple mediation clause could avoid costly litigation
When dealing with difficult or intransigent disputants, having the ability to use a neutral to facilitate a negotiated settlement can be invaluable.
Focus: Magic Circle work-life balance - Work, rest and fair play
With long hours the norm for most lawyers, achieving a work-life balance can be an uphill task. Should magic circle firms be doing more to help their associates?
A winning bet
General counsel Dominic Bacon thrives on the challenge of building up legal teams from scratch. Andrew Pugh discovers that Bacon’s positive, hands-on approach is highly valued at WorldSpreads
Law firm profile: Arzinger
Ukrainian firm Arzinger was established eight years ago by two former general counsel who became disenchanted with working in-house.
Rock of wages
With Gibraltar’s transition from tax haven to mainstream financial services centre almost complete, Michael Castiel examines the impending changes
Clarke Willmott scraps 2012 training programme
Clarke Willmott has put its trainee recruitment on hold, informing law students that it is not taking applications for its September 2012 intake.
Tulkinghorn: Every loser grins
Tulkinghorn dutifully ignored the wailing and gnashing of teeth that accompanied some minor football tournament in South Africa that seemed to excite so many people these past few weeks.
On The Lawyer.com
This week we uncover the inside track of the Halliwells carve-up and locate who went where. Meanwhile, should magic circle firms do more on associate work-life balance?
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Have you had an injury?
Personal injury (PI) lawyers were left reeling at the beginning of the year when Lord Justice Jackson published his proposals on how the litigation model should be reformed to help stem costs (see story).
Top of the Peps 2010
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Editor's weekly: The day finally arrived for BPP
Following years of planning and no doubt a little bit of praying, BPP College of Professional Studies has been named as the UK’s first new private sector university college for more than 30 years .
CC partners have a Pop at top job
There are few bigger shoes to fill in the City than those of Stuart Popham, but that’s the challenge facing the (un)lucky person who ultimately emerges as Clifford Chance’s new senior partner (see story).
