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Friday, 30 July 2010

Clarke Willmott scraps 2012 training programme

29-Jul-2010 5:17 pm | By Luke McLeod-Roberts

Clarke Willmott has put its trainee recruitment on hold, informing law students that it is not taking applications for its September 2012 intake.

Stuart Popham

Clifford Chance seeks successor to senior partner Popham

29-Jul-2010 11:34 am | By Gavriel Hollander

Clifford Chance has kicked off the election process to find the replacement for current senior partner Stuart Popham.

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Appeal court overturns Hildebrand rule in Tchenguiz divorce case

29-Jul-2010 5:01 pm | By James Swift

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.

The Lawyer Awards 2010

O’Melveny bags top role on Coller’s Bank of Scotland deal

26 July 2010 | By Gavriel Hollander

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

26 July 2010

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

26 July 2010

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?

Dominic Bacon

A winning bet

26 July 2010

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

26 July 2010 | By James Swift

Ukrainian firm Arzinger was established eight years ago by two former general counsel who became disenchanted with working in-house.

Rock of wages

26 July 2010

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

29-Jul-2010 | By Luke McLeod-Roberts

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

26 July 2010

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

26-July-2010

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?

Plus: tenancies in the top sets and a bumper report on what’s going on offshore

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Eversheds’ grand payout

26 July 2010

Despite it being summer, these are still dark days.

Have you had an injury?

By Katy Dowell

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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See how your firm has done in comparison with your rivals in this most turbulent of financial years

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

29-Jul-2010

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).

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