http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/magazine/graphics/logo-rss.png http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/practice-areas/litigation-/-dispute-resolution/tribunal-rules-against-travers-in-pregnancy-discrimination-case/3005020.article http://www.thelawyer.com/practice-areas/litigation-/-dispute-resolution/tribunal-rules-against-travers-in-pregnancy-discrimination-case/3005020.article Travers Smith has lost a discrimination case brought against it by a former trainee who claimed she was not given a permanent job because of her pregnancy. Fri, 17 May 2013 19:02 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/education-and-training/ao-keeps-associate-salaries-static-after-breaking-trainee-pay-freeze/3005019.article http://www.thelawyer.com/education-and-training/ao-keeps-associate-salaries-static-after-breaking-trainee-pay-freeze/3005019.article Allen & Overy has held associate pay levels at 2012/13 rates after unveiling its first increase in trainee salaries for the first time since 2010. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/litigation/bar-news-and-analysis/mini-pupillage-becomes-work-experience-in-private-school-auction-row/3004998.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/practice-areas/litigation/bar-news-and-analysis/mini-pupillage-becomes-work-experience-in-private-school-auction-row/3004998.article The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has requested that Westminster School change the name of its mini-pupillage auction to work experience amid controversy over the sale of a work placement. Fri, 17 May 2013 15:43 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/irwin-mitchell-closes-in-on-200m-turnover/3004931.article http://www.thelawyer.com/irwin-mitchell-closes-in-on-200m-turnover/3004931.article Irwin Mitchell’s legal practice is closing in on the £200m revenue mark, with the firm’s commercial business generating revenues of £40m over the last financial year. Fri, 17 May 2013 15:38 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news/eversheds-launches-in-beijing-with-morgan-lewis-and-uria-hires/3004953.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news/eversheds-launches-in-beijing-with-morgan-lewis-and-uria-hires/3004953.article Eversheds is set to open its Beijing office with two new hires. Fri, 17 May 2013 11:16 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news/speechly-bircham-and-withers-merger-vote-just-days-away/3004932.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news/speechly-bircham-and-withers-merger-vote-just-days-away/3004932.article Withers and Speechly Bircham will vote next week on whether the two firms should merge to create a £170m firm, The Lawyer has learned. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:05 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/asia-pacific/revealed-king-and-wood-mallesons-singaporean-merger-fallout/3004940.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/regions/asia-pacific/revealed-king-and-wood-mallesons-singaporean-merger-fallout/3004940.article King & Wood Mallesons’ year-long merger negotiations with Singaporean firm WongPartnership failed just days before a tie-up was to be announced to the market, The Lawyer can reveal. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:03 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/practice-areas/litigation-/-dispute-resolution/irwin-mitchell-loses-saudi-prince-state-immunity-appeal/3004933.article http://www.thelawyer.com/practice-areas/litigation-/-dispute-resolution/irwin-mitchell-loses-saudi-prince-state-immunity-appeal/3004933.article The Court of Appeal (CoA) has thrown out an appeal by two Saudi princes who wanted a case against them be heard behind closed doors. Thu, 16 May 2013 16:23 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/latest-news/edwards-wildman-teams-up-with-ma-boutique-ismen-for-turkey-launch/3004929.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news-and-analysis/latest-news/edwards-wildman-teams-up-with-ma-boutique-ismen-for-turkey-launch/3004929.article US-firm Edwards Wildman is to open an office in Istanbul through an association with Turkish M&A firm Ismen, months after the two firms worked together on a £36m deal. Thu, 16 May 2013 15:32 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/news/linklaters-clifford-chance-power-up-for-oil-majors-investigation/3004928.article http://www.thelawyer.com/news/linklaters-clifford-chance-power-up-for-oil-majors-investigation/3004928.article Magic circle firms Linklaters and Clifford Chance have been instructed by two of the oil majors that faced dawn raids by the European Commission this week. Thu, 16 May 2013 14:26 GMT