http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.thelawyer.com http://www.thelawyer.com/ince-energy-chief-resigns-over-irregular-financial-behaviour/1005179.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ince-energy-chief-resigns-over-irregular-financial-behaviour/1005179.article Marine firm Ince & Co’s global head of energy and offshore has resigned after being suspended over “irregular financial behaviour”. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:20 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/blp-white-and-case-and-wragges-advise-on-boriss-bike-hire-scheme/1005180.article http://www.thelawyer.com/blp-white-and-case-and-wragges-advise-on-boriss-bike-hire-scheme/1005180.article Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP), White & Case and Wragge & Co have acted on the London cycle hire scheme that launched today. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:29 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/ccs-popham-predicts-uk-firms-will-enter-india-within-two-years/1005175.article http://www.thelawyer.com/ccs-popham-predicts-uk-firms-will-enter-india-within-two-years/1005175.article Clifford Chance senior partner Stuart Popham has said he expects UK law firms to have a presence in India within two years, as long as a free trade agreement with the EU is signed. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:39 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/walker-morris-hires-hammonds-commercial-disputes-head/1005182.article http://www.thelawyer.com/walker-morris-hires-hammonds-commercial-disputes-head/1005182.article Leeds-based Walker Morris has poached the head of Hammonds’ commercial dispute resolution team in Leeds.  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:15 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-and-freshfields-act-on-partygaming-bwin-merger/1005181.article http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-and-freshfields-act-on-partygaming-bwin-merger/1005181.article Magic circle duo Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have bagged the leading mandates advising on the €2bn (£1.7bn) merger of online gaming sites PartyGaming and bwin. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:32 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/nokia-siemens-hires-hp-legal-chief-as-general-counsel/1005178.article http://www.thelawyer.com/nokia-siemens-hires-hp-legal-chief-as-general-counsel/1005178.article Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) has hired Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) Europe legal chief as its general counsel. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:24 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/clarke-willmott-scraps-2012-training-programme/1005174.article http://www.thelawyer.com/clarke-willmott-scraps-2012-training-programme/1005174.article Clarke Willmott has put its trainee recruitment on hold, informing law students that it is not taking applications for its September 2012 intake. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:17 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/appeal-court-overturns-hildebrand-rule-in-tchenguiz-divorce-case/1005173.article http://www.thelawyer.com/appeal-court-overturns-hildebrand-rule-in-tchenguiz-divorce-case/1005173.article 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. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:01 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/hammonds-former-london-chief-joins-howard-kennedy/1005172.article http://www.thelawyer.com/hammonds-former-london-chief-joins-howard-kennedy/1005172.article West End firm Howard Kennedy has hired the former head of Hammonds’ London office Paul Groobey. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:08 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-seeks-successor-to-senior-partner-popham/1005169.article http://www.thelawyer.com/clifford-chance-seeks-successor-to-senior-partner-popham/1005169.article Clifford Chance has kicked off the election process to find the replacement for current senior partner Stuart Popham. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:34 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/law-firm-partner-loses-retirement-age-appeal/1005168.article http://www.thelawyer.com/law-firm-partner-loses-retirement-age-appeal/1005168.article Firms can legitimately retire partners at 65 as long as the action is justified, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:17 GMT http://www.thelawyer.com/iop-backs-law-socs-bid-to-create-paralegal-qualification/1005167.article http://www.thelawyer.com/iop-backs-law-socs-bid-to-create-paralegal-qualification/1005167.article The Institute of Paralegals (IoP) has pledged its support for a new study commissioned by The Law Society into the provision of a qualification for paralegals. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:33 GMT