A&O picks up Mayer Brown partner for Vietnam launch
Allen & Overy (A&O) is set to launch two offices in Vietnam after hiring Mayer Brown JSM’s managing partner in the country.
Speechly Bircham dragged into private investigation row
Speechly Bircham has moved to clarify its relationship with a private investigation agency after the law firm was mentioned in connection with an investigation about payments to police officers.
RPC wins landmark media harassment case for Daily Mail
RPC has successfully defended Associated Newspapers in the first media harassment case to go to trial, after the newspaper group was sued by the partner of MP Chris Huhne, Carina Trimingham.
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Co-op ABS plans to create thousands of legal jobs
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Dechert opens Chicago office as expansion continues
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Shakespeares and Harvey Ingram in talks to create £50m firm
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Freshfields consolidates CVC Capital relationship with F1 share sale
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Collyer Bristow plans Innovator One costs claim
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Kennedys breaks £100m barrier with 12 per cent growth
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Hogan Lovells and Davis Polk lead on $3bn Venezuelan bond issuance
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Quinn Emanuel scores victory against A&O in High Court
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Foreign lawyers in Kurdistan warned of action against "illegal" practice
Bar chart
This year’s The Lawyer Awards Barrister of the Year shortlist is a picture of variety, with contestants ranging from media stars to shy, retiring clever-clogs.
Patent wars promote innovation
High-profile disputes emphasise the importance of IT companies developing novel solutions
Chinese territorial disputes
Hong Kong and Singapore are shaping up to woo China arbitrations away from London
Clearing up the public interest
DPP?guidelines on when a journalist can use the public interest defence should help cases stay out of court
Arriving at Gate ECJ: more pain
The ECJ is about to ramp up the pressure on air carriers, opening the door to more compensation claims
Hong Kong IPOs
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has been the world’s largest bourse by deal volume for the past three years.
Judgment Call 21 May 2012
An offer that did not specify a period of not less than 21 days, or any period, in compliance with Civil Procedure Rule r.36.2(2)(c) was not a Part 36 offer.
Heading skills
As football clubs become more businesslike, in-house lawyers have become more important. Man City’s legal head reveals how his turbulent year has culminated in victory
iSociety
Daily deals website LivingSocial is growing fast, and choosing the right team of lawyers to help it develop is a vital part of legal chief Rob Miller’s job
Bear freshener
Russian lawyers scent a rosier future as transparency and stability top the political agenda
Clouded issues
IT services are all about the cloud these days, but what’s the attraction and what are the legal risks?
Notebook
Tulkinghorn: Oh my bengoshi!
Casually dressed lawyers in Japan, that paragon of formality? Surely not.
Co-op ABS plans to create thousands of legal jobs
The Co-operative Group has unveiled plans to create 3,000 jobs in the legal sector as it aims to revolutionise how legal services are delivered on the high street.
On The Lawyer.com
On TheLawyer.com:
2012 looks like being a year of consolidation for the larger mid-tier firms. In the last couple of months there have been the Pinsents - McGrigors tie-up, then came preliminary talks between Field Fisher Waterhouse and LG. And now SJ Berwin is in talks with Mayer Brown.
While private practice weathers the storm, in-house lawyers are getting to grips with the new world. Check out our profiles of LivingSocial legal head Rob Miller and Manchester City GC Simon Cliff.
On a logistical level, dealing with new developments such as cloud computing will have major ramifications for the way law firms organise themselves. Click here for the latest thinking.
Plus: McDonald's really is the favourite restaurant of Russian lawyers. Truly. Find out more here. And who's really getting Hong Kong IPO work? Here's a clue: it's not the Wall Street titans.
Opinion
Government wasting its time on discrimination changes
The current assault on long-established discrimination laws isn’t good for business and is probably unlawful.
Speak up, ladies
Is it surprising that Alison Eddy, Irwin Mitchell’s highly rated clinical negligence head and newly anointed London managing partner, is the first woman to hold a regional managing partner role at the firm? Probably not.
Government wasting its time on discrimination changes
The current assault on long-established discrimination laws isn’t good for business and is probably unlawful.
The Italian's job
When Bonelli Erede Pappalardo partner Andrea Carlevaris becomes the secretary general of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Court of Arbitration in September, he will be the first Italian to take up the role.
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Ryanair sent packing by the new silk on the block
Rooting for the underdog is a very British pastime. But, to be honest, when the other side of the argument is being put forward by Ryanair, it’s pretty much a no-brainer whose side most people would choose.
