Fujitsu Emea legal head joins SJ Berwin
SJ Berwin has enticed Fujitsu Services head of legal for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (Emea) to return to private practice.
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Orange's UK panel firms put on notice
28-Apr-2008Telecoms giant Orange UK is set to revamp its roster of legal advisers in its first panel review for three years.
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A&O's BlackBerry patent win soured as costs inquest criticises hours tally
28-Apr-2008 The backlash from A&O's £5.2m bill for work shows how you can win a court battle but lose the ensuing PR war.
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Canon Europe to size up legal panels
DuPont Fabros Technology recruits new GC
Games Workshop wins legal manager from Roythorne
Plea for understanding as conference shines a light on 'third legal community'
For years they were the poor relations of the legal world, earning less and working fewer hours than their illustrious counterparts in City firms.
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Opinion: Stop complaining and do something about it
Although hourly rates have risen, those that object still appear unwilling to obtain equivalent services from more reasonably priced firms.
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Editor's blog: The Lawyer Summit 2007
Day 2, 3.20pm: Burges Salmon has a lot to answer for. The firm sent all the delegates a nice little freebie last night in the shape of a torch.
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Global compliance has given counsel a mountain to climb
The long climb of compliance was a key topic during a series of conferences for in-house counsel and compliance officers in October.
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Opinion: EU must resolve the issue of in-house privilege
The European Court of First Instance (CFI) has clarified the scope of legal professional privilege (LPP) in competition investigations.
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Backchat: Uncertainty over billing
A heated debate between in-house counsel is brewing after an investigation into law firm billing revealed that they are disillusioned with billing methods...
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A lively discussion is taking place on the A&O Blackberry fees debacle:
"If I were A&O's client I know whose side I would like to be on. I disagree with the judge - his comments were suprisingly naïve," says one reader.
"The crucial point being made by the judge was that the complexities of the case (which was after all a five day trial without disclosure) did not lend themselves to the level of fees being claimed," responds another
"I can see A&O have had their staff comment rather feverishly to justify the absurd. This illustrates everything that is wrong with the legal profession," says a third.
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Rocky road
For Andrew Whittaker, general counsel at the Financial Services Authority (FSA), it has been a busy few months. What with one thing and another, times in the financial sector have been tough and the regulator itself has come in for intense scrutiny.
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Geoffrey Atkinson: Monarch Airlines
Flying isn't the only thing that's low-cost about Monarch Airlines. Thanks to group lawyer Geoffrey Atkinson, the company's annual legal spend is a modest £50,000.
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Learning curve
His job may only have existed since January, but Independent Schools Council GC Matthew Burgess is spoiling for a fight
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Neil Hodges: Zurich UK
Just six months after joining Zurich, UK general counsel Neil Hodges is implementing a restructure of his legal team.
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Tatiana Desjobert: Habitat
As group legal counsel at Habitat, Tatiana Desjobert has added her business acumen to the creative mix. Kian Ganz reports
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