EMW makes further lay offs
EMW Law has made a further 17 members of staff redundant, bringing the total number of redundancies at the firm to 21.
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Addleshaws cuts 16 jobs across its offices
13-Oct-2008Addleshaw Goddard made 16 employees redundant this year, including two fee-earners - the highest single number made since 2003.
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Paulson chooses Simpson Thacher to mastermind US bank bailout
13-Oct-2008Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has won a beauty parade to advise the US government on its $700bn (£412bn) financial markets bail-out package.
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Wachtell and SullCrom step up for Morgan Stanley
Nottingham Law School splits LPC in two
Davenport Lyons steers yachting sale
SRA hits out at Law Soc review
Law Society to review regulation for top firms
Orrick snaps up 27-partner Heller team
Bates Wells holds Poetry Day breakfast
City firms scramble to offload office space as market drops
City law firms moving to new premises are facing the uncomfortable reality of paying above-market rents on new office buildings while struggling to sublet existing premises.
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SRA and Law Society face off over review
13-Oct-2008The Solicitors Regulation Authority has accused the Law Society of overstepping its remit by launching a review of the regulation of the profession.
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Abu Dhabi media city hires first GC
13-Oct-2008The Newly launched Abu Dhabi media city twofour54 has turned to Dubai-based pay-TV operator Showtime Arabia for its first general counsel.
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Salans on course for 20 per cent revenue jump
Kennedys takes eight from DLA’s Brum office
Legal aid climate puts paid to Peel Court
Irwin Mitchell strengthens partnership
PwC recruits ex-HMRC tax litigation head
Challinors adds bodies to aid expansion
South East and London hardest hit as law firm redundancy toll rises to 440
Law firms in the South East and London have laid off more staff than those in any other region in England and Wales, with real estate departments bearing the brunt of the impact.
Shearman's London office scales back its corporate ambitions
Finance remains the focus, but the grand plan to take on the magic circle bites the dust.
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Commercial and Chancery
The Commercial and Chancery reports discuss the pro and cons of merging the commercial and chancery courts; how alternative dispute resolution could be the alternative and the fight over ownership of Jahre's assets, which has been raging since 1941.
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