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Norton Rose boosts Asia-Pacific tally
Norton Rose has continued its Asia-Pacific push with four new partners joining the firm in Australia, along with one in Singapore.
Norton Rose adds five partners to Australasian practice
Norton Rose has continued its Pacific push with four new partners joining the firm in Australia, along with one in Singapore.
HFW targets Oz as start of launch trail
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) is examining the possibility of opening a third office in Australia, with a Perth launch expected in the next 12 months.
Norton Rose boosts Asia-Pacific tally
Norton Rose has continued its Asia-Pacific push with four new partners joining the firm in Australia, along with one in Singapore.
Appleby abandons Dubai for Bahrain
Expansionist offshore firm Appleby has dropped plans to open in Dubai in favour of a Bahrain office.
De Brauw moves in with Slaughters and Uria for Beijing launch
Dutch firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is launching an office in Beijing, taking on space in the same building as that occupied by best friends Slaughter and May and Uría Menéndez.
Steptoe realises Asia ambitions with Beijing launch
?Steptoe & Johnson’s formal launch into the Asian legal market, secured last week with the opening of its office in Beijing, has been a long time coming.
Ashurst targets India via Asia base
Ashurst’s India group head has said the firm is looking to Asia to promote its Indian presence after a ruling in the Bombay High Court effectively forced it to shut its New Delhi liaison office.
Ashurst shuts Delhi branch in wake of Lawyers Collective judgment
Ashurst has closed its Delhi liaison office following the outcome of the Lawyers Collective case, which ruled that the practice of all law by foreign firms in India is illegal.
The Lawyer Offshore Survey 2010: The offshore elite
It is a bumper Special Report this week with The Lawyer’s annual offshore survey providing a snapshot of a market in flux.
Riot act
A riot at a detention centre has resulted in a clearer definition of ‘damages’ in public liability cases, says Richard Mattick
