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May 07 2012
CMS Cameron McKenna has ended its relationship with BPP Law School, and will be sending its trainees to the College of Law for their Legal Practice Course, which is an...
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Mar 06 2012
The annual Queens Counsel appointments have been made, with 88 of the 214 applicants awarded the prestigious title – a success rate of 41 per cent. The last three...
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Mar 01 2012
The Ministry of Justice has concluded a public consultation process with an announcement of plans to introduce telephone mediation sessions in England and Wales. The...
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Feb 08 2012
Indian law firm ALMT has promoted four associates to the partnership, elevating Vaishakh Kapadia and Kruti Desai in Mumbai and Junia Sebastian and Rajat Bopaiah in...
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Jan 28 2012
U.S. firm Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson has boosted its Hong Kong corporate practice with the hire of partner Carolyn Sng of Herbert Smith.
Sng’s practice...
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Dec 14 2011
Stephenson Harwood has bolstered its expertise in China with the hire of partners ChunFai Lui and Matthew Wong, bringing its headcount in Greater China to 17 partners...
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Dec 07 2011
Allen & Overy announced the launch of its new base in Istanbul, Turkey. The office will be led by London banking partner Charles Lindsay, who will be joined by senior...
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Oct 29 2011
Here is an interesting article in the NY Times that takes a look at developments around the world with respect to outside investment in law firms.
Australia and...
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Oct 27 2011
Blank Rome has boosted its maritime practice with the hire of former Eversheds and DLA Piper partner Ronald Sum in its Hong Kong office. Sum brings over 15 years...
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Oct 10 2011
Indian firm J. Sagar Associates has hired Promod Nair as a Partner in the Bangalore office.
Nair previously working as a Senior Associate with Herbert Smith’s...
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Oct 06 2011
The much anticipated reform to the Legal Services Act has come into force in England and Wales, under which banks and supermarkets are now able to sell consumer legal...
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Sep 06 2011
The UK legal profession is bracing for the implementation of the Legal Service Act in October, which is expected to overhaul the sector by breaking the partnership...
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Apr 08 2011
The Law Society in the UK has reported that there are 150,128 qualified to work in England and Wales. Those holding current practising certificates - which excludes...
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Dec 06 2010
Ganesh Chandru has left top Singapore firm Rajah & Tann to join the arbitration team at Clyde & Co. Chandru is admitted to practice in England, Singapore and India,...
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Dec 06 2010
A number of stories have surfaced this week about lawyers trading their professional integrity for cash.
In West Yorkshire, Milners Solicitors partner Simon Morgan...
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Oct 20 2010
Scottish law firm McGrigors has announced its entry into a redundancy consultation, with plans to cut 40 lawyers from the roster, as well as a number of support staff...
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Sep 17 2010
NCTM has been granted a licence to work in Shanghai, making it the second Italian firm - after Chiomenti Studio Legale - to be issued such a licence to practise in...
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May 28 2010
QualitySolicitors, a marketing alliance that aims to draw hundreds of firms under a single recognizable brand, has boosted its numbers with the addition of 15 law...
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Aug 18 2009
The Law Society has launched a campaign to warn those considering a legal career to think carefully before committing their time and money.
It will draw attention...
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Aug 29 2008
Representatives of 18 prominent Indian law firms will be in Britain on Sep 4 to explore the possibilities of forging partnerships with their British counterparts for...
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Aug 21 2008
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has laid itself open to the charge of being institutionally racist, an independent report by the former head of the...
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Jul 07 2008
Britain's Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced this week that revisions to its guidelines for foreign lawyers interested in becoming solictors in England...
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Jul 04 2008
The Law Society is calling for the review of the rules governing foreign lawyers transferring to the UK to be hastened following guidance published by the Solicitors...
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Jun 30 2008
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is set to bring in revised guidance for foreign lawyers looking to practise in England and Wales. All transferees will have...
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Apr 21 2008
The law that forces the daughter of a monarch to make way for her younger brother in the succession could be abolished under new equality legislation.
Ministers...
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Apr 16 2008
The University of Dundee is to offer students a law degree that will enable them to qualify in both England and Scotland.
As the only university in the United...
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Mar 03 2008
The Law Societies of England & Wales, Scotland and 31 other bar associations have signed a joint letter to president Bush calling for the immediate closure of the...
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Feb 10 2008
Sharia or Islamic law cannot trump the fundamental principles of English law even if the Archbishop of Canterbury wants to adopt some of its aspects, lawyers say....
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Feb 10 2008
The Law Society of England and Wales has launched a free online information source for all its members. Student members of the Law Society (ie, those on the LPC) have...
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