Linklaters has made a statement of intent in New York by hiring Baker & McKenzie’s Manhattan litigation head Douglas Tween, its first lateral hire in the US in almost two years.
Clyde & Co continues arbitration push with Berwin Leighton Paisner hire
Clyde & Co has hired Berwin Leighton Paisner’s co-head of arbitration and energy specialist Richard Power as it continues to develop its global arbitration group.
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Supreme Court rules in favour of wives in hidden wealth divorce case
The UK’s top court has ruled in favour of two wives whose husbands hid the extent of their wealth when settling their divorces, setting a precedent which the wives’ lawyer says will lead to a rise in challenges in divorce settlements.
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Not over yet – New York jury clears former Dewey leaders on multiple counts in partial verdict
A Manhattan jury has found former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives Steven Davis, Stephen DiCarmine and Joel Sanders not guilty on multiple criminal charges related to the largest law firm collapse in legal history, although it is still deliberating a number of more serious charges.
Concerns raised as consultation closes on court fee hikes
Disputes practitioners contend another hike will deter foreign litigants
City lawyers have voiced concerns over government policy once again as submissions closed this month on the latest round of court fee hikes proposed by justice minister Shailesh Vara.
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News in brief – October 2015
FIRST-TIME GC FOR BRITISH LAND
Property developer British Land has hired HSBC deputy company secretary and former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Elaine Williams as its first general counsel. Williams, who was a partner at Freshfields between 2000 and 2011 before joining HSBC in 2011, will become British Land’s first ever general counsel when she starts in November.
Concerns raised as consultation closes on court fee hikes
City lawyers have voiced concerns over government policy once again as the deadline for written submissions closes this month on the latest round of court fee hikes proposed by justice minister Shailesh Vara.
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Gates set to open for new financial court in London
A newly created financial court at the Rolls Building in London, the first of its kind in the City and a sales pitch for the English courts, will open next Monday, 5 October.
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In-house: Lloyds Bank hires JP Morgan EMEA litigation head as new disputes chief
JP Morgan’s Europe, Middle East and Africa head of litigation Wilson Thorburn has been appointed by Lloyds Bank as its new litigation chief.
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‘Difficult to see a principled basis for the distinction’: CJC calls for wholesale change of DBA rules
The Civil Justice Council has recommended a raft of changes in a bid to increase the number of law firms willing to take litigation on a damages-based agreement (DBA).