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  • December 7, 2007 |

    City rivals do battle on 3's £250m mobile claim

    A clutch of City firms have landed roles advising on 3 Mobile's £250m claim against four rival mobile phone operators, in one of the largest competition actions to hit the UK courts. Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is advising 3 on its claim against rival operators O2, Vodafone and Orange, respectively advised by Ashurst, Herbert Smith and Field Fisher Waterhouse.

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  • December 6, 2007 |

    Barlows bounces back with senior Henmans hires

    Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has moved to bulk up its litigation practice with the hire of two rated professional liability partners from Oxford firm Henmans. Tony Nurse-Marsh, Henmans' head of professional negligence, and fellow partner Clive Brett both join the City firm as partners. Nurse-Marsh focuses on defending professional services workers while Brett works on similar issues and has significant mediation experience.

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  • December 5, 2007 |

    DLA Piper hit by negligence claim over Northern Rock property advice dispute

    DLA Piper is facing a negligence claim from a property consultancy company relating to advice it gave to Northern Rock on fraudulent property transactions.

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  • December 5, 2007 |

    Fellowes quits Field Fisher for Mayer Brown

    Field Fisher Waterhouse construction partner Chris Fellowes has left to join the London office of Mayer Brown. Fellowes, who previously spent four years as a lawyer at Mayer Brown legacy firm Rowe & Maw, will join the US firm on 2 January. London senior partner Sean Connolly commented: "We are delighted to welcome Chris back to the firm."

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  • November 28, 2007 |

    CC gears up to fight $2bn claim over ex-client

    Clifford Chance (CC) has pledged to fight a $2bn (£966m) claim brought by the bankruptcy trustee overseeing the estate of DVI, a former US client of the magic circle firm.

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  • November 27, 2007 | International Edition

    City giants commit £750k to new diversity drive

    A clutch of London's leading law firms have committed around three-quarters of a million pounds to a new initiative aimed at increasing diversity in the legal profession. Thirteen members of the City Solicitors Educational Trust (CSET) have set aside £250,000 for next year to finance the new project - which aims to encourage students from a wider range of universities and backgrounds to consider a career in law - with similar totals expected for 2009 and 2010.

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  • November 27, 2007 |

    City giants commit £750k to new diversity drive

    A clutch of London's leading law firms have committed around three-quarters of a million pounds to a new initiative aimed at increasing diversity in the legal profession. Thirteen members of the City Solicitors Educational Trust (CSET) have set aside £250,000 for next year to finance the new project - which aims to encourage students from a wider range of universities and backgrounds to consider a career in law - with similar totals expected for 2009 and 2010.

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  • November 21, 2007 |

    Mayer Brown stands firm in face of $245m Refco lawsuit

    Mayer Brown's US and UK partnerships have both filed motions to dismiss the $245m (£119.4m) lawsuit relating to the firm's advice on the 2005 collapse of futures broker Refco.

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  • November 13, 2007 |

    Barlows bags Fladgate Fielder employment head

    Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has bolstered its employment and pensions group with the hire of a senior partner from West End outfit Fladgate Fielder, it was announced today (13 November). Adam Lambert, who headed up the employment team at Fladgate Fielder, is set to join the top 40 UK law firm in the coming months.

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  • November 7, 2007 |

    Tonucci in structure revamp to head off top-level disputes

    Italian independent Tonucci & Partners has shaken up its management and remuneration structure as it attempts to avoid the strategy disputes suffered at some of its rivals. The Mayer Brown ally has opened up its decision-making process to all of its 27 equity partners and has scrapped the need for the partnership to require approval from the firm's founding partner, Mario Tonucci.

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