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  • September 15, 2010 |

    Addleshaws scores advisory role on Pakistan cricket scandal

    Addleshaw Goddard has scored a high-profile role advising on the cricket corruption scandal that has seen three Pakistan cricketers provisionally suspended from the sport interviewed by the police. Addleshaws' corporate crime team has been drafted in by the Pakistan Cricket Board to represent Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt in the fraud investigation being conducted by the Metropolitan Police's Serious Crime Directorate.

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  • September 8, 2010 |

    Addleshaws recruits former DLA Piper finance partner for City base

    Addleshaw Goddard has bolstered its City arm with the hire of leveraged finance partner John Cutler. Cutler joins the firm this week (6 September) as a partner in the national firm's London banking practice, which sits within the finance and projects division. He formerly spent more than 15 years at DLA Piper, where he was a well-respected City partner, advising banks and financial institutions.

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  • September 8, 2010 |

    Not your typical vacation - City law firms on how to get a vac scheme placement

    With training contracts in scarce supply, the vacation scheme is gaining increasing importance. Friederike Heine talks to City law firms about how to get one - and make the most of it

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  • September 1, 2010 |

    New figures highlight minimal impact of libel tourism on defamation cases

    The number of defamation cases in the UK courts rose by 6% during 2009-10 after a spike in the number of claims brought by celebrities, new figures have revealed. The research, conducted by Sweet & Maxwell, shows the number of reported defamation cases rose by 6% from 78 in 2008-09 to 83 in 2009-10, with the number of celebrity cases almost trebling from 11 to 30, including high-profile claims brought by stars including Lily Allen, Kate Beckinsale and David Beckham.

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  • September 1, 2010 |

    Addleshaws LLPs reveal £15.6m partner cash call and £14.5m loan

    Addleshaw Goddard took out a £14.5m loan and asked partners to contribute £15.6m to the business during the past financial year, the firm's limited liability partnership (LLP) filings have revealed. The figure of £15.6m put into the business compares to a total of just £1.2m contributed by the partnership during 2008-09.

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  • August 23, 2010 |

    Berrymans recruits Radcliffes Cardiff office head for healthcare launch

    Berrymans Lace Mawer is set to launch a healthcare practice in Cardiff with the hire of RadcliffesLeBrasseur's local office head. Jane Lang joined Berrymans today (23 August) after leaving her role as head of Radcliffes' Cardiff office, where she has been a partner since 2008. She has over 20 years' experience advising clients in the healthcare sector and specialises in clinical negligence, mental health, crime and child protection.

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  • August 13, 2010 |

    London Universities Purchasing Consortium appoints 13 firms to first legal panel

    A raft of national firms have won roles on the first panel for the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC). The line-up, which was announced earlier this month (1 August), sees 13 firms appointed to provide legal advice to the LUPC's 60 members, which include the London School of Economics and Political Science, the Royal College of Music and the British Museum. Thirty-four firms tendered for roles on the panel, with succesful firms set to advise for a three-year period with an option to extend for a fourth year.

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  • August 3, 2010 |

    Hammonds signs up ex-Halliwells partner in quartet of real estate hires

    Hammonds has continued its recent real estate hiring spree with the appointment of four senior lawyers including former Halliwells partner Mark Gaffney. Gaffney has joined the UK top 25 firm as a partner in Manchester as one of four new hires to Hammonds' built environment group, which covers property, planning and construction. Gaffney joined from Halliwells' Liverpool office, following the sell-off of the now defunct firm. Prior to Halliwells, he led Mace & Jones' Liverpool property practice.

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  • August 3, 2010 |

    Barclays panel advisers braced for cutbacks as bank calls for more value

    Barclays has called for more value for money from its external advisers ahead of a review that is set to significantly cut back the number of law firms the bank uses on a regular basis. At an adviser conference led by Barclays Commercial Bank general counsel Brona McKeown, relationship partners from 52 panel firms were briefed on what the bank expects from its preferred advisers in terms of fee arrangements and value-added services.

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  • August 3, 2010 |

    A&O on track in disputes push as fees break 10% of total revenue

    Allen & Overy (A&O) is more than halfway towards its target set in 2008 to grow litigation revenues to 15% of its overall business. Litigation was identified as a key area for growth for A&O two years ago when revenues from the practice contributed 9% to total turnover, at which point the firm set out its intention to achieve the 15% goal within four to five years.

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