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  • August 11, 2008 |

    Which? Legal Service head quits after one year

    Consumer organisation Which? is looking for a new head of its Legal Service division following the departure of the previous post-holder after just a year in the role. Gordon Wilson left the organisation last week with finance and operations director Martin Webster taking up the role on a temporary basis.A Which? spokesperson said: "Gordon Wilson recently left his role as head of Which? Legal Service to pursue other opportunities.

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  • July 31, 2008 | International Edition

    MoJ India liberalisation spending totals £100k

    The UK Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has spent more than £100,000 over the last five years on trips to India, as part of its ongoing efforts to liberalise the local legal market.The government department has spent more than £75,000 sending representations to India over the period, according to figures released to Legal Week under a Freedom of Information Act request.

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  • July 31, 2008 |

    MoJ India liberalisation spending totals £100k

    The UK Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has spent more than £100,000 over the last five years on trips to India, as part of its ongoing efforts to liberalise the local legal market.The government department has spent more than £75,000 sending representations to India over the period, according to figures released to Legal Week under a Freedom of Information Act request.

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  • July 24, 2008 |

    BAE hunts for senior talent ahead of legal review

    Aerospace and defence giant BAE Systems is set to expand its in-house legal team as part of an extensive overhaul of its legal function that will ultimately see external advisers reviewed. The department, led by general counsel Philip Bramwell, has already made a series of hires - with Clyde & Co lawyer Jo Talbot joining this week to head dispute resolution and risk management across the group. Talbot's appointment marks the half-way point in Bramwell's three-year restructuring of the legal team, which began when he joined from telecoms company O2 in January 2007. A series of further hires are also expected over the next few months.

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  • July 23, 2008 |

    Clydes boosts insurance team with New York hire

    Clyde & Co has bolstered its US insurance and reinsurance practice with the addition of Sarah Stryker to its New York office. Stryker joined as a partner from New Jersey outfit Sterns & Weinroth earlier this month. She advises clients on insurance-based corporate, administrative and litigation matters.

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  • July 23, 2008 |

    In-house Lawyer: All systems go

    BAE Systems' ambitious group general counsel Philip Bramwell has only been in his role for 18 months but is already well into a major restructuring of the defence and aerospace giant's legal function.

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  • July 17, 2008 |

    Emerging markets prove fertile ground as UK firms reap benefits of international strategies

    International offices have played a significant role in boosting revenues over the last year, cushioning firms as economic conditions in the UK have deteriorated. With most of the UK's biggest players investing heavily in overseas offices in recent years, most have been able to benefit not just from the stronger markets in regions such as the Middle East and Asia but also from the strength of the euro against sterling.

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  • July 16, 2008 |

    The right move

    Fox Rodney Search is an executive search firm focusing on legal searches in London, Europe and the Middle East. With the launch of a Dubai office in 2008, Fox Rodney now has a team dedicated to assisting clients and candidates in relation to recruitment in, or a move to, the Middle East. The Middle East practice is led by Omar Kabbani, a fluent Arabic speaker. Having lived in the Middle East for several years, he has first-hand experience of the cultural challenges that a candidate may face when contemplating a move to the region. Fox Rodney Search spoke to Ashley Painter, banking and finance partner at Clyde & Co in Dubai, about his move from London to Dubai

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  • July 16, 2008 |

    Swap pace for peace

    If you are bored of London's hassles but not quite ready to give up the fun, a move to one of the home counties could offer a calming compromise. Sophie Evans reports

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  • July 15, 2008 |

    International hotel group names new panel

    A raft of City firms have been appointed to Jumeirah Group's first-ever global panel of preferred legal advisers. The international hotel chain has appointed Clifford Chance (CC), Mayer Brown JSM, Simmons & Simmons, DLA Piper and Clyde & Co to advise it on commercial operations and new developments for a two-year period.

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