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  • July 11, 2008 |

    Nokia names Pentland as new in-house legal chief

    Nokia has formally appointed Louise Pentland as its chief legal officer after handing her the role on a temporary basis in September last year. Pentland took up the post nine months ago while the communications company sought a replacement for former chief legal officer Carl Belding.

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  • July 9, 2008 |

    Analysis: Is it crunch time for litigation?

    Litigators have been banking on the credit crunch to deliver a long-awaited boost to their practices. But, finds Claire Ruckin, a year of market turmoil has yet to prove the case

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  • July 3, 2008 |

    SH, Clydes win E40m post-crunch litigation roles

    Stephenson Harwood and Clyde & Co are the latest firms to win roles on credit crunch-related litigation as lawyers scramble to position themselves to win cutting-edge financial disputes work. Stephenson Harwood has been instructed to advise Swiss banking giant UBS as it launches a claim against motorway service operator Tank & Rast for refusing to allow E40m (£31.7m) of debt resulting from a refinancing to be sold on. Commercial litigation partner Richard Gwynne is leading the team with 3 Verulam Buildings' Adrian Beltrami QC acting as counsel.

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  • July 3, 2008 |

    Linklaters hit with $55m negligence claim

    Linklaters is gearing up to defend itself in court after a $55m (£25m) negligence claim was brought by a former client in one of the largest cases against a top UK law firm in recent times. The magic circle firm is preparing for a 20-day trial in the High Court next January over claims it gave negligent advice to Baltic telecoms company Levicom.

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  • June 25, 2008 |

    Clydes chief awarded CBE for pro bono work

    Clyde & Co dispute resolution chief Paul Newdick has been awarded a CBE for his pro bono work in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. Newdick helped to establish pro bono group LawWorks 11 years ago and has been chairman of the organisation for the last seven years. LawWorks, which was formed originally as the Solicitors Pro Bono Group, provides free legal advice to individuals and not-for-profit organisations.

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  • June 13, 2008 |

    City leaders retain less than 90% of trainees

    Some of the UK's largest City firms have released their trainee retention rates for the September 2008 intake, with the majority offering places to fewer than 90% of their trainees. Of the eight firms that have released numbers only Herbert Smith and Norton Rose have offered more than 90% of their intake places.

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  • June 10, 2008 |

    Canadian firm Gowlings sets up shop in City

    Canadian firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson has moved to broaden its international reach after launching a new office in London. The new office represents the second overseas base for the Ottawa-based intellectual property (IP) and IT giant and will primarily service clients in the energy, natural resources and infrastructure sectors.

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  • June 5, 2008 |

    Reed Smith hires three-lawyer Clydes team for energy boost

    Reed Smith has strengthened its energy, trade and commodities group with the hire of a three-lawyer team from Clyde & Co. Commodities partner Robert Parson joined the firm at the beginning of this week, bringing with him two associates from Clydes, where he was a partner for six years.

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  • June 4, 2008 |

    Mayer Brown, Clydes bag £136m Argo deal

    Mayer Brown and Clyde & Co have won lead roles advising on the £136m acquisition of Heritage Underwriting Agency by insurer Argo. Mayer Brown advised Argo, with corporate partner Stephanie Bates leading a team of London partners including Gary Cooper and Lauri-Lynn Pursall (corporate), David Chadwick, Jane Childs and Ian McKenna (all insurance).

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  • June 4, 2008 |

    Dealmaker: Julian Long

    Julian Long, one of Freshfields' most prolific M&A partners, on his day in court and the cheese/time dilemma

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