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  • May 22, 2008 |

    International drives Clydes through £150m mark

    Clyde & Co has broken the £150m barrier for total revenues after the City firm posted a 17% increase in turnover, with income across the firm's overseas network up by almost two-thirds. The top 20 UK firm saw turnover hit a new high of £157m for 2007-08, up from the £135m billed for the previous financial year.

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  • May 20, 2008 |

    2008 Assistant Pay League: a Legal Week Wiki special

    Who pays what and how. Your A-Z guide to the pay scales at the top UK and US firms.

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  • May 15, 2008 | International Edition

    Performance scrutinised as attrition rates fall

    City firms are set to take a tougher line on associate performance as they try to counteract falling staff turnover brought about by the uncertain economic climate. Partners are predicting falls in staff churn over the coming year with many typical destinations for associates - such as investment banks - freezing recruitment and associates more wary about moving.

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  • May 15, 2008 |

    Performance scrutinised as attrition rates fall

    City firms are set to take a tougher line on associate performance as they try to counteract falling staff turnover brought about by the uncertain economic climate. Partners are predicting falls in staff churn over the coming year with many typical destinations for associates - such as investment banks - freezing recruitment and associates more wary about moving.

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  • May 6, 2008 |

    Clydes circles HSBC offshoot in insurance class action

    Clyde & Co is gearing up to bring a major class action against a subsidiary of HSBC over the alleged mis-selling of insurance policies, which could be worth up to £330m. The firm is getting ready to set up a group action to seek compensation from HFC Bank, which is owned by UK lending giant HSBC, after HFC was fined around £1m by the Financial Services Authority in January for mis-selling payment protection insurance.

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  • May 1, 2008 |

    Epic Talco battle gifts Herbies $100m in fees

    Herbert Smith has racked up $100m (£51m) in fees for work representing the Republic of Tajikistan in an ongoing legal battle with a group of aluminium traders. Costs disclosed in the High Court last month (April) in front of Mr Justice Tomlinson reveal the firm is set to bill approximately $100m on the case, which sees it advising Tajik Aluminium Company (Talco) as it seeks damages of more than $485m (£244m).

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  • April 28, 2008 |

    Clydes closes LA for San Francisco switch

    Clyde & Co is set to close its office in Los Angeles and open a new branch in San Francisco, it was announced today (28 April). Aviation partner Kevin Sutherland is relocating from the City firm's Los Angeles branch to head up the new San Francisco offering, which will be bolstered by the addition of a four-partner team from US firm Duane Morris.

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  • April 18, 2008 |

    ...Legal Week Lunchbox: 18/04/08...

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of the day's posts; a final dispatch from AmLaw's man in Baghdad; and more

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  • April 17, 2008 | International Edition

    TMT rivals Bird & Bird and Field Fisher maintain substantial promotions round

    Bird & Bird and Field Fisher Waterhouse have joined a raft of firms including Slaughter and May and Lovells in announcing their new partner promotions this week. Bird & Bird has made up its largest-ever haul, with 14 new partners - doubling its 2007 count - with the London and German practices receiving the biggest share with four partners each.

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  • April 17, 2008 |

    TMT rivals Bird & Bird and Field Fisher maintain substantial promotions round

    Bird & Bird and Field Fisher Waterhouse have joined a raft of firms including Slaughter and May and Lovells in announcing their new partner promotions this week. Bird & Bird has made up its largest-ever haul, with 14 new partners - doubling its 2007 count - with the London and German practices receiving the biggest share with four partners each.

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