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  • January 30, 2008 |

    Holman Fenwick makes Brussels bow with former Addleshaws Belgium head

    London's Holman Fenwick & Willan has launched in Brussels with the hire of Addleshaw Goddard's former Belgian office head Dan Horovitz, as it moves to bulk up its corporate practice.He will open the firm's first capability in Brussels when he joins as an international trade and competition partner in February.

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  • January 30, 2008 |

    School of hard knocks

    Famously, there is little love lost between the College of Law and arch rival BPP.The schools this month took time out from slating each other in the legal press to do actual, physical battle on the rugby field in the Clyde & Co Cup, which is, presumably, sponsored by City law firm Clyde & Co. Bit of a coincidence otherwise.Anyway, strapping lads from the College took on BPP Holborn in the inaugural final of the tournament, beginning what could become one of the great educational sporting rivalries, alongside the Boat Race, Notre Dame versus Michigan at American football and Eton versus Harrow in the 'most partners at Freshfields' stakes.

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  • January 17, 2008 |

    JJB price-fixing case prompts calls for group action revamp

    Senior litigation lawyers have called for major revisions to the UK's group action regime following a low-key outcome to the pioneering JJB Sports price-fixing case. The case, which settled last week (9 January), saw the sports retailer set aside more than £100,000 in compensation for consumers who had suffered as a consequence of illegally fixing the prices of replica football shirts. The groundbreaking claim, which was pursued by consumer group Which? and legal adviser Clyde & Co, marks the first successful action brought under new powers that allow 'representative claims' on behalf of consumers.

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  • January 9, 2008 |

    Clydes wins for Which? in replica kit claim

    Clyde & Co has won a landmark victory for consumer group Which? in its group action against JJB Sports for illegally fixing the prices of replica football shirts. The settlement, which was agreed today (9 January), saw the sports retailer set aside over £100,000 in compensation for consumers after what marks the first successful case brought by the consumer group since it gained the power to represent consumers in 2005.

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  • December 17, 2007 | International Edition

    MoD hands Wragges £1.2bn Navy ports project

    Wragge & Co has scored its latest major mandate from the Ministry of Defence (MoD), a longstanding client of the Birmingham-based law firm, advising on a £1.2bn Royal Navy ports project. Wragges projects partner Michael Whitehouse is advising the MoD on a 15-year contract with Serco Denholm Marine Services to provide services to the Royal Navy's three UK ports.

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  • December 17, 2007 |

    MoD hands Wragges £1.2bn Navy ports project

    Wragge & Co has scored its latest major mandate from the Ministry of Defence (MoD), a longstanding client of the Birmingham-based law firm, advising on a £1.2bn Royal Navy ports project. Wragges projects partner Michael Whitehouse is advising the MoD on a 15-year contract with Serco Denholm Marine Services to provide services to the Royal Navy's three UK ports.

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  • December 12, 2007 |

    Commentary: Shipping lawyers on course for treasure island

    Clifford Chance's (CC's) decision to transfer its shipping team to Holman Fenwick & Willan was a headline writer's dream. Had the team 'set sail', 'jumped ship' or 'walked the plank'? The possibilities were endless.

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  • December 6, 2007 |

    International Firm of the Year

    The British Legal Awards 2007: International Firm of the Year. Winner: Allen & Overy. Finalists: Clyde & Co, DLA Piper UK, Eversheds, Salans, White & Case

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  • November 27, 2007 |

    Clydes litigation capture boosts NY arm

    Clyde & Co has boosted its fledgling New York office with the hire of contentious insurance specialist Stephen Kennedy from underwriter and reinsurance giant Odyssey America Reinsurance Corporation. Kennedy, formerly the vice president and claims counsel at Odyssey - a subsidiary of New York Stock Exchange-listed Odyssey Re Holdings - is to join Clyde & Co as a partner in New York.

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  • November 14, 2007 |

    Clydes expansion plan set to boost non-contentious focus

    Clyde & Co is aiming to spread out from its litigation roots in an effort to increase its non-contentious business to around half of the firm's total revenues.

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