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  • August 28, 2007 |

    Ex-Clydes man to head Euler Hermes UK legal team

    Insurance company Euler Hermes UK has named former Clyde & Co partner Richard Barnett as its new head of legal and company secretary. Barnett joined Euler Hermes in July from insurance and reinsurance firm RiverStone, where he was claims and litigation director. He will head up a team of seven lawyers and support staff, reporting to UK chief executive Richard Webster.

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  • August 7, 2007 |

    Sole Barlows Singapore partner quits for boutique Gates

    Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has lost its sole Singapore partner after the City firm announced yesterday (6 August) that office head David Johnston is to launch a local base for aviation boutique Gates & Partners. Johnston focuses his practice on acting for aviation insurers and airlines on aviation liability claims and related matters in the Asia Pacific region. He previously headed the Singapore office of legacy aviation firm Beaumont & Son, which merged with top 20 UK law firm Clyde & Co in 2005.

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  • July 18, 2007 |

    Litigation crash sees RPC fall out of top 50

    Insurance firm Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has dropped out of the Legal Week Top 50 following years of modest turnover growth. The firm - which dropped from 39th position to 46th in 2005-06 - saw its turnover this year remain static at £52.9m. Profits per equity partner (PEP) increased by 3% to £295,000.

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  • July 11, 2007 |

    Halliwells hires partner duo for London push

    Halliwells has recruited two new corporate partners to beef up its London office as the firm continues to invest in the capital.

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  • June 19, 2007 |

    LG blames office move for 7.5% PEP drop

    LG has turned in disappointing end-of-year financial results, revealing static turnover and a drop in partner profits at the mid-tier City firm. The top 50 UK outfit - known as Lawrence Graham before its rebranding as LG earlier this year - has seen turnover remain flat at £66m, while average profits per equity partner (PEP) dropped by 7.5% from last year's figure of £465,000 to a new mark of £430,000.

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  • June 15, 2007 |

    A&O launches in Abu Dhabi with Simmons hires

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has launched in Abu Dhabi after poaching two local partners from Simmons & Simmons as the firm continues to expand its Middle East presence. Project finance and corporate partner Ibrahim Mubaydeen and corporate partner Francois Duquette will head up the office, which is expected to be open for business in September. They will be joined by A&O projects partner Jas Gillar, who will relocate from the firm's Singapore office.

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  • June 13, 2007 |

    Taylor Wessing to raise targets after beating '07 budget

    Taylor Wessing has embarked on a review of its strategy after unveiling double-digit growth in its UK revenues and partner profits. Turnover for the firm's UK arm rose from £79.1m last year to £91m in the 12 months to April, a rise of 14%. Profits per equity partner (PEP) increased by 13% from £517,000 to £582,000.

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  • May 17, 2007 |

    Overview: A Whirlwind Tour

    The intense focus on pay rises at the top London firms may have stolen the headlines of late, but the truth is that there is just as much happening in the regional, offshore and international legal markets as in the City - as Legal Week's editorial team demonstrates in this round-up of events from Nottingham to New York.

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  • May 17, 2007 |

    SouthEast and East Anglia: Down South

    The southeast provides a range of opportunities for those looking to work outside - but close to - London. Kelly Barker examines what they have to offer

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  • May 16, 2007 |

    Europe rallies troops as class action brigade heads this way

    Like many transatlantic trends, lawyers have long been predicting that US-style class action litigation is set to migrate to Europe but, until recently, there has been little evidence to support such wild claims.

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