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  • October 20, 2010 |

    New ideas in law: Follow the leader

    Philip Wood QC ambles into one of the meeting rooms of Allen & Overy's (A&O's) Bishops Square offices and launches into a series of surreal asides, including but not limited to 1930s Yorkshire, his love of colouring in and how there are too many laws in the world. The face of - and brains behind - A&O's new Global Law Intelligence Unit, who holds visiting professor posts at universities including Oxford, Cambridge and London School of Economics, plays the eccentric academic role well. But spend a bit longer in his company and it is clear that he also possesses the commercial nous you'd expect from someone who has spent 40 years in corporate law, including a high-profile stint as A&O's head of banking in the 1990s.

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  • October 20, 2010 |

    New ideas in law: The geek shall inherit...

    Having reached the profession late, law blogging has emerged in recent years to secure real influence. Alex Aldridge assesses how the format has introduced a new range of voices to the legal community

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  • October 20, 2010 |

    Tweet disposition - the tech-savvy lawyers making social media work for them

    Do you tweet? Among journalists the answer is becoming a given, but among City lawyers the question may be considered a little less relevant. Not so, say a host of web-literate legal advisers and in-house counsel.

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  • October 13, 2010 |

    Top names ready to battle for honours at 2010 British Legal Awards

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hogan Lovells and Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) are among the firms shortlisted for a number of categories in the 2010 British Legal Awards. The group has been nominated for the much sought after Law Firm of the Year award alongside Clyde & Co, Sullivan & Cromwell and Travers Smith.

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  • October 6, 2010 |

    Pinsents hires Shoosmiths practice chief to co-lead planning team

    Pinsent Masons has bolstered its planning practice, with the hire of Shoosmiths' national practice head Ian Gilbey. Gilbey is set to join Pinsents' six-partner planning team early next year and will jointly lead the group alongside existing head Richard Ford. At Shoosmiths, Gilbey has been replaced as head of the group by planning partner Kirsten Hewson, who takes over with immediate effect.

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  • September 29, 2010 |

    Norton Rose hires Pinsents partner for Brisbane arm

    Norton Rose has recruited a Pinsent Masons Hong Kong partner to its Brisbane office in the eighth lateral hire for the firm's Australian arm since its launch earlier this year. Peter Borg will begin work next month in the construction and engineering practice from his role as partner in Pinsents' projects and international construction division.

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  • September 22, 2010 |

    Deloitte research finds Q1 growth of 5% for UK top 100 law firms

    The UK's top 100 law firms have seen a year-on-year increase in both fee income and chargeable hours for Q1 2010-11 as the market continues to show signs of recovery. New figures compiled by Deloitte show that fee income rose by 5% for the first quarter of the financial year, while chargeable hours per fee earner grew by 4.4%. Firms ranked in the 11-25 bracket saw the highest growth rates, with average fee income rising by 5.4% and chargeable hours growing 6.5%.

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  • September 8, 2010 |

    Pinsents seals hire of Shearman partner for Singapore operation

    Pinsent Masons' Singapore joint venture is set to grow its projects practice with the hire of a partner from Shearman & Sterling. Project finance partner David Platt will join Pinsents in November and will first spend a period of time in the firm's City office, before transferring to Pinsent Masons MPillay in Singapore next year.

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  • September 8, 2010 |

    Divided we fall - behind the headlines, the drama and confusion of Halliwells' collapse

    Halliwells has gone from sustaining blistering growth for a decade to becoming the largest legal casualty of the recession. Claire Ruckin goes behind the headlines to expose the drama and confusion of the northern giant's collapse...

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  • September 7, 2010 |

    Reed Smith adds to global shipping practice with double hire

    Reed Smith has launched a shipping practice in New York with the hire of Holland & Knight partner Lars Forsberg. Forsberg, who was formerly based in Holland & Knight's New York office, joined Reed Smith earlier this month. He specialises in admiralty law, litigation and dispute resolution, with a particular focus on purchase and sale matters for commercial vessels and large private yachts.

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