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  • July 16, 2007 |

    Justice Smith referred to judicial complaints body

    Mr Justice Peter Smith faces an official investigation after refusing to stand down from a case over which he was presiding. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Phillips, with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor, referred Smith to the Office of Judicial Complaints (OJC) after he refused to stand down from Howell and ors v Lees-Millais and ors even though an application had been lodged for him to do so.

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  • July 16, 2007 |

    Halliwells hikes City NQ pay to £62k

    Halliwells has become the latest national practice to unveil substantial salary hikes for its newly-qualified lawyers (NQs), Legal Week can reveal today (16 July). NQs at the top 40 UK law firm's City arm will now take home £62,000 - representing a 22% increase on the £51,000 paid out to London NQs last term.

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  • July 11, 2007 |

    Salary boost for regional NQs at Hammonds

    Hammonds has underlined its commitment to its regional network after unveiling an 18% pay hike for its newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers outside the City.

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  • July 9, 2007 |

    Hammonds matches £40k NQ pay in regions

    Hammonds has underlined its commitment to its regional network after unveiling an 18% pay hike for its newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers outside the City. NQs at Hammonds' regional offices in Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester will now take home £40,000, up from £34,000 during the equivalent period last year, the national firm announced today (9 July).

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  • July 6, 2007 |

    Barclays review keeps faith with familiar faces

    Barclays has unveiled its eagerly awaited new panel, with all the bank's main panel firms reappointed to its coveted main roster. Mandates for the bank's general advisory panel, which are set to run for two years, have been handed out once again to historical advisers to Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC), Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Lovells, DLA Piper and Simmons & Simmons.

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  • July 5, 2007 |

    Addleshaws signs up Dentons City banking partner

    Addleshaw Goddard has recruited highly-rated Denton Wilde Sapte banking partner Natalie Elphicke to reinforce its City practice.

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  • July 5, 2007 |

    Addleshaws brings out big guns for Speedy Hire buy-out and share offer

    Addleshaw Goddard has won an eye-catching role advising on a simultaneous acquisition and share placing for tool hire company Speedy Hire.

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  • July 4, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 4/7/2007

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled Deal Week section, with Linklaters, Macfarlanes and Pinsent Masons among the deal-doers.

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  • July 4, 2007 |

    Wragges responds to rivals with NQ pay-rises

    Wragge & Co has responded to the ongoing pay war among the UK's national law firms by unveiling a hefty pay-hike for its newly-qualified lawyers (NQs). NQs based at Wragges' City arm will now take home £62,000, up from £51,000 last year. The change represents an increase of 21.5% on the previous year's package. Wragges will pay NQs outside London a starting salary of £40,000.

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  • July 3, 2007 |

    Hammonds hits back with 23% PEP surge

    Hammonds has unveiled its best financial performance in years with a 23% surge in average profits per equity partner (PEP) to break £400,000. PEP rose to £404,000 from last year's figure of £328,000, while fee income saw more modest growth of just 2.5% to £127.6m. Total profits were up 11% to £29.3m.

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