Indian liberalisation comes closer with LLP Act
Indian and UK lawyers have cautiously welcomed the first legislative step towards liberalisation of the Indian legal profession.
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Herbies creates two Asian management roles
07-Jan-2009Herbert Smith has created two Asian regional management roles by naming managing partners for Greater China and South East Asia.
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Former Nokia IP head takes partner role at Powell Gilbert
07-Jan-2009IP boutique Powell Gilbert has recruited Nokia's former head of IP litigation as its seventh partner.
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Moves roundup: 7 January 2008
Wright Hassall managing partner steps down
Ashurst ups cash at bank
Nabarro hires Dechert real estate head
Second coalminers tribunal gets under way
Manchester Met unveils fast-track LPC
Orrick freezes associate salaries at 2008 levels
Morgan Cole grows in Bristol with local merger
Litigation Focus: 2009’s top 10 court battles
We may only be a few days into 2009, but it’s already shaping up to be a vintage year in the courts. Here’s our guide to the disputes making the biggest waves.
Shacka, a handy man and an attorney journey
News has reached Tulkinghorn’s ears of the talented man being billed as the scariest partner in law: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer restructuring high chieftain Ken Baird.
Managing the downturn: Alternative endings
8-December-2008Redundancies may be the last resort when law firms find themselves having to downsize – but retraining, redeploying and relocating people are far from easy options.
Telly vision: Gordon Finlayson, Showtime Arabia
5-January-2008He began his career as a journalist and dabbled in the music business, but now Gordon Finlayson has finally found his perfect job – overseeing the legal function at Showtime Arabia.
Happy new year! Or perhaps not. This is not going to be a comfortable year for anyone, as this week's leader make clear.Plus: the Hot 100; the UK’s top five and their grip on M&A; how US firms are divided on partner promotions; why guilty firms should repay the miners, our special reports on the Iberian legal market and the top litigation battles of 2009.
And is Davenport Lyons' internet piracy strategy a self-defeating one?
The winds of change
It's increasingly clear that the golden age enjoyed by the UK commercial legal profession has been brief. These are not going to be comfortable years for anyone.
Over and outAccording to the rumour mill, once one of the 95 Hammonds employees currently in consultation has been told they’re out, they’re shown the door.
A&O duo succeed Pease as India chiefs
Allen & Overy has appointed a duo of partners to head its India group following the retirement of India group chairman Alex Pease at the end of last year.
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