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Ireland’s Beauchamps Solicitors has acquired Landwell Solicitors, the Irish arm of the global legal network connected to accountancy giant PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Landwell, which comprises three partners and four fee earners, is to join forces with Beauchamps’ Dublin offices on Sir John Roberson’s Quay, creating a practice of twenty-five partners, [...]
Irish arm of PwC global legal network taken over by Ireland’s Beauchamps
Legal aid reforms under scrutiny as peers criticise proposed cutbacks
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The Government’s proposed legal aid reforms are facing further criticism in the House of Lords this month as discussions continue over the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.
The Bill – which sets out the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ’s) plans to cut £350m from the annual [...]
Legal Week to launch new awards event for Middle East lawyers
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Legal Week is set to launch a new awards ceremony recognising the achievements of lawyers working in the Middle East, with the inaugural event to take place in Dubai later this year.
The Corporate Counsel Middle East Awards, which will take place at The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi [...]
Legal Services Commission turns to border agency for new chief exec
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The Legal Services Commission (LSC) has appointed a new chief executive, with interim UK Border Agency (UKBA) head Matthew Coats set to take up the role next year. Coats will start at the LSC in February 2012 before converting to the role of chief executive of the [...]
Legal Week news round-up: the best of 2011
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After another year of twists and turns in the legal market, including a spate of mergers and international offices openings, as well as a number of high profile hires and internal changes, here are the highlights of another 12 months from the legal industry with Legal Week’s [...]
A&O, Clydes and Centrica among winners at British Legal Awards 2011
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Allen & Overy (A&O), Clyde & Co and Centrica were among the winners at last night’s (1 December) British Legal Awards, in London’s Old Billingsgate Market. A&O scooped up the coveted law firm of the year award, seeing off competition from Clydes, Hogan Lovells, Kirkland & Ellis, [...]
Lords Committee warns legal aid reform threatens access to justice
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Government proposals to cut £350m from the UK’s annual legal aid budget threaten to hinder access to justice, according to a House of Lords Committee report issued yesterday (17 November). The House of Lords Constitution Committee report, issued days before the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of [...]
Leeds Building Society turns to Bradford & Bingley for new head of legal
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Leeds Building Society has appointed a new head of legal services, bringing in Bradford & Bingley’s former group head of legal for the post. Paul Jordan joined the building society earlier this month after 20 years with Bradford & Bingley, including more than 10 years as group [...]
Kingsley Napley among legal line-up on cricket betting scandal
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Kingsley Napley is among a raft of law firms to have taken advisory roles relating to cricket’s ’spot-fixing’ scandal, which has seen three Pakistani internationals handed jail terms.
Former captain Salman Butt and bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were jailed on Thursday (4 November) after being convicted [...]
Bloomberg bulks up legal function with five-partner Willkie Farr team
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A five-partner corporate and financial services team has left Wilkie Farr & Gallagher in New York to join Bloomberg’s in-house legal department.
Partners Dick DeScherer, Dan Grossman, David Levine, Carol Mascera and Sarah Osborne will join Bloomberg on 1 January next year, with DeScherer becoming the media company’s [...]