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McGrigors partners are set to vote tomorrow (3 February) on the firm’s proposed merger with Pinsent Masons.
Voting will open tomorrow morning at the Scottish firm after the pair confirmed last month that they were in discussions about a union that, if confirmed, would create a firm just [...]
McGrigors partners to begin voting over Pinsents merger deal
Irish arm of PwC global legal network taken over by Ireland’s Beauchamps
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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, [...]
DLA and Dechert settle dispute over move of senior litigation partner
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DLA Piper and Dechert have settled their long-running dispute over the latter’s hire of former DLA litigation co-head Neil Gerrard.
A source close to the situation told The Am Law Daily that the parties settled both a UK arbitration and a US litigation related to the move in [...]
Charles Russell scores appeal win for Rooney over Euro 2012 ban
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Charles Russell and Blackstone Chambers have taken advisory roles for England footballer Wayne Rooney on his successful appeal against a three-match ban at next year’s European Championships.
Charles Russell commercial litigation partner Jonathan Ellis and Blackstone Chambers’ Adam Lewis QC represented Rooney in his appeal to European football [...]
Halliwells partners set for mediation with administrators over £21m claim
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The Halliwells partners facing a £21m High Court claim by the firm’s administrators are set to enter mediation in an effort to avoid a lengthy court battle.
BDO launched the claim in July against a group of 32 ex-partners – including former chairman Ian Austin – in a [...]
Google legal chief hits out at rivals over ‘bogus’ patent claims
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Google’s chief legal officer David Drummond has hit out at Apple, Microsoft and Oracle for pursuing “bogus” patent claims, reports Corporate Counsel
In an Google blog post entitled ‘When patents attack Android’, Drummond writes that the success of Android, Google’s smartphone operating system, has prompted rivals Microsoft and [...]
Freshfields investigates support function over supplier arrangements
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is currently investigating one of its business support functions in relation to discrepancies over supplier arrangements.
The support group in question is understood to be part of the firm’s IT function, with around six employees asked to leave work while the investigation is ongoing. [...]
Herbert Smith receives more funding for creation of over 60 Belfast jobs
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Herbert Smith is to receive additional public funding of more than £500,000 for the expansion of its newly-launched Belfast base.
The firm, which has already been offered £208,000 by Invest Northern Ireland to support the launch of the ‘nearshoring’ venture, is set to recruit 12 further fee earners [...]
Former Ince partner faces police scrutiny over fraud allegations
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Former Ince & Co partner Andrew Iyer has been referred to the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal after an initial investigation by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for misconduct.
The SRA made the referral in recent weeks and a date is still to be set for the hearing, which is [...]