Claire Ruckin

November 02, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Halliwells' former partners are set to face multiple claims after the firm's joint administrators at BDO sent out details of potential proceedings.

By Claire Ruckin

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November 19, 2007 | Law.com

Twenty percent of the U.K.'s leading companies are reviewing their alternative dispute resolution policies, according to research conducted by litigation heavyweight Herbert Smith. The study questioned 21 leading blue-chip companies, including Shell, Royal Bank of Scotland and Merrill Lynch, on their dispute management. The findings suggest that despite recent market turmoil leading to predictions of an increase in contentious work, many companies are focusing more on ADR than traditional litigation.

By Claire Ruckin

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June 13, 2008 | Law.com

DLA Piper is backing away from financial integration, with the transatlantic giant instead opting for softer measures to help align the firm around the world. The move represents a U-turn for DLA Piper, which had publicly stated its intention to financially integrate its U.S. and international operations, following its tripartite merger with Piper Rudnick and Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich at the beginning of 2005.

By Claire Ruckin

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September 02, 2010 | Law.com

Squire Sanders & Dempsey Chairman Jim Maiwurm is set to become global chairman following the proposed merger with Hammonds, as details of the new firm's framework begin to emerge. The proposed tie-up, announced last week, would see Maiwurm head the trans-Atlantic firm, with a European chair position also being discussed, likely to be filled by Hammonds managing partner Peter Crossley. The deal is likely to see the firms retain separate profit pools, in common with recent mergers between Lovells and Hogan & Hartson.

By Claire Ruckin

2 minute read

December 15, 2010 | Law.com

A court hearing will be held today involving Berwin Leighton Paisner tax associate Richard Davies Jones, who has been charged in the stabbing death of his wife.

By Claire Ruckin

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June 17, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

DLA Piper is to defend itself for a second time against a high-profile disability discrimination claim after a ruling this week from the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT).

By Claire Ruckin

3 minute read

December 04, 2009 | Law.com

DLA Piper has called in PricewaterhouseCoopers to help it conduct a major overhaul of its partnership model, which is expected to usher in sweeping changes to the firm's U.K. and international business. The process is aimed at dramatically improving transparency for senior lawyers, including creating clearer performance objectives across the entire partnership. DLA is set to begin discussing the initiative in detail with partners in the coming weeks, with the process expected to last well into 2010.

By Claire Ruckin

3 minute read

July 31, 2008 | Law.com

Litigation funders are in the final stages of drafting new rules governing third-party funding in the U.K. Their draft code includes provisions to stipulate the level of control a funder can exercise over a client, as well as issues such as minimum terms of contract, complaints handling, marketing and sanctions. External funding for litigation has become increasingly popular in recent months with many of the U.K.'s top law firms launching such initiatives.

By Claire Ruckin

2 minute read

December 13, 2010 | Corporate Counsel

Barclays Capital and Barclays Corporate have merged their in-house litigation functions, with Barclays' global retail banking litigation head Stephanie Pagni taking up a new role leading the merged team.

By Claire Ruckin

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February 09, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Olswang has deferred its September trainee intake and cancelled its 2013 London recruitment round to reduce the firm's trainee numbers due to "changes in client demand".

By Claire Ruckin

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