Suzi Ring

November 17, 2010 | International Edition

Carey Olsen has grown its Guernsey arm with the hire of corporate partner Christopher Anderson from Bedell Cristin. Anderson joined the firm's corporate and finance team this week after three years at Bedell, becoming the sixth partner in the group. Prior to Bedell, Anderson worked at legacy Ozannes, Clayton Utz and Clifford Chance. He specialises in investment funds and insurance and reinsurance and has also worked with clients in the private equity sector.

By Suzi Ring

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November 16, 2010 | International Edition

Eversheds has announced its half-year financial results, reporting a 3% drop in turnover against the same period in 2009-10. The firm saw revenue fall to £172.6m, down from the figure of £178m reported last year. The results are in line with Eversheds' end-of-year results announced in May this year, when the firm posted a 3% revenue drop to £355m.

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November 16, 2010 | International Edition

Ashurst has picked up a key mandate to advise on the creation of Kuwait's first-ever public railway system. The top 10 City firm is advising new government body, the Partnership Technical Bureau (PTB), as it manages the tender process for the new Kuwait Metropolitan Transportation System, which is expected to cost at least $6bn (£3.8bn).

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November 16, 2010 | International Edition

DLA Piper's South African arm has hired Eversheds' sole local tax partner Alastair Morphet. Morphet is set to join DLA Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr in January 2011, taking the number of tax partners at the firm to six. He has been at Eversheds for two years, joining as a partner in 2008 from South African firm Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs, where he was also a partner.

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November 16, 2010 | International Edition

Linklaters' former European managing partner Jean-Marc Lefevre has retired after more than 30 years at the firm. Lefevre, who joined Linklaters in Paris in 1978 and became the firm's first non-English partner in 1982 and an equity partner in 1986, left at the end of October.

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November 16, 2010 | International Edition

Clyde & Co has expanded its corporate insurance team with the hire of Hill Dickinson partner William Tsang earlier this month. Tsang has joined as a partner in Clydes' City corporate insurance practice, however he is expected to relocate to Clydes' Hong Kong arm early next year as the firm bids to expand its corporate insurance practice in Asia.

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November 16, 2010 | International Edition

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert has been added to the claims panel of insurance giant Chartis following its takeover of the bulk of Halliwells' Manchester insurance arm, with the insurer also in the process of reviewing its non-claims legal panel. Barlows was added to the insurer's roster of firms for claims work last month, adding Chartis to the list of high-profile clients it has secured as a result of its July takeover of the Halliwells team. The firm has also retained work from AXA and NFU Mutual through the takeover, with Halliwells' insurance clients representing a major driver for the acquisition.

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November 15, 2010 | International Edition

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has grown its Singapore arm with the hire of a corporate finance team from Holman Fenwick Willan led by practice head Alistair Duffield. Duffield is set to join BLP as Singapore managing partner with a start date still to be decided. He will bring with him a team of five lawyers including Tahirah Ara, who will join as a partner. Marius Toime and Brendan Fyfe will join as senior associates, alongside associates Erline Herrmann and Elesse Neuteboom-Law Sook Ying.

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November 15, 2010 | International Edition

Norton Rose is to launch in Canada and South Africa through mergers with Canadian law firm Ogilvy Renault and leading South African firm Deneys Reitz. Both firms will join the Norton Rose Group on 1 June 2011, taking headcount at the combined firm to more than 2,500 fee earners across 38 offices around the world. News of the South African merger was first reported by RollonFriday earlier this morning, with Norton Rose then confirming both merger deals.

By Suzi Ring

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November 10, 2010 | International Edition

DLA Piper has announced an 8.5% rise in turnover at the half-year mark with revenues for its UK and international practice hitting £280m, up from £258m at the same point last year. The figure outpaces DLA's budget target of £277m for the period ending 31 October. The firm expects its profits will be up substantially in the current financial year.

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