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Hogan Lovells boosts Moscow office with four lawyer Linklaters hire

Hogan Lovells has boosted its Moscow office with the hire of a four lawyer arbitration and litigation team from Linklaters. The team, which joins on 30 January, is headed by Alexei Dudko, who joins as partner, and includes one senior associate and two associates, bringing Hogan Lovells litigation and arbitration practice in Moscow to seven qualified lawyers.
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Supreme Court rules against extending privilege to accountants

The Supreme Court has ruled against extending legal professional privilege (LPP) to accountants, in a closely watched case relating to tax advice. By a majority of five to two, the court confirmed that LPP can only apply to advice provided by solicitors, barristers and foreign lawyers, including in-house lawyers...
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Quartet of clerks join 4-5 Gray's Inn Square exodus to rival

A quartet of clerks from 4-5 Gray's Inn has joined 39 Essex Street, continuing the recent spate of departures from the chambers. The exit of senior clerk Michael Kaplan, along with clerks Daniel Perry, Richard Bulaitis and Anthony King, comes after 24 barristers also left 4-5 Gray's Inn for 39 Essex Street late last year.
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Top firms aim to win full Hong Kong court rights as market liberalises

Solicitors in Hong Kong could appear in court from April this year as rules granting them full advocacy rights enter the final stages of implementation. The new legislation, which came into force last June, allow solicitors who undertake a formal assessment to be given higher rights of audience (HRA) at the High Court, Court of Appeal and Court of Final Appeal, expanding the scope of work they can undertake.
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Mayer Brown boosts City arm with high profile White & Case litigator

Mayer Brown is to hire high profile White & Case litigation partner Alistair Graham for its London office. Graham, who focuses on financial services disputes and is rated in band two for corporate crime & investigations by Chambers and Partners, has particular experience in regulatory and fraud investigations and asset tracing. In addition to financial services work his client base includes companies in the TMT and oil and gas sectors.
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Legal Week Law - quarterly peer review

A round-up of the best legal briefings in Legal Week Law from the past three months
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Libor's long tail – lawyers jostle as bank scandals spread through the market

The new year may be a time to start afresh, but the Libor scandal that dominated business headlines in the second half of 2012 is – for advisers – showing no signs of abating. At Clifford Chance (CC), the news that its client Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is in the final stages of a settlement with US and UK regulators over its alleged Libor role means the firm's regulatory lawyers will have had a busy start to 2013.
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Slaughters, White & Case and Matrix join converts to Living Wage

Slaughter and May, White & Case and Matrix Chambers are among the latest legal outfits to have committed to paying the Living Wage to their lowest-paid staff, including all outsourced employees. The trio have joined a growing number of law firms, including Linklaters, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith Freehills and Olswang, to have been accredited by the Living Wage Foundation (LWF).
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SNR Denton secures new Kuwait association

SNR Denton has secured a new association in Kuwait via an agreement with local lawyer Jamal Ahmed Al-Shehab, who is returning to private practice after his recent retirement as minister of justice for the Kuwaiti Government. The association, which ends SNR Denton's existing tie-up with local firm International Legal Group (ILG), will be known as The Law Office of Al-Shehab & partners in association with SNR Denton.
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Top-level Hong Kong group discusses move to bring in class actions

Hong Kong is to take a step closer towards introducing class actions, with a working group made up of public officials and private sector representatives set to meet for the first time this month. The working group meeting comes after the Law Reform Commission (LRC) of Hong Kong issued proposals in May last year that could change the way companies operating in Hong Kong respond to claims from multiple parties.
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