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Eversheds faces fresh challenge in Newcastle Airport negligence dispute

Newcastle International Airport has confirmed that it will appeal against a High Court ruling clearing Eversheds of negligence over a refinancing deal which saw two airport chiefs secure multimillion-pound bonuses. Former airport chief executive John Parkin and now-deceased finance director Lars Friis each received large payouts after Eversheds advised the pair on a £377m refinancing deal for the airport.
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Battle to allow accountants privilege reaches Supreme Court

The high-profile case between insurance company Prudential and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) over an attempt to allow accountants to benefit from legal professional privilege (LPP) has reached the Supreme Court this week.
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3RB and 2 Hare Court lead as ex-City trader gets 13 years for fraud

Three Raymond Buildings (3RB) and 2 Hare Court have played key roles in a major fraud trial which has seen former City trader Nicholas Levene jailed for 13 years. Levene was sentenced today (5 November) at Southwark Crown Court after pleading guilty on 24 September to 12 counts of fraud, one count of false accounting and one count of obtaining a money transfer by deception, all of which took place between 2005 and 2009.
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DLA Piper and O'Melveny eye Seoul openings before year-end

DLA Piper and O'Melveny & Myers have set out plans to open in Seoul before the end of the year as the pair await approval from the Korean Ministry of Justice, which opened the market up to foreign law firms earlier this year.
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International Edition

Has self-reporting become self-defeating?

Self reporting should benefit companies and governments – but the reality is that the policy just isn't delivering, argues Massimo Mantovani and Amar Sarwal
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International Edition

Follow the leader - the rise of Singapore as a world-class arbitration centre

In fewer than 20 years Singapore has transformed from a fledgling arbitration jurisdiction into a world-class trailblazer. Freshfields' Lucy Reed, Mark Mangan and Darius Chan explore the secrets of its success
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Ex-Hogan Lovells partner struck off following jail sentence for fraud

Former Hogan Lovells litigation partner Christopher Grierson has been struck off by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) after defrauding the firm of £1.3m in false travel expenses. Grierson was yesterday (1 November) struck off the solicitors' roll by the SDT and was ordered to pay £14,000.
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Freshfields and Mishcons lead as JP Morgan sues London Whale's ex-boss

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Mishcon de Reya have lined up to advise as JP Morgan moves to sue the former boss of a trader dubbed the 'London Whale' over losses of $6bn (£3.7bn) incurred by the bank. Freshfields is advising JP Morgan led by employment co-head Caroline Stroud, with Mishcons employment partner Greg Campbell acting for the trader's former boss Javier Martin-Artajo.
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International Edition

Pannone takes on claims for Savile victims as bank freezes estate

Pannone has become the latest law firm to take a role related to the Jimmy Savile scandal, with the northwest firm acting for a number of victims allegedly abused by the TV star. City personal injury partner Alan Collins, who specialises in child abuse cases, is currently investigating around 20 allegations of abuse by Savile.
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International Edition

Why we allow dissent – by our judges

Why do judges disagree and publish their disagreements when cases get decided? After all, the Cabinet does not do so (openly at least), and our FTSE 100 companies do not generally do so, when their executives propose a merger or launch a new product. Surely, judicial dissent is a recipe for diminishing the authority of the majority answer, and an invitation to self-indulgence on the part of the minority to re-fight lost and irrelevant battles.
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