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Branding justice - the long and winding road to the UK Supreme Court

Wrenched from the House of Lords amid a political coup, the UK's Supreme Court has endured an eventful three years. Suzanna Ring and Alex Novarese recount the Court's history, the attempts to create a clear identity and assess its successes and failures
35 minute read

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Public interest and interesting the public: notable Supreme Court cases

From pre-nups to Star Wars helmets, Suzanna Ring and Alex Novarese look at some of the significant cases to have been settled at The Supreme Court
5 minute read

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A commercial animal? - the Supreme Court and commercial cases

Herbert Smith's Ted Greeno assesses the Supreme Court's record on handling commercial disputes
6 minute read

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BARCO launch gives barristers green light to handle client money without solicitors

Barristers will be able to handle all client money for the first time, with a third-party account launched by the Bar Council today (27 September), giving greater scope for direct instructions at the Bar.
2 minute read

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Freshfields boosts US litigation with former Sullivan partner Lacovara

Magic Circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is bolstering its US litigation offering with the addition of former Sullivan & Cromwell partner Michael Lacovara, The Am Law Daily has learned. Lacovara, who co-founded S&C's Palo Alto office in 2000 and represented Microsoft in the federal government's landmark antitrust case against the software giant, is due to join the UK-based firm's New York office on Monday.
4 minute read

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Penningtons and Brick Court advise as London Met wins UKBA reprieve

Penningtons and Brick Court Chambers' Richard Gordon QC have helped secure a temporary reprieve for overseas students of London Metropolitan University as the university was today (21 September) granted permission to seek a judicial review of the ban on its recruitment of overseas students. Penningtons dispute resolution partner Noel McMichael and immigration partner Pat Saini advised the university, instructing Brick Court's Gordon and Maya Lester as counsel as the university bid to challenge the UK Border Agency (UKBA) decision to revoke its licence to sponsor international students.
2 minute read

International Edition

Supreme Court president calls for more partners to serve as part-time judges

Outgoing Supreme Court president Lord Phillips has called for leading law firms to encourage more partners to sit as part-time judges, in a bid to increase the number of solicitors in the judiciary.
3 minute read

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Ashurst seals hire of long-serving Nabarro real estate litigation chief

Ashurst has sealed the hire of Nabarro real estate dispute resolution head Iain Travers as a partner in London. Travers, who has been with Nabarro for 38 years, has also developed a substantial arbitration practice during his time at the firm and has handled disputes in the sports world as well as the property industry. He is top-ranked for real estate litigation by Chambers and Partners.
2 minute read

International Edition

SJ Berwin City disputes partner duo exit to join US firms in London

SJ Berwin's London disputes partners Justin Michaelson and Tim Beale are set to depart for two US firms. Michaelson, who is head of the firm's international arbitration practice in London, has resigned to take up a position at Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson.
2 minute read

International Edition

MoFo appoints firmwide managing partner trio

Morrison & Foerster has elected San Francisco litigation partners Craig Martin and Anna White and real estate partner Eric Piesner as its new firmwide managing partners. The trio, who will report to newly elected chair and chief executive partner Larren Nashelsky, are replacing Pamela Reed, whose 13 years as firmwide managing partner ends in October.
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