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Ex-Hammonds partner linked to police alteration of Hillsborough statements

Squire Sanders legacy UK firm Hammond Suddards has been named in an independent report into the Hillsborough football disaster as having recommended the 'review and alteration' of handwritten accounts by police officers in the wake of the tragedy. The report, compiled by the Hillsborough Independent Panel, describes how statements made by South Yorkshire Police (SYP) officers underwent an "unprecedented process of review and alteration" before their submission to the official inquiry into the 1989 tragedy, which resulted in 96 deaths.
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International Edition

The unwritten rules of clerking

I have been extremely fortunate in my career to work for some excellent senior clerks. They have all had their own styles and idiosyncrasies which must in some way have molded my own brand of clerking. They all had two things in common; they needed a steady supply of hot beverages to get them through the day and they all adhered to The Rules. You won't find these Rules written down anywhere nor will you find them on the Institute of Barrister's Clerks website. These are the mighty commandments that should always be honoured and woe betide any who should fail to follow them, a life in clerking purgatory awaits.
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International Edition

RPC and Freshfields advising on latest Barclays litigation

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are both advising on a €164m (£102m) claim against Barclays, in the latest allegation of wrongdoing at the bank. The claim has seen investment firm CF Partners accuse Barclays of using information it shared with the bank when it was looking to buy Swedish carbon trading company Tricorona, before subsequently buying the company after CF Partners pulled out of the deal in the wake of the recession.
2 minute read

International Edition

Litigation funder signs up ex-Irwin Mitchell senior partner Napier

Former Irwin Mitchell senior partner and chairman Michael Napier QC has joined the growing ranks at third-party funders Harbour Litigation Funding after retiring from his former firm this April. Napier is joining the Harbour investment and advisory team as a consultant. The team already includes former High Court Judge Sir Gavin Lightman, ex-London Wragge & Co managing partner Nicola Mumford and leading insolvency barrister Stephen Davies QC.
2 minute read

International Edition

Female QC among trio of new High Court judge appointments

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has announced the latest round of High Court judges, with the appointment of 3 Stone Buildings' Sarah Asplin QC set to double the number of women currently sitting in the Chancery Division. Asplin is replacing the retiring Mr Justice Calvert-Smith, taking the number of women in the Chancery Division to two out of a bench total of 18. Her new role comes after 28 years at the Bar.
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International Edition

The Transfer Window: recent moves including Pinsents, DLA and FFW

Pinsent Masons has recruited a new head of litigation in Manchester with the hire of Julian Diaz-Rainey from Hill Dickinson. Diaz-Rainey, whose practice has a particular focus on the sports sector, has acted for a number of big-name clients including Premier League giants Manchester United and Manchester City, while he has also been involved in high-profile public inquiries such as the Shipman Inquiry and Baha Mousa Inquiry.
5 minute read

International Edition

Norton Rose bulks up City disputes team with high-profile CMS hire

Norton Rose has secured a high-profile hire from CMS Cameron McKenna, recruiting the firm's former head of commercial regulatory and disputes Liam O'Connell.O'Connell, who specialises in insurance work became a partner at CMS in 2001 after rejoining the firm in 1997 from insurance broking company Sedgwick.
2 minute read

International Edition

New SFO director revamps agency to secure post-Tchenguiz survival

Even by the standards of an organisation as regularly publicly lambasted as the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the damning High Court verdict of its investigation into property tycoons Robert and Vincent Tchenguiz was humiliating.
6 minute read

Legal Week

Calculated risks – why Addleshaws' Berezovsky deal doesn't deserve the flak

For a client to be branded as unimpressive and unreliable in court is never ideal. But for this to happen on a case you have very publicly taken on under a conditional fee agreement (CFA) isn't that far from a PR disaster.
6 minute read

International Edition

CC's Paris office locked in legal wrangle with French employees

Clifford Chance (CC) is embroiled in a legal dispute with two French members of staff following accusations of psychological harassment in the firm's Paris office.
2 minute read

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