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Herbert Smith leads Virgin challenge over West Coast contract loss

Herbert Smith is advising Virgin Rail Group on its legal action against the Government after the company lost control of the West Coast Main Line franchise to rival rail operator FirstGroup earlier this month. Virgin Rail has issued court proceedings today (28 August) to stop the Government signing the contract with FirstGroup, ahead of the deadline for action set at midnight tonight. London dispute resolution partner Nusrat Zar is leading the Herbert Smith team working on the matter.
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MoFo and WilmerHale secure $1bn win for Apple in Samsung patent dispute

Morrison & Foerster (MoFo) and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr have helped Apple to a landmark $1bn (£634m) court victory in its high-profile patent dispute with Samsung, reports The Recorder. The jury in the case - which centred around the claim that Samsung ripped off the unique design features of Apple's iPad and iPhone - found that Samsung infringed most of the patents Apple sued over, and its trade dress on the iPhone and iPad, and did so willfully.
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7 Bedford Row and 6KBW advise as Polly Peck chief receives 10-year jail term

7 Bedford Row and 6 Kings Bench Walk have taken leading roles as the former head of Polly Peck International (PPI) Asil Nadir was yesterday (22 August) found guilty of stealing almost £30m from the conglomerate. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) mounted a prosecution led by 7 Bedford Row barristers Philip Shears QC and Tom Elmer and Gareth Patterson and Esther Schutzer-Weissmann from 6 Kings Bench Walk Chambers, as Nadir was found guilty of 10 counts theft, stealing a total of £28.6m from PPI between 1987 and 1990.
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Lawyers in Apple-Samsung patent dispute deliver closing arguments

Lawyers in the patent dispute betwen Apple and Samsung have delivered their closing arguments in the high-profile trial, with Apple pursuing $2.75bn (£1.7bn) in damages, reports The Recorder. The dispute centres around the claim that Samsung ripped off the unique design features of Apple's iPad and iPhone.
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Anonymous justice - what prompted recent concern about blogging judges?

"Judicial office holders who blog (or who post comments on other people's blogs) must not identify themselves as members of the judiciary" and "must also avoid expressing opinions which, were it to become known that they hold judicial office, could damage public confidence in their own impartiality or in the judiciary in general"..."
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Pupillage: a right or a privilege?

For the masses the business of gaining a pupillage is a closed shop, no matter what anyone says. I was shocked to read comments published in Legal Week (5 April 2012) by a leading QC that stated: "In the past, people would perhaps view the Bar as a closed society of people whose parents had been lawyers or barristers, so they would enjoy a leg-up. I hope that has long ceased to be true now."
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Weil and Quinn lead as Barclay brothers win High Court hotel battle

Weil Gotshal & Manges and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan have secured wins for their respective clients in a High Court action against the billionaire Barclay brothers over control of London-based hotels the Berkeley, the Connaught and Claridge's.
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Litigation funders set to miss out on ABS-driven costs protection

Third-party litigation funders hoping to avoid liability for adverse costs decisions under damage-based agreements (DBAs) by investing in law firms look unlikely to succeed, according to a new report from the Civil Justice Council (CJC). Final recommendations on DBAs, a form of contingency fee included in the Jackson reforms of civil litigation funding due to come into effect in April 2013, were published last week by the CJC's contingency fees working party, led by former Irwin Mitchell chairman Michael Napier QC.
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Above and beyond - the scope of a solicitor's duty to their client

The onset of the financial crisis led to speculation that there would be a flood of large claims against solicitors. For the most part, that prediction has not materialised. Where claims have been advanced, some have been the subject of robust judicial scrutiny. For example, in recent cases involving questions about the scope of a solicitor's duty of care, the courts have handed down judgments that were favourable to the profession.
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Getting out of the woods - will solicitors face another rise in negligence claims?

For a long time there have been gloomy predictions of avalanches of claims against professionals – including solicitors – arising from the economic downturn. Yet it continues to be the case that the deluge has not arrived, although there has certainly been a very notable increase in claims in specific areas. So has the danger now passed?
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