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In-depth: Human rights

Many support it, others oppose it, but everyone is talking about it. Legal Week charts the eventful history of the Human Rights Act
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Commercially relevant - human rights legislation in commercial disputes

Blackstone's Tom Hickman on the rise of human rights challenges in commercial disputes
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That escalating Libor scandal – a great big wind, but not an ill one for lawyers

"Law firms are having a field day on Libor," comments a London litigation head at a US law firm, summing up the private mood in the week following Barclays' admission to manipulating global interest rates. Even for banking advisers grown used to continually expanding levels of contentious and regulatory work from institutional clients, the furore in the wake of the bank's announcement that it had agreed a $450m (£290m) settlement looks to kick things up to a whole new level, legally speaking
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Neuberger to succeed Phillips as second Supreme Court president

Master of the Rolls Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury has been named the next president of the UK Supreme Court, succeeding current president Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers. The announcement was made this morning (12 July), with Neuberger set to take up the role on 1 October this year.
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Linklaters launches Italian disputes practice with Gianni hire

Linklaters is set to launch a litigation practice Italy, with the hire of disputes partner Alessandro Villani from leading independent Gianni Origoni Grippo Cappelli & Partners. Villani is expected to join Linklaters at the end of the summer. He will be based in the magic circle firm's Milan office; however the practice will cover the whole country.
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Norton Rose lands headline role for embattled ex-Barclays CEO Diamond

Norton Rose has secured a high-profile mandate to advise former Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond in relation to the Libor rate-fixing scandal. The City firm is fielding a team of banking disputes and anti-corruption specialists for Diamond, with litigation partner Dorian Drew leading the London-based team.
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Freshfields and Apple defeated in Samsung design infringement dispute

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Apple on its unsuccessful design infringement claim against Samsung, marking the second recent dispute loss for the firm after Taiwan's HTC saw off a patent challenge from the US tech giant last week. The Apple-Samsung dispute saw Judge Birss QC rule that while the registered design of Samsung's Galaxy tablet model had superficial similarities to that of the Apple iPad, few would confuse the two as the Galaxy tablet was not "as cool".
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Can the law nail the Libor bankers?

"One possibility is that the common law offence of conspiracy to defraud might be used. This form of conspiracy was preserved by the Criminal Law Act 1977 section 5, though the Law Commission would have liked to see the back of it..."
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CC takes on double Libor role for Barclays and RBS with Chinese wall

Clifford Chance (CC) is advising both Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) on the fallout from the Libor scandal, with a Chinese wall set up to avoid potential conflicts. The magic circle firm has been instructed as UK counsel to Barclays alongside US firm Sullivan & Cromwell, which recently advised the bank on its multimillion-dollar settlement with US regulators for interest rate manipulation and false accounting charges.
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Career Clinic: How can I turn my contract lawyer work into a permanent job?

After qualifying at a niche litigation firm two years ago, I did not have a newly-qualified job to go to. Since then, I have been working as a contract lawyer at quite a few international law firms in London, while also applying for junior commercial litigation roles. However, I am getting frustrated with my job situation and am thinking it might be time to explore other alternatives in law. Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.
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