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Tribunal hands down key privilege ruling in OFT dairy pricing case

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has held that confidentiality under litigation privilege applies to Competition Act investigations, in a key ruling in the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT's) long-running investigation into dairy retail pricing. The ruling comes after an application by the OFT to make use of Tesco's records of interviews with potential witnesses for its investigation.
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Can you still trust in trusts? Recent trends in trusts litigation

Bircham Dyson Bell's 
Nicholas Holland summarises recent trends in trusts litigation
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Morgan Lewis leads as Deutsche Boerse sues EC over NYSE merger

Morgan Lewis & Bockius has taken the lead role for Deutsche Boerse on its lawsuit against the European Commission (EC) over the rejection of its merger with NYSE Euronext. The US firm's Frankfurt office has been instructed to advise the German stock exchange following its decision to sue the European Commission at the General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg.
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Hogan Lovells partner duo exit for new commercial litigation venture

Hogan Lovells litigation partners Graham Huntley and Helen Brannigan are leaving the firm to set up a commercial litigation practice in London. The new firm, which will be called 'Signature Litigation', will be led by Huntley - Hogan Lovells' former investment banking and funds dispute resolution chief - and Brannigan as principals, with several associates from Hogan Lovells also joining the new venture.
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Commercial litigation in 2011 - the 10 cases you need to know

Macfarlanes sizes up the 10 key commercial litigation judgments of 2011
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London's leading silks eye up Singapore moves as region's arbitration clout grows

"A vast proportion of our work is in the field of arbitration. There's been a huge explosion of work in the region" - Commercial barristers are seeing a growing opportunity for senior advocates in Singapore
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Conditional fee agreements: how wrong can governments get them?

Many lawyers had hoped that the days of ill-thought-out legal reform and bad legislation - a favourite pastime of the last Government - were long since gone. But the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill suggests otherwise...
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Matrix Chambers adds Doughty Street silk in public law push

Matrix Chambers has recruited Doughty Street Chambers' Richard Hermer QC, as the set looks to bulk up its public law offering. Hermer joined Matrix yesterday (13 March) and takes the number of silks in the chambers to 21. Hermer's practice focuses on human rights, public international law, public law, personal injury and actions against the police.
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Quinn Emanuel among US law firm trio advising as Yahoo sues Facebook

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is acting for Yahoo on its high-profile Facebook patent infringement lawsuit, reports The Am Law Litigation Daily. Quinn Emanuel's 18-page complaint, which was filed on Monday (12 March) accuses Facebook of infringing 10 Yahoo patents through core features of its website, including its news feed, privacy controls, and pay-per-click advertisements.
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Withers litigation team leaves firm to launch London office for Aussie boutique

Withers litigation partners Jeremy Scott and Andrew Ford have resigned from the firm to launch a London office for Australian litigation boutique Lipman Karas. The two London-based partners, who will be joined by associates Peter Leckey, Oliver Stokes and Caroline Stripp at Lipman, are set to open the Australian firm's third office before the end of the financial year.
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