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Judge bans tweeting from Harry Redknapp tax trial after reporter tweets name of juror

The judge in Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp's tax trial has banned the use of Twitter in court after a breach of reporting restrictions. Redknapp is currently appearing at Southwark Crown Court in relation to tax evasion charges.
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Herbert Smith and Irwin Mitchell advise on Costa Concordia cruise disaster

Herbert Smith and Irwin Mitchell are among a growing list of firms picking up advisory roles stemming from the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster earlier this month (13 January) which has left 13 dead and around 20 more missing. Herbert Smith is advising Costa Cruises' parent company Carnival Corporation on matters concerning future bookings, with instructions being handled by the firm's insurance team in Hong Kong.
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Links and Olswang among line-up in court for phone-hacking payouts

Linklaters, Olswang and 11 South Square have all taken roles for News Group Newspapers (NGN) on at least 20 phone-hacking cases settled today (19 January), as signs of a resolution to the ongoing scandal begin to emerge. Linklaters litigation partner Christa Band, Olswang litigation partner Dan Tench and 11 South Square's Michael Silverleaf QC have all advised NGN, with Mr Justice Vos handing out settlement payments ranging between £16,000 and £130,000 in the High Court today.
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Bird & Bird adds two partners in London with Olswang and DLA hires

Bird & Bird has made a pair of lateral partner hires for its City base, including Olswang's former head of commercial litigation, Steven Baker. The top 15 UK firm has also hired a partner for its real estate practice, with Ed Cooke joining from DLA Piper. Both are already at Bird & Bird, with Cooke joining at the end of December and Baker in early January. Baker has been a partner at Olswang since 2002 and was head of commercial litigation until May 2010. He is also a former partner at Holman Fenwick Willan.
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DLA and Dechert settle dispute over move of senior litigation partner

DLA Piper and Dechert have settled their long-running dispute over the latter's hire of former DLA litigation co-head Neil Gerrard. A source close to the situation told The Am Law Daily that the parties settled both a UK arbitration and a US litigation related to the move in December.
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20 Essex Street recruits specialist duo in bid to push into insolvency

20 Essex Street has taken on respected South Square silk Stephen Atherton QC and counsel Blair Leahy as the chambers looks to expand into new areas of work. Atherton and Leahy, who will join 20 Essex Street on 16 January this year, have both spent the entirety of their careers at South Square, with the exception of a six-month pupillage at 7 King's Bench Walk for Atherton.
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International Edition

Bargaining chips - the new Swiss plea bargain

Schellenberg Wittmer's Paul Gully-Hart and Joel Pahud outline the rules of a new simplified form of plea bargain introduced with the unification of Swiss criminal procedure rules
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Matrix QC takes on key bonuses case as Sumption joins Supreme Court

Matrix Chambers' Thomas Linden QC has taken on the lead role for Commerzbank on its high-profile €50m (£41m) bankers' bonuses case, following Jonathan Sumption QC's elevation to the Supreme Court. The closely-watched case is set to go to trial later this month, with Sumption QC no longer involved due to his appointment as a Supreme Court justice.
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International Edition

Sumption QC to be formally sworn in as Supreme Court justice

Jonathan Sumption QC will be formally sworn in as a Supreme Court justice tomorrow (11 January) following the announcement of his appointment in May last year. Sumption will be added to the most senior judicial rank in the UK after a ceremony at Parliament Square court building at 10am on Wednesday morning.
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Gateley launches in Leeds with double Cobbetts partner hire

Gateley has opened a new office in Leeds with the hire of Cobbetts partners William Ballmann and Rob Payne. Ballmann will head up the new office, which is the top 50 firm's eighth UK base and comes after it opened in Manchester 18 months ago.
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