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Addleshaws edges out Stephenson Harwood as adviser to alleged Kazakh banking fraudster

Stephenson Harwood has been replaced by Addleshaw Goddard as adviser to the former chairman of Kazakhstan's BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov on a multibillion-dollar fraud case. Addleshaws was formally instructed on the case earlier this month, with litigation head Richard Leedham now leading the case for the firm, alongside fellow litigation partners Ian Hargreaves, Jon Tweedale and Jamie Harrison.
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Criminal barristers report four-month delays for legal aid payments

Criminal barristers are facing severe delays in the payment of legal aid fees by the Legal Services Commission (LSC), after the body took over responsibility for payments from Her Majesty's Courts Service earlier this year. The LSC, the government body which handles the administration of legal aid, took charge of barristers' fees this April, and a number of barristers have since reported delays of up to four months for legal aid payments - a significant increase from the previously accepted timescale of 28 days.
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Ex-Walker Morris employee sentenced after stealing £11k from firm

An ex-Walker Morris litigation executive has received a nine-month suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of stealing more than £11,000 from the firm. Lynne Morley, who worked in the Leeds firm's litigation department until her dismissal in 2009, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court yesterday (13 September) after pleading guilty to five counts of fraud.
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Ex-Howrey chief Ruyak lands new role at Winston following firm's fall

Former Howrey chairman Robert Ruyak is joining Winston & Strawn's Washington DC office, six months after presiding over the dissolution of the firm he led for 11 years, reports The Am Law Daily. Ruyak, an antitrust and intellectual property (IP) specialist, is returning to his trial lawyer roots by joining Winston as an equity partner in the firm's global litigation practice. He officially joined the US firm on 5 September.
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Speechly faces £4m negligence claim from Betfair founder

Speechly Bircham is facing a claim worth more than £4m from Betfair founder Mark Davies and his wife Miranda for alleged negligence and/or breach of retainer for advice the firm gave them when they tried to sell their shares in the company.
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International Edition

High Court judges could be appointed without bench time

Aspiring Chancery High Court judges will be considered straight from private practice for the first time, as part of a bid to widen the pool of Chancery specialists making it to the senior judiciary. The decision, which will affect applications made through the Judicial Appointments Commission from next month onwards, was made by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on the basis that it is more important for applicants to be a specialist in Chancery law than to have a judicial background. The Chancery division covers disputes in areas including business, property, competition, insolvency and intellectual property.
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The revolution will be televised - why court TV is a good thing

The Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has announced that the ban on broadcasting in courts is to be lifted. Broadcasting will initially be allowed from the Court of Appeal, and the Government will "look to expand" to the Crown Court later. All changes "will be worked out in close consultation with the judiciary".
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TV cameras to be allowed in law courts for first time, MoJ confirms

The ban on televised court sentencing is to be overturned in an effort to improve public understanding of the justice system, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke announced today (6 September). Clarke said in a statement that the move to allow TV broadcasting of judges' comments was part of an attempt to demystify the legal process for the general public.
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Herbert Smith announces new leader for Asia practice

Herbert Smith has appointed a new head of Asia with regional dispute resolution chief Mark Johnson set to take up the role when incumbent Ashley Alder departs next month. Johnson will take up the position on 1 October when Alder, who announced his resignation last month, leaves to take up a role as chief executive officer of the 
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission.
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International Edition

Legal line-up appointed to tackle reform of civil litigation costs

Berrymans Lace Mawer's head of policy development, Alistair Kinley, has been appointed to chair a working party put together by the Civil Justice Council to look at the implementation of Lord Justice Jackson's reforms of civil litigation. Kinley will chair a line-up of 17 lawyers on the working group, which has been set up to help implement secondary legislation relating to Jackson's impending reform of litigation funding.
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