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Skadden seals hire of SNR Denton advocacy chief McAlpine

SNR Denton is set to lose advocacy chief and former deputy chairman Rory McAlpine to the London arm of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, it has emerged. McAlpine was part of the small group of senior partners from the legacy Denton Wilde Sapte that negotiated the firm's transatlantic merger with US firm Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, which went live in September last year.
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US briefing

Sue Reisinger looks at the growth of employment claims in the US; Victor Li investigates what tips Howrey's out-of-work associates can pick up from other disbanded law firms
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Labour pains - the onslaught of litigation on US employers

Staff are suing their employers like never before in the US. Companies are hoping the Supreme Court can intervene. Sue Reisinger reports
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Guiding principles – regulating document retention in 22 key global jurisdictions

With frequently contrasting regulation, Herbert Smith's James Farrell reviews document retention practices across 22 key global jurisdictions
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Wragges faces £7.65m payout after negligence court ruling

Wragge & Co has been ordered to pay more than £7.5m after a judgment in the High Court ruled that the firm gave negligent advice to former client Amalgamated Metal Corporation (AMC). The judgment, issued last Friday (8 April), found Wragges liable for professional negligence in relation to advice it gave when AMC settled a tax dispute with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in 2003.
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Nabarro adds two partners from Reed Smith and Pinsents

Nabarro has recruited two partners for its London headquarters with a double hire from Pinsent Masons and Reed Smith. The new additions, George Lubega and Philip Olmer, will join Nabarro next month (3 May) in the City law firm's commercial litigation and real estate practices respectively. Litigator Lubega is joining from Pinsents as the 27th partner in Nabarro's commercial disputes practice. He specialises in commercial litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution, and acts for a number of corporate clients and government departments.
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Kemp Little appoints first-ever executive partner in management overhaul

Kemp Little has overhauled its management structure and appointed litigation head Paul Garland to the first-time role of executive partner. Garland was appointed to the position earlier this month following the announcement that current managing partner Lucy Vernall is set to leave Kemp Little to take up a role as GC for online loan company Wonga.com in April this year.
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French indie Jeantet signs up Landwell partner trio in Paris

French independent Jeantet Associes has strengthened its Paris office with the hire of three partners from Landwell & Associes. Corporate partner Nicole Goulard, litigation partner Sylvie Damany and employment law partner Francis Collin all joined the firm alongside three associates on 1 April, bringing the number of partners at the Paris office to 26.
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Pupillage advice, part two: do your homework, know your weaknesses and cheque you're spelling

Having had some initial feedback from my original post, I've been given some further pointers worth repeating here. Current Awareness - run by the librarians of Inner Temple, this is a very good roundup of links to relevant legal news. You don't have to read every link posted, but it's useful to keep abreast of what's going on. Definitely count this as one of the blogs worth reading. Pupillage Blog - I don't read it, but apparently other people like and recommend it...
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Wragges faces £7.65m payout after High Court negligence ruling

Wragge & Co has been ordered to pay more than £7.5m after a judgment in the High Court ruled that the firm gave negligent advice to former client Amalgamated Metal Corporation (AMC). A High Court judgment issued last Friday (8 April) found Wragges liable for professional negligence in relation to advice it gave when AMC settled a tax dispute with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in 2003.
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