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All's fair in litigation and war: are Mid East lawyers ready for a rise in disputes work?

Litigation lawyers the world over are basking in the increased workflow coming as the fallout from the financial crisis continues to feed their practices. And the Gulf is no exception. At Legal Week's Middle East Corporate Counsel Round Table, held in Dubai's Capital Club last month, leading private practice lawyers and in-house counsel pointed to the rapid expansion in Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries - and in particular in Dubai - as key drivers for disputes.
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All's fair in litigation and war: are Mid East lawyers ready for a rise in disputes work?

Litigation lawyers the world over are basking in the increased workflow coming as the fallout from the financial crisis continues to feed their practices. And the Gulf is no exception. At Legal Week's Middle East Corporate Counsel Round Table, held in Dubai's Capital Club last month, leading private practice lawyers and in-house counsel pointed to the rapid expansion in Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries - and in particular in Dubai - as key drivers for disputes.
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International Edition

Bar Council chair questions oversupply of aspiring barristers

Bar Council chairman Nicholas Green QC has warned of growing concerns over the employment prospects for aspiring advocates completing their barrister training. Speaking at the 25th annual Bar Council conference on Saturday (6 November), Green told delegates he had "real qualms" about a system of education that encourages Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) providers to educate more and more law students.
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International Edition

Legal Week chief reporter wins Bar Council award for Halliwells analysis

Legal Week chief reporter Claire Ruckin has won the Bar Council's 2010 legal reporting award for her extended feature on the collapse of Halliwells. The award for print journalism was presented by the Attorney General Dominic Grieve QC MP at the conclusion of the Bar Council's annual conference on Saturday (6 November). The broadcast category was won by BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed series for its coverage of white-collar crime.
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International Edition

Freshfields appoints new leadership for financial institutions group

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has appointed a new joint leader for its financial institutions group (FIG), with City disputes partner Andrew Hart taking on the role. Hart replaces Will Lawes in the post, which will see him co-lead the sector group alongside Frankfurt-based corporate partner Gunnar Schuster and London banking partner Sean Pierce. The position came up after Lawes was recently elected as Freshfields' next senior partner.
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International Edition

Freshfields, Hogan Lovells and Burges Salmon lead on Eurostar court dispute

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Hogan Lovells have taken lead roles on the court dispute over Eurostar's order for German-built Siemens trains to run through the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar handed Siemens a reported €600m (£522m) contract last month for a new fleet of trains following a succesful pitch against France's Alstom Transport.
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International Edition

Former CC associate sues firm for discrimination over job cuts

A former Clifford Chance (CC) associate has sued the firm for discrimination, claiming it targeted women and minorities when it laid off six US associates in 2007, reports The New York Law Journal. In a complaint filed on Thursday (28 October) in New York's Supreme Court, Karen Ramdhanie said that on the eve of the layoffs, two white male associates were transferred out of her group, leaving just black lawyers and women to be laid off. "They were so blatant in their discrimination," Ramdhanie said in an interview.
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International Edition

Barlows set for more partner departures in practice overhaul

Barlow Lyde & Gilbert is in negotiations over further partner exits as the firm moves to overhaul the structure of its practice groups. Barlows is currently in discussions with four or five corporate partners and a number of associates about possible departures. The firm has recently merged its commercial litigation and arbitration practice with its professional and financial disputes group, with the new group led by partners Sarah Clover and Neil Jamieson.
2 minute read

International Edition

Global tribunal for bank disputes to launch in The Hague next year

A global financial disputes tribunal to settle complex international disputes is set to be created in The Hague next year. The launch, which is slated for the first half of next year, comes as a result of a roundtable featuring leading lawyers and financial experts held at the Peace Palace in The Hague yesterday (25 October). The meeting, which was organised by Dutch not-for-profit organisation World Legal Forum (WLF), was chaired by former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf of Barnes.
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International Edition

Eversheds recruits Hill Dicks partner for disputes practice

Eversheds has bolstered its disputes practice with the hire of James Southworth from Hill Dickinson. Southworth joined the top 10 law firm earlier this month (18 October) as a partner in the 15-partner financial services dispute resolution team and will split his time between Manchester and London, working with practice head Paul Worth.
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