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Criminal intent - key dispute trends from the Commercial Litigation Forum

If one theme stood out at this year's Commercial Litigation Forum, it was the encroachment of criminal law on the working lives of commercial lawyers. This issue was highlighted many times at the fifth forum, where Lord Grabiner QC headed up a senior line-up of judges, barristers and solicitors discussing the key dispute trends at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in London on 15 September. During the morning panel discussion, The Creeping Criminalisation of Corporate Misconduct, the growing pressure on commercial law firms to recruit in areas such as white-collar crime, despite a previous reluctance, became apparent as clients become increasingly concerned over aggressive regulation and anti-corruption legislation.
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BSB floats plans to regulate barrister-driven businesses

The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has launched a third consultation on the Legal Services Act (LSA) to determine whether the watchdog should regulate businesses as well as individual advocates.
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Halliwells £4m liability dispute escalates as partners exit LLP

The dispute over Halliwells' outstanding £4m in property liabilities has come to a head after 90 ex-partners resigned from the defunct firm's limited liability partnership (LLP). Filings with Companies House confirm the resignations - including former chief executive Ian Austin and approximately 30 equity partners - which came after a resolution to alter the partnership deed was agreed earlier this month. The changes enabled partners to resign with immediate effect without having to serve a notice period.
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Olswang seals hire of Bakers arbitration partner for London office

Olswang has strengthened its City litigation practice with the hire of an international arbitration and construction partner from Baker & McKenzie. Andrew Aglionby, who will join the firm's London office on 1 October, is based in Bakers' Hong Kong office in the firm's dispute resolution group. He has also headed up the firm's construction group in Hong Kong, as well as its international arbitration practice for the Asia-Pacific region.
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Hogan Lovells litigation hire boosts Rome office

Hogan Lovells has recruited its first litigation partner in Rome with the hire of litigation head Massimiliano Marinozzi from local firm Mazzetti Rossi. Marinozzi joined the Anglo-US firm's litigation, arbitration and employment group this week after 16 years at his previous firm, 12 of which he spent as practice head. He will be the sole litigation partner in the office, heading up a team of five lawyers. He will work alongside group heads Francesca Rolla and Cristina Pagni, who are based in Milan.
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Field Fisher boosts litigation with boutique hire

Field Fisher Waterhouse has strengthened its litigation practice with the hire of litigation partner Jonathan Ray-Smith, who joined the firm last week (13 September) from City boutique McFaddens. Ray-Smith, who has over 10 years' experience as a litigation partner, acts for both corporate and private clients on a diverse range of civil litigation and dispute resolu-tion cases.
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Eversheds real estate group bolstered with Howarth hire

Eversheds has boosted its real estate litigation team with the hire of disputes partner Suzanne Gregson, who joins the firm from Manchester boutique Howarth Goodman Solicitors. Gregson, who headed the litigation practice at Howarth Goodman, specialises in services for the affordable housing and registered provider sector. She has prosecuted and brought actions for housing association clients on a national basis. She joins Eversheds' Manchester office as a partner.
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Research shows sharp post-crunch rise in UK arbitration and mediation

The use of arbitration and mediation in the UK has risen dramatically in the wake of the financial crisis, according to research published by a new independent body of senior City figures. The report, 'Dispute Resolution in London and the UK 2010', which was released yesterday (20 September), is the first report to be published by TheCityUK's legal services and dispute resolution group, which is chaired by Serle Court's Khawar Qureshi QC.
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Withers transfers City lawyer to Hong Kong to head up litigation practice

Withers has relocated City lawyer Patrick Hamlin to Hong Kong to head up its litigation practice, as the firm gears up to start offering local law in the new year. Hamlin joined the Hong Kong base last month as the office approaches the completion of its third year since its 2008 launch. Under local guidelines, foreign firms have to be in the region for three years before they can start practising local law.
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Nabarro to open second international base with Singapore launch

Nabarro is set to launch in Singapore later this year, marking the firm's second office outside of the UK. The firm was granted a licence to practise in the region last week and will relocate construction partner Emerson Holmes to head up the office, which is due to open for business in November.
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