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Jackson litigation review proposes overhaul of contingency fees

The use of contingency fees in UK litigation has emerged as one of the key areas for reform in Lord Justice Jackson's review of civil litigation costs, published today (14 January)...
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International Edition

Jones Day makes up London duo in 36-strong promotions round

Jones Day has promoted two new partners in London out of a global total of 36 in the firm's annual partnership round. The new City-based partners are international litigation and arbitration specialist Nicholas Cotter and Barnaby Stueck in the US firm's trial practice.
2 minute read

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White & Case recruits for international arbitration launch in Singapore

White & Case has launched an international arbitration practice in Singapore with the relocation of a City partner and a local lateral hire. International arbitration partner Aloke Ray has relocated to Singapore from London and will head up the new practice in Asia.
2 minute read

International Edition

Bar urges chambers to offer clients a 'one-stop shop' to compete with solicitors

Bar Council chair champions radical proposals to have chambers' business units manage clients directly
3 minute read

International Edition

A matter of timing

The costs of disclosure have rocketed in recent years with the shift from paper to electronic documents. The growth of email, together with the increased use of portable digital devices, has combined to produce an explosion in the volume of documents created by businesses, and the courts have now begun to take notice. Lord Justice Jackson has identified the disclosure process as one of the main causes of excessive litigation costs, and a string of recent judgments have penalised litigants for failing to properly manage their disclosure exercises.
5 minute read

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The not-so-quick draw

Many legal departments have significant concerns about how to handle data when called upon to do so for litigation or regulatory response. Many in-house lawyers consider that their company policies and procedures in this area are unclear and unworkable, with less than one in five aware of the existence of policies for collecting and processing data. According to our recent survey of more than 200 senior in-house lawyers, half of respondents admit to being concerned about the legal department's ability to find data.
5 minute read

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K&L Gates promotes 24 to partner while Cadwalader makes up four

K&L Gates has maintained a high number of partner promotions this year with 24 set to join the senior rank. The total number of appointments is only slightly down on the previous year, when the US firm made up 28.
2 minute read

International Edition

Career Clinic: Will a law Masters help me get ahead of the competition?

"I am a third year law student at a top 10 university looking to go into public law at the Bar. I have asked around and it seems that the area I am most interested in, judicial review, is deeply competitive. I've begun to wonder if a Masters in Law would help me both in finding pupillage and in advancing my career when I (hopefully) become a tenant.
1 minute read

International Edition

Appleby set for Guernsey launch with hire of quartet from offshore rival

Appleby is set to launch in Guernsey with the hire of four lawyers from rival offshore law firm Ozannes and the relocation of a London partner. City banking and asset finance team leader David Clark is set to move to Guernsey to head up the new office. He will work alongside new corporate partners Barney Lee and Helen Crossley and litigation and insolvency and private client and trust partners Jeremy Le Tissier and Gavin Ferguson. All four were previously associates with Ozannes.
2 minute read

International Edition

A&O recruits Latham partner in Paris as quartet quit US firm

Allen & Overy (A&O) has recruited a Latham & Watkins litigation partner in Paris in one of four partner departures from the US firm, reports The Am Law Daily. Jean-Christophe Tristant, an intellectual property (IP) licensing and litigation lawyer, is set to join A&O in Paris after the magic firm yesterday (7 January) announced the hire of a six-lawyer Clifford Chance team in the French capital.
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