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Quinn Emanuel set to report profit for 2009 after strong City debut

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Hedges' London office is expecting to record a profit little more than a year after formally launching in the City. The London office is set to post a net profit when it reports its results for the 2009 calendar year - despite only launching properly in October 2008.
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DLA Piper and Clydes set for High Court fee disputes with clients

DLA Piper and Clyde & Co have both been drawn into High Court fee disputes with current or former clients. DLA Piper's former client Harlequin Property Management and Harlequin Hotels and Resorts launched a claim against the top 10 law firm on 6 October in the Queen's Bench Division, alleging that it was overcharged.
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Chambers of the year

For the judges, Outer Temple Chambers came across as a dynamic, forward-thinking set with a clear strategy, a growing corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme and a commitment to client care. High-profile cases include an important decision on corporate and senior officer culpability in the field of regulatory law - HSE v Chargot Limited and Foster Wheeler Ltd v Hanley and others - a decision by the Court of Appeal of industry-wide importance about how benefits should be delivered to pension scheme members whose 'normal retirement date' has at any point been amended.
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Litigation and regulatory team of the year

Jones Day's work advising AIM-listed Sibir Energy in relation to allegations of fraud against two former directors has attracted glowing praise from the company's board. "Under the inspired leadership of Craig Shuttleworth the tactics have been impeccable," said director and former chief executive Stuard Detmer.
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City of London Lifetime Achievement Award

The City of London Law Society (CLLS) Lifetime Achievement Award recognises the contribution a senior lawyer has made to the legal profession and the wider community over an entire career. The Right Hon the Lord Collins of Mapesbury receives the CLLS Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his outstanding legal career, from City solicitor to Justice of the Supreme Court and his service to the legal profession.
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RPC hires Reed Smith partner to lead financial disputes team

Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has bolstered its financial disputes practice with the hire of Reed Smith partner Tom Hibbert. Hibbert, who spent 10 years as a partner with the City office of Reed Smith and legacy firm Richards Butler, will head the financial disputes practice at RPC when he joins later this week (4 December). His position is a new role within RPC, with Hibbert set to lead a five-partner team dedicated to banking litigation.
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Law, novels and surf trips

Being self-employed has given 1 Temple Gardens barrister Tim Kevan the flexibility to pursue his non-legal passions...One of the joys of the Bar is that you are self-employed and therefore get a lot more freedom over your own destiny than most. For my part, as a keen surfer, this meant that over the years as a common law barrister at 1 Temple Gardens...
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Hammonds considers Munich exit after Eversheds departures

Hammonds is considering pulling out of Munich in the wake of Eversheds' hire of most of the office's lawyers. Hammonds has been reviewing its Munich business since April and was expected to reach a final decision as Legal Week went to press. The firm stressed that if it decides to close the office altogether, the decision would be based on the review findings and not the recent departures.
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Beresfords duo lose appeal against misconduct charge in miners case

Two lawyers who were found guilty of misconduct a year ago have lost their appeal in the High Court today (2 December). James Beresford and Douglas Smith of Doncaster firm Beresford Solicitors were found guilty of misconduct by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in December 2008 for their handling of compensation claims from sick coal miners.
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Kirkland lands million-dollar payout after outsourcing dispute

A US judge has awarded Kirkland & Ellis and one other US firm $10m (£6m) in legal fees in a dispute over an outsourcing agreement, reports The Am Law Daily. The dispute stemmed from an outsourcing deal signed by tech company Metavante and Emigrant Savings Bank in 2004. Metavante had accused Emigrant of breaching the deal, before Emigrant filed counter-claims that eventually pushed the case into federal court.
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