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DLA appoints new international senior partner

DLA Piper International has appointed a new senior partner, with litigation partner Janet Legrand set to replace Peter Wayte in the role. Legrand, who joined DLA Piper in 1991 as a partner, will take up the new post on 1 July, with Wayte set to retire after 37 years with the firm.
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Crowell boosts London arm with Cohen Milstein partner hire

Crowell & Moring has bolstered its London arm with the hire of Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll's former European managing partner Rob Murray. Murray joined the firm's antitrust litigation practice last month after leaving Cohen Milstein in February, when the office rebranded as Hausfeld.
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Manches boosts IP litigation with Addleshaws partner hire

Manches has signed up intellectual property (IP) and litigation partner Margaret Tofalides from Addleshaw Goddard. Tofalides, who headed up Addleshaws' retail and data and information groups, has experience of working on a wide range of IP matters with a focus on litigation. She has acted for the likes of Argos, Homebase and Harrods.
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Ince records 23.5% revenue growth for 2008-09

Ince & Co has joined a handful of firms in defying the downturn to announce strong growth in revenues. The top 50 firm saw turnover for 2008-09 grow by 23.5% to hit £79.4m, up from £64.3m last year. In contrast, revenues during 2007-08 increased by 14.5% on the previous year. The firm's London office brought in the bulk of the fee income, breaking through the £50m barrier. Asia and Europe brought in £14.9m and £11.7m respectively.
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St Philips Chambers names new chief exec

Birmingham-based chambers St Philips has appointed Chris Owen as its new CEO, replacing Mike Kimmons. Owen, who will join the chambers in September, has been a CEO at a commercial chancery chambers in London and a consultant to a number of leading sets for the last eight years, prior to which he was a senior clerk at 7 Bedford Row.
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A life of crime at the Bar

I started my criminal pupillage 18 months after finishing the BVC. Any thoughts I had of knowing what I was doing after the BVC went straight out of the window and I felt out of my depth very early on. It didn't take long, however, to feel comfortable in my wig and gown (although I'm sure I looked like a child playing dress-up) and to know what was expected of me. One of my first tasks was to read through transcripts in a child sexual abuse case - this opened my eyes to the type of cases my pupil master regularly dealt with and made me realise I'd have to have a strong stomach to come through unscathed.
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Pinsents to outsource litigation work to South Africa

Pinsent Masons has signed an outsourcing deal which will see the top 20 UK firm send litigation work to South Africa. The major regional player has launched a litigation support service in co-operation with global legal processing outsourcing provider Exigent, with the work to be undertaken by qualified lawyers in Exigent's outsourcing centre in Cape Town. Pinsents has outsourced document processing to Exigent for a number of years, but will now also see the company provide a data review and e-disclosure capability for its 360-lawyer litigation practice.
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Legal aid at 60

On 30 July, 1949, the Legal Aid and Advice Act received Royal Assent, heralding the creation of the modern legal aid system. Last week, sixty years later, the Legal Action Group (LAG) held its conference to mark the anniversary of what is arguably one of the key components of the welfare state. Given the impact of the recession, both on government spending and on potential litigants looking to enforce their rights, this is an especially important time to reflect on the past, present and future of legal aid.
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Field Fisher posts 8% turnover rise with profits expected to fall

Field Fisher Waterhouse has become the latest firm to announce its financial results, with turnover growing by 8% but the firm predicting a slump in profits per equity partner (PEP). The UK top 40 firm saw revenues rise to £95m during the 2008-09 financial year, up from £88m the previous year. The firm has yet to finalise its PEP figure, but confirmed that it does not expect profits to reach last year's high of £750,000.
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UBS appeal rejected in HSH Nordbank dispute

A £275m (£169m) dispute involving UBS and HSH Nordbank - cited as the first true bank-on-bank dispute to hit the UK as a result of the credit crunch - has been refused jurisdiction in the English courts following a Court of Appeal ruling today (18 July). The judgment, handed down by Lord Justice Ward, Lord Collins of Mapesbury and Lord Justice Toulson, will be seen as a blow for UBS after the bank appealed a ruling handed down by Mr Justice Walker last July.
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