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Microsoft promotes new UK head of legal

Microsoft has named commercial lawyer Dervish Tayyip as its new UK head of legal. Tayyip took up his new position today (12 July) and will report to senior director of law and corporate affairs Chris Parker.
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Akzo Nobel case re-ignites debate over privilege for in-house lawyers

The issue of professional privilege for employed lawyers has been thrust into the spotlight once more in a case that has begun in the European courts.
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Heading up HP

Veteran Hewlett-Packard (HP) in-house lawyer Joyce Norcini is adjusting to her new environment. Plucked from the sunny hills of Palo Alto earlier this year when she landed a coveted role as HP's new general counsel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Norcini now heads up the computer giant's 115-strong regional legal team from Switzerland.
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Ex-Severn Trent GC tops up DLA Piper water team

Former Severn Trent general counsel Clive Mottram has joined DLA Piper's Birmingham office to spearhead the firm's local water practice. Mottram has been named as a legal director within the firm's finance and projects group. He will join the specialist energy and utilities team, which is headed up by power and water sector chief Neil Upton.
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Barclays review keeps faith with familiar faces

Barclays has unveiled its eagerly awaited new panel, with all the bank's main panel firms reappointed to its coveted main roster. Mandates for the bank's general advisory panel, which are set to run for two years, have been handed out once again to historical advisers to Allen & Overy (A&O), Clifford Chance (CC), Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Linklaters, Lovells, DLA Piper and Simmons & Simmons.
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SAB Miller hires Lovells partner for M&A team

Drinks giant SAB Miller has hired Lovells equity capital markets partner Stephen Jones as its new M&A general counsel. Jones, who has acted for SAB Miller for the past 15 years, is set to make the move in-house later this summer. He will report to John Davidson, general counsel and also an ex-Lovells partner. Davidson said the company would continue to work closely with Lovells.
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HP US legal review could lead to Euro shake-up

Computing giant Hewlett Packard (HP) has embarked upon an overhaul of its external legal advisers in the US, in a process that looks set to be replicated in Europe.
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International Edition

Gunning for Grumman

Michelle Madsen talks to Wolf von Kumberg, European legal head at one the world's largest defence companies
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Samsung gifts Eversheds latest solo panel role

Eversheds has won its third major panel appointment so far this year, landing the role of Samsung Electronics' main UK legal adviser. The firm, which beat national outfit Shoosmiths and Scots law firm Dundas & Wilson to win the work, is set to undertake commercial, human resources, pensions, litigation, real estate and corporate work for Samsung.
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Fee hikes raise spectre of £1,000-an-hour partner

The £1,000-an-hour corporate partner has arrived in the UK, according to research by Legal Week, which finds clients this year facing substantial increases to their legal bills.
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