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Eversheds set to cut up to 166 jobs in latest redundancy round

Eversheds has placed 166 jobs at risk of redundancy, including 82 fee earners, marking the firm's sixth redundancy round since September 2008. The firm is restructuring its UK real estate and company commercial practices due to the "anticipated volume of transactional activity in the medium term", alongside the closure of its 29-strong Copenhagen office, with the moves set to result in significant job losses.
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Top firms aim to win full Hong Kong court rights as market liberalises

Solicitors in Hong Kong could appear in court from April this year as rules granting them full advocacy rights enter the final stages of implementation. The new legislation, which came into force last June, allow solicitors who undertake a formal assessment to be given higher rights of audience (HRA) at the High Court, Court of Appeal and Court of Final Appeal, expanding the scope of work they can undertake.
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DLA UK managing partner heads Down Under for new Australia role

DLA Piper's UK managing partner Andrew Darwin is relocating to Australia to become managing partner of the firm's Australian arm. The new role, which Darwin will take up in March, will see him work alongside Asia-Pacific managing director Bob Charlton, freeing up the latter to concentrate on matters across Asia.
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Minters takes on Corrs competition partner as Perth rebuild continues

Australia's Minter Ellison has continued to rebuild in Perth with the hire of competition partner Matthew Knox from Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Knox, whose practice has a focus on the energy and resources sector, joins Perth's nine-partner office, which in 2011 saw the departure of around 80 lawyers - including 14 partners - to Squire Sanders. The firm subsequently relaunched its own integrated office in the western Australian city.
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Australia's Gadens launches in Singapore with CC hire

Australian law firm Gadens has launched an office in Singapore with the hire of Clifford Chance (CC) energy and resources counsel Marc Rathbone to lead the new base. Rathbone was appointed managing partner of the office at the beginning of January, when it officially opened.
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Eversheds takes on Salans Shanghai team in China employment push

Eversheds has hired a team of four employment lawyers from Salans in Shanghai, as the firm takes steps to increase its presence in China. The team is led by of counsel Iris Duchetsmann, who is joining Eversheds as a partner, along with three associates - Cynthia Zheng, Xu Weihuan and Li Lixia.
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Watson Farley targets German business in Asia with Ashurst hire for Bangkok base

Watson Farley & Williams has added a partner to its commercial practice in Bangkok with the hire of Ashurst intellectual property (IP) and commercial lawyer Marcus Nothhelfer. Nothhelfer, who specialises in copyright and media issues, is joining Watson Farley's office in the Thai capital in an effort to tap the German business community in Asia.
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SJ Berwin leads for Asia fund manager on $647m debut closing

SJ Berwin has taken the lead role for Singapore-based fund manager Equis Funds Group on the final closing of its first fund at $647m (£402m). The Asian infrastructure fund exceeded Equis's target of $500m (£310m), and has already made two investments in the region - a hydroelectric generation project in India and one of Southeast Asia's largest solar generation platforms.
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Freshfields strengthens Hong Kong corporate with Orrick hire

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has boosted its corporate team in Hong Kong with the hire of capital markets partner William Woo from Orrick. Woo, whose practice also covers private equity and M&A, will join the magic circle firm in Hong Kong this month, taking the total number of corporate partners in the Hong Kong office to 10.
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