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White & Case agrees to negotiate with Saudi tycoon as tug of war over confidential Barclays documents continues

White & Case has agreed to pause proceedings in its counter claim against Saudi tycoon Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber after the property magnate tried and failed to obtain confidential documents from the firm regarding Barclays' transactions in the kingdom.
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International Edition

Dame Elizabeth Gloster to deliver keynote address at Legal Week's litigation and arbitration forum

The role of litigators and arbitrators in global dispute resolution will be addressed by the Rt Hon Lady Justice Gloster at Legal Week's annual Litigation and Arbitration forum.
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International Edition

Clifford Chance tax partner opts for Bar career with fast-track pupillage

Clifford Chance's (CC) former head of VAT Etienne Wong has taken up a fast-track pupillage at Tax Chambers, 15 Old Square, in an unusual career move for a City law firm partner.
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International Edition

Former Halliwells partners win High Court case blocking liquidators from claiming drawings

Nine former Halliwells partners have won a High Court battle to prevent the failed firm's liquidators from claiming alleged overpaid drawings or tax from them.
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International Edition

Dechert loses High Court plea for public hearing as judge warns of 'potential for prejudice'

The High Court has rejected an attempt Dechert to get a public hearing for its fee dispute with former client ENRC, over legal bills worth £11m.
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Legal Week

Dechert loses High Court plea for public hearing as judge warns of 'potential for prejudice'

The High Court has rejected an attempt Dechert to get a public hearing for its fee dispute with former client ENRC, over legal bills worth £11m.
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International Edition

Irwin Mitchell triumphs in landmark asbestos case

Irwin Mitchell has won a landmark case in the Supreme Court on behalf of a deceased asbestos-related cancer victim, whose family will now receive compensation despite the fact that he was an employee at the factory where he worked with the toxic substance.
2 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields shuffles practice management roles as firm gears up for 2015 senior partner vote

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer shuffled its management pack this week with new leaders appointed for three of its biggest practice groups.
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International Edition

Goldman Sachs 'took advantage' of Libyan wealth fund, says ex A&O secondee

A former Allen & Overy associate has claimed that Goldman Sachs exploited its relationship with the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) to sell more than a billion dollars' worth of complex derivatives to the sovereign wealth fund, promoting risky investments which ended up making a significant loss.
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International Edition

Jailed ex-Leeds United MD accuses GFH Capital and Gibson Dunn partner of deceit

David Haigh, the former general counsel of private equity group GFH Capital, has filed a High Court claim alleging his former employer and a Gibson Dunn & Crutcher partner engaged in deceit.
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