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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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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.
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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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International Edition

Kobre & Kim launches local Hong Kong practice

US litigation specialist Kobre & Kim has launched a Hong Kong law practice with the hire of Randall Arhur from local outfit Gall.
2 minute read

International Edition

Kirkland and Covington act for BP as oil giant challenges Deepwater Horizon ruling

Kirkland & Ellis and Covington & Burling have filed a motion on behalf of BP calling for a retrial or a revised judgment on a court ruling that found the oil giant had acted with gross negligence over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.
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International Edition

Debevoise to offer local law advice in Hong Kong

Debevoise & Plimpton is to offer local law advice in Hong Kong from next month, after two decades of operating as an international legal practice.
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