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UK and Dubai courts draw up new guidelines to boost trade ties

The Commercial Court of England and Wales has signed a protocol with the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts in a bid to strengthen legal and trade ties between Dubai and the UK. The memorandum, designed to help lawyers, investors and businesspeople who want to develop closer trade and investment links between the UK and UAE, has been drawn up in an effort to increase business confidence on both sides.
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International Edition

Herbert Smith and Eversheds carve up £70m in TfL billings over five years

Herbert Smith Freehills and Eversheds have earned a combined total of more than £70m from work for Transport for London (TfL) since 2008, a freedom of information request submitted by Legal Week has revealed. The two firms are the biggest earners from contracts awarded by the transport body over the five-year period to the end of 2012, with Herbert Smith billing £42.2m and Eversheds £31.5m. Key TfL work Herbert Smith has handled in recent years includes advising on the upgrade and extension of the East London Line, and the administration of transport group Metronet, the UK's first-ever public-private partnership (PPP) insolvency
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International Edition

The second line of defence – in-house counsel and risk management

With effective risk management at the top of companies' agendas, the pressure is on in-house counsel to lead the way in this new landscape. BLP's Matthew Whalley explains how you can take a more proactive approach...
4 minute read

International Edition

For tiered dispute resolution clauses to work, it is vital to make processes clear

Joint ventures, partnerships and project contracts where parties have to work together for a period of time often contain tiered dispute resolution clauses. These set out a series of procedures for parties to follow in order to resolve any dispute without commencing proceedings. These clauses can serve a valuable purpose during the operation of the relevant contract as they allow issues to be resolved quickly in a manner that maintains the parties' working relationship.
6 minute read

International Edition

US law firms to grow Hong Kong litigation teams as solicitors get advocacy rights

Given the US cultural affinity for resolving matters inside a court room, it was perhaps only a matter of time. But finally, America's leading law firms appear to be taking litigation work in Asia seriously. Latham & Watkins, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and O'Melveny & Myers are among several US outfits with plans to strengthen their local disputes teams, while Davis Polk & Wardwell recently entered the litigation arena with the hire of two well-regarded litigators from Clifford Chance (CC). Firms that are considering starting up local disputes practices include Kirkland & Ellis and Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, both of which have strong litigation franchises globally.
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International Edition

Suing the Church – how one City litigator pursued an abuse claim against the Catholic Church

I litigated for seven years against the Catholic Church and its insurers, Zurich. In doing so, I wore several hats – as former litigation partner with Pinsent Masons, as the client in a high-profile action, as a sexual abuse victim and latterly as a mentor to other claimants. Over the years, I had to draw heavily on my 16 years doing commercial cases. Finally, in November 2012, after two trials totalling 15 days, one appeal and several interlocutory applications, I was awarded £55,000 damages by Mrs Justice Swift arising from sexual assaults by a Jesuit priest in the 1970s.
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Inside Counsel

Junior Seau’s family sues NFL over brain damage

Just weeks shy of the Super Bowl, the National Football League (NFL) is making headlines as the subject of yet another lawsuit related to the suicide of a player.
5 minute read

International Edition

Hogan Lovells boosts Moscow office with four lawyer Linklaters hire

Hogan Lovells has boosted its Moscow office with the hire of a four lawyer arbitration and litigation team from Linklaters. The team, which joins on 30 January, is headed by Alexei Dudko, who joins as partner, and includes one senior associate and two associates, bringing Hogan Lovells litigation and arbitration practice in Moscow to seven qualified lawyers.
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Inside Counsel

Litigation: Practical and legal considerations for online privacy policies

Most companies with an online presence post a privacy policy on their websites that describes how the company obtains, manages, uses and discloses information regarding their customers (or users of the website), as well as describing any rights that customers have with respect to the companys use of that information....
10 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Directors and officers must read their indemnification and advancement rights carefully

Under Delaware law, indemnification is mandatory if a director or officer successfully defends a claim against himself. But, who pays for the defense until the case is finally decided?
4 minute read

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