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Pinsents wins High Court role as Berezovsky litigation saga continues

Pinsent Masons has been appointed by the Government of Russia's Samara Region to represent it at the UK High Court in its efforts to recover almost RUB1bn (£20m) from oligarch Boris Berezovsky. The UK firm won the role after a tender process that was sparked by the Samara Region filing action to recover RUB989m (£19.4m) it claims it is owed by Berezovsky.
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Inside Counsel

HP sued over Autonomy-deal accounting fiasco

An investor has sued Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP), claiming the technology company knew about possible problems with its acquisition of software company Autonomy in 2011, but ignored them.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Judge consolidates Colorado theater shooting lawsuits

A federal judge on Monday consolidated seven lawsuits filed against the Cinemark movie theater chain in connection with Julys theater shooting that left 12 people dead and 58 wounded.
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Inside Counsel

Apple seeks to add six new devices to Samsung patent suit

Apparently the last bell hasnt yet sounded in the heavyweight intellectual property bout between Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., as Apple is seeking to add six more products to a patent infringement lawsuit against its South Korean rival.
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International Edition

Singapore Law Soc appoints new president

The Law Society of Singapore has named Rodyk & Davidson partner Lok Vi Ming as its new president, replacing Wong Meng Meng SC, who has held the position for the last two years. Lok, who is currently vice president, will assume his new role on 1 January next year, having been elected to serve for 2013. Wong, a senior counsel at Singapore law firm WongPartnership, has held the role since August 2010.
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International Edition

Outgoing Supreme Court president Lord Phillips rejoins Brick Court

Recently retired Supreme Court president Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers is returning to his former set Brick Court Chambers as an arbitrator. His appointment is effective from today (22 November). He will sit with around 20 international arbitrators at the set, the majority of who are silks.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Photoshop—the next false advertising risk?

A series of recent U.K. false advertising rulings involving digitally manipulating photographs raise new questions about potential liability risks.
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Inside Counsel

Litigation: When, why and how arbitration can help obtain better results at lower costs

Arbitration has its fair share of critics who decry it as an inefficient dispute resolution tool.
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Inside Counsel

Litigation: Attacking class certification on constitutional grounds

The arguments for and against class certification often follow a preordained road map, in which both plaintiffs and defendants focus on whether the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 or its state-law equivalents have been satisfied.
8 minute read

International Edition

The Transfer Window: recent moves including White & Case, Stephenson Harwood and A&O

US firm Goodwin Procter has added a fifth partner to its London office with the hire of Allen & Overy (A&O) tax counsel Ben Eaton. Eaton, whose tax practice focuses on investment funds and real estate transactions, also has broad tax experience of private equity, infrastructure and renewables, debt, hedge funds and real estate.
5 minute read

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