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Litigation Survey Shows Decline in New Cases

Although U.S. companies experienced a decline in lawsuits filed against them in the past year, legal departments are staying busy, according to a survey of more than 300 U.S. and U.K. in-house counsel conducted by Fulbright Jaworski.
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International Edition

Quadrant Chambers makes trio of hires

Quadrant Chambers has hired Tom O'Riordan, Anthony Dearing and Turlough Stone from 4-5 Gray's Inn Square for its banking and financial services practice. O'Riordan is currently retained as external counsel to Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft, while Dearing has previously worked at the Financial Services Authority and Cadwalader.
1 minute read

International Edition

Bar Council names Browne as chairman-elect

The Bar Council has elected its future leadership, appointing the joint head of 5 Raymond Buildings, Desmond Browne QC, as its chairman-elect, it was announced today (9 October). Browne was named as the council's vice-chairman and will take on the chairman role from the beginning of 2009. The council's vice-chairman holds the role for one year before becoming chairman. The current vice chairman, Fountain Court Chambers' Timothy Dutton QC, will replace Geoffrey Vos QC as the chairman in the New Year.
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International Edition

Chief executive sought for UK's Supreme Court

The UK's new Supreme Court kicked off its search for a chief executive this week, with a nationwide advertising campaign. The chief executive will also be responsible for the organisation of the new court when it opens for business in October 2009. The post holds a salary of £100,000 and will be responsible for around 50 staff and around £12m of annual running costs.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

ConocoPhillips GC Honored for Leadership

The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR Institute) on Oct. 4 presented its 2007 Corporate Leadership Award to ConocoPhillips and its Senior Vice President and General Counsel Stephen F. Gates.
2 minute read

International Edition

Goldsmith rejects chambers return to take litigation role at top US firm

Lord Goldsmith snubs return to the Bar for private practice role with US firm; Bar Standards Board gets tough on complaints-handling; and the Bar Council makes headway on the Legal Services Bill. Claire Ruckin reports on the latest news from the Bar
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International Edition

Hilton Mervis: A benchmark of healthy criticism

The isolation of life on the bench and the lack of any form of frank feedback - good or bad - is well known. One solution to this state of affairs would be to allow the judiciary to get feedback from other sources than the press. Legal magazines have in the past been criticised for publishing feedback surveys on judges. The reaction of the judges themselves to these surveys has reportedly been mixed, ranging from fury to a genuine interest to learn from the feedback, however harsh.
4 minute read

International Edition

Vos calls for end to barristers' hourly billing

Legal aid barristers should stop billing by the hour and move towards fixed fees, Bar Council chairman Geoffrey Vos stated in his speech at the Conservative Party Conference yesterday (2 October). The speech, outlining Vos' vision for the future of justice, heard him call for fixed-fee payments per case, especially in high-cost cases, which currently consume a large portion of the legal aid budget.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Bruised Brands

Given the choice between two equally good products I always will buy the product with the flashier packaging.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Asbestos Ruling Shuts the Door on Secondary Exposure Cases

Carolyn Miller had no direct relationship or contact with Ford Motor Co. other than through her stepfather, whose employer was contracted to do some work ...
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