News

August 2011

Debevoise & Plimpton has announced the launch of a mini-MBA pilot
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A couple who believed that they had won $100k on a scratch card have been told by the Federal Court of Appeal that they must return their winnings.
Ex-K&L Gates partner, Navin Kumar Aggarwal, has admitted stealin
A lawyer has been allowed to practise despite admitting bribing officials for inside information.
To a complete lack of fanfare, the Central Applications Board (CAB) has streamlined the application procedure for prospective law school students, mea
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The government of Muammar al-Gaddafi has turned to an Ilford-based firm to represent its interests in the UK.
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King Arthur Uther Pendragon lost a High Court battle this week over a pile of 5,000 year-old cremated bones he considers "royal".
The legal profession fell over itself in its hurry to get its chequebook out this week, after being offered the chance to purchase a "Kite Mark" from
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Last week RollOnFriday reported that a leading Eversheds' partner had
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Marque Lawyers - the firm which prides itself on being a bit quirky - is launching a competition on Twitter to recruit for its summer clerkship scheme
Tracey Harrip, a litigation partner from Allens Arthur Robinson, was hand-picked by the French president to receive a prestigious award for her role i
Media outfit Harbottle & Lewis has come out fighting in the wake of "hackgate".
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Rumours abound that Eversheds' latest group of trainees have already m
Law firms in the USA have been hit by a series of international "collection" scams from Nigeria, the home of the 419 trick.
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    RoF About Town has scoured high
Baker & McKenzie has announced stellar financial results this week,
The Law Society has told Rick Kordowski, owner of the much-sued Solicitors from Hell we
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One of Eversheds' rising stars has disappeared from the firm in mys

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