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Clarke Willmott scraps 2012 training programme
Clarke Willmott has put its trainee recruitment on hold, informing law students that it is not taking applications for its September 2012 intake.
Appeal court overturns Hildebrand rule in Tchenguiz divorce case
The Court of Appeal has ruled that separating couples will no longer be allowed to secretly obtain and use documents belonging to their partner in divorce proceedings.
Hammonds' former London chief joins Howard Kennedy
West End firm Howard Kennedy has hired the former head of Hammonds’ London office Paul Groobey.
Clifford Chance seeks successor to senior partner Popham
Clifford Chance has kicked off the election process to find the replacement for current senior partner Stuart Popham.
Law firm partner loses retirement age appeal
Firms can legitimately retire partners at 65 as long as the action is justified, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.
IoP backs Law Soc's bid to create paralegal qualification
The Institute of Paralegals (IoP) has pledged its support for a new study commissioned by The Law Society into the provision of a qualification for paralegals.
Birmingham set No5 names new chambers head
No5 Chambers has named Paul Bleasdale QC as the set’s new head following the death earlier this month of Ralph Lewis QC.
Linklaters mourns death of London associate
An associate in the projects team at Linklaters died last week after he was hit by a tube train in central London.
Shoosmiths hires Halliwells team for Manchester corporate launch
Shoosmiths has continued the expansion of its Manchester office with the arrival of a three-strong corporate team from Halliwells.
Hogan Lovells names new head of Madrid
Hogan Lovells has appointed a new managing partner in Madrid, as the office reveals a 5 per cent boost in earnings for 2009- 2010.
Clifford Chance loses another partner as Brock defects to Mallesons
Clifford Chance’s former Asian litigation chief Denis Brock has left the magic circle firm to join Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ Hong Kong office.
CC's Popham joins David Cameron on India business tour
Clifford Chance senior partner Stuart Popham is the law firm representative on Prime Minister David Cameron’s India delegation, representing the UK legal and financial professional services community as head of new trade body TheCityUK.
BPP becomes UK's first private university college in three decades
BPP College of Professional Studies has been named as the UK’s first new private sector university college for more than 30 years.
Halliwells’ staff: where are they now?
When Halliwells filed notice of its intention to appoint an administrator at the end of last month (TheLawyer .com, 25 June), Mike Ward, senior partner at HBJ Gateley Wareing, got straight on the phone to Shay Bannon and Dermot Power at BDO.
Eversheds staff bag £1K as firm achieves profit target
Eversheds will pay out a total of £2m in bonuses next month to all staff for the first time in two years.
Time’s up for Fleet Street legal stalwart
After more than 30 years as a lawyer for The Times, Alastair Brett left this month. Katy Dowell looks back at a glittering career and conjectures on why it all ended so abruptly
Bakers secures IP panel spot for JCB
Baker & McKenzie has been appointed as global IP counsel for manufacturing giant JCB.
Wedlake Bell posts 120 per cent PEP hike
London-based firm Wedlake Bell has posted the biggest rise in average profit per equity partner (PEP) of the 2009-10 financial year so far - an astonishing 120 per cent
BLG and HBJ create firewall for liabilities of Halliwells arrivals
Incoming Halliwells staff ringfenced into sub-LLPs to protect against potential claims from legacy clients
Freshfields goes big on high-yield with Simpson Thacher swoop
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has taken the rare step of bringing in a non-partner from a rival firm as an equity partner.