All articles by Sam Tobin – Page 9
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Mishcon sees off £65m negligence claim
London firm also wins counterclaim over £300,000 in unpaid fees.
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Squire Patton Boggs hails gender diversity progress
European managing partner Jonathan Jones tells Gazette: ‘This is the start of a long journey’.
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Former City partner rebuked for putting arm round trainee in strip club
Ex-Clyde & Co solicitor admits failing to have ‘sufficient regard’ for trainee’s wellbeing.
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Anexo looks to ‘growth opportunities’ after positive results
Listed credit hire and legal services provider announces 53% increase in profit before tax.
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Good Law Project sets up independent firm
Firm to be ‘training ground for public law and social welfare lawyers of the future’, group says.
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News focus: Blockbuster judgment in ENRC v Dechert, Gerrard and SFO
Brown envelopes, a ‘bent copper’ and pink champagne. The blockbuster judgment in ENRC v Dechert, Gerrard and SFO had it all.
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Barrister wins appeal over disbarment for sexual assault
Lawyer had been given a six-month suspended sentence for assault while on a 'drunken bender'.
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It’s fun to pay… Sidley Austin announces partnership with YMCA
International firm investing £500,000 to help build new youth hub in London.
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'Textbook SLAPP': Oligarch’s libel lawyers reported to SRA
Discreet Law previously acted for ‘Putin’s chef’ Yevgeny Prigozhin in claim against journalist.
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Laurence Fox denied first libel jury trial for a decade
Actor sought jury trial in claims over a social media spat between him and three public figures.
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Counsel hit with five million pages fail in fee challenge
Seven barristers fail in challenge to Legal Aid Agency over fraud trial.
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Former clients hit with indemnity costs for ‘hopeless’ appeal
Court of Appeal awards London firms Hassan Khan & Co and The Khan Partnership indemnity costs.
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Dechert ex-partner ‘disgrace to profession’, court hears
Neil Gerrard and former firm face mammoth ‘torture and hacking’ trial next year.
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London judges dismiss Trinidad death penalty appeal
NGO The Death Penalty Project describes decision as ‘extremely disappointing’.
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Dechert ex-partner leaked to press and ‘plainly lied’ in court – judge
Neil Gerrard ‘negligent and for the most part reckless' over advice to Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation, High Court finds.
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ENRC secures partial High Court win against Dechert and ex-partner
High Court allows part of claim against Dechert and its former partner Neil Gerrard in relation to SFO corruption probe.
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Small firms still upbeat as post-lockdown boom subsides
Business confidence returns to pre-pandemic levels, report by LexisNexis finds.
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News focus: Liability of lawyers comes under scrutiny
As a high-profile tax dispute regarding film distribution schemes rumbles on, the Court of Appeal could yet be asked to give guidance on a lawyer’s duty of care.
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Bar watchdog ‘must do better’ on investigations, DG admits
Mark Neale says regulator must speed up ‘agonising’ investigations into barristers.
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News focus: Client 'sniff test' - London International Disputes Week
Following their hasty retreat from Moscow, law firms at London International Disputes Week learned about the growing importance of the client ‘sniff test’. And about their lawyers’ mental health.