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Taylor Wessing finalises leadership overhaul as litigation chief succeeds veteran managing partner Eyles
Taylor Wessing has completed its management reshuffle with the election of the law firm’s litigation co-head Shane Gleghorn (pictured) to managing partner. Gleghorn succeeds veteran managing partner Tim Eyles, who …
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Deal watch: Ropes & Gray advise on £1.3bn private equity deal as White & Case and Eversheds score major mandates
Major transactions continue to flow after Ropes & Gray’s London arm acted on the largest-ever UK private equity software buyout while White & Case and Eversheds Sutherland also landed on …
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Government backs ‘under-funded’ legal AI and data technology with £20m contestable R&D fund
A £20m government fund for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analysis in law, accounting and insurance is being welcomed as a positive step for what is ‘under-funded …
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News round-up, 23 May
Need help with commercial awareness? The Lex 100 rounds up some interesting news stories from around the web. 1. Google sued by Apple iPhone users for collecting their personal data …
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Looking east: Linklaters gets long-awaited Shanghai approval as CMS launches Hong Kong association
Linklaters and CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang have shown Asia is still high on the agenda of global law firms after each made moves to expand their presence in the …
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CMS, Fieldfisher and NRF among firms awarded spots on social housing regulator’s panel amid regime shake-up
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang, Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) and Fieldfisher have been appointed to the Regulator of Social Housing’s (RSH) inaugural legal panel. Trowers & Hamlins, Devonshires and Mills …
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BCLP unveils foray into legal tech start-up scene with contract negotiation platform
Newly merged Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) has launched a ‘home-grown’ legal tech start-up which produces a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for £5. The online contracting tool, called Swiftagree, is the …
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Kirkland & Ellis boosts LPC grant to £10,000
US heavyweight Kirkland & Ellis has upped its Legal Practice Course (LPC) maintenance grant to £10,000 for incoming London-based trainees. From July 2018, new joiners to the firm will benefit …
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News round-up, 16 May
Need help with commercial awareness? The Lex 100 rounds up some interesting news stories from around the web. 1. RBS set for biggest privatisation in UK history [via The Week] …
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Deal watch: trio of big-ticket deals highlight frothy market for US and City elite
Barely a City or US firm in London has gone without popping a Champagne cork in recent days as big-ticket deal activity remains frothy, while showing no signs of losing …