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RBS shareholders agree settlement ahead of court date signalling end of epic dispute
Some 9,000 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) shareholders have accepted a last-minute 82p per share out-of-court deal from the bank over its 2008 share sale, ahead of this morning’s court …
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Trainee Secondment Opportunity in Brussels
UK trainee solicitors are being offered the opportunity to undertake a unique secondment in the Brussels office of the three Law Societies (England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland). The …
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Kennedys complete merger with US insurance firm Carroll McNulty & Kull
Kennedys and US insurance firm Carroll McNulty & Kull (CMK) have completed their merger, giving the firm over 1000 lawyers across the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. The …
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‘I like arguing’: Q&A with Latham London litigation co-chair Oliver Browne
Latham & Watkins‘ new London litigation co-chair, Oliver Browne (pictured), talks about the firm’s plans for growth and the relationship between US and UK firms in the City. How did …
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Bond Dickinson combines with Womble Carlyle to create transatlantic firm with £340m combined revenues
Bond Dickinson has joined up with its US strategic alliance firm Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice to create a new transatlantic law firm and UK top 20 firm with £340m …
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News round-up, 30 May
Need help with commercial awareness? The Lex 100 rounds up some of the week’s interesting stories. Jeremy Paxman grills Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn – BBC Small firms hit by …
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Hogan Lovells hikes NQ pay by 5% in latest round of City increases
Hogan Lovells’ UK newly-qualified (NQ) lawyers pay has risen 5%, as the firm increases junior associates’ salaries. NQ pay jumped £3,500 to £71,500, while first year trainees’ salaries rose by …
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Monday round-up, 22 May
Need help with commercial awareness? The Lex 100 rounds up some of the week’s interesting stories. RBS Court Battle with Investors Adjourned – BBC Alisher Usmanov: Arsenal shareholder makes £1bn …
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City reacts to Conservative manifesto
Theresa May’s pledge to scrap the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and incorporate it into the National Crime Agency (NCA) has dominated the City’s reaction to the release of the Conservative …
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Travers Smith announces first ever all-female partner promotion round
Travers Smith has unveiled its partner promotions for 2017, with four female associates making the cut. The number is slightly less than last year, when six associates (two of whom …
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