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US Gunslingers Are Turning Our Courts Into a Bloody Mess – And Martyn Day Has Had Enough

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Martyn Day didn’t build Leigh Day into one of the most feared claimant firms in the country by playing nice. But even he’s raising an eyebrow at the American cavalry now thundering through the Royal Courts of Justice.

“From my experience,” the Leigh Day co-founder told The Times this week, “American firms tend to be more aggressive.”

“With the English firms, you know the lawyers… you can have sensible conversations with them and, where necessary, you can do deals and sort things out in a sensible, proper way.”

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Mishcon de Reya – From Mandelson Brief to Battle Stations

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For the law firm managing the defence of Peter Mandleson — Mishcon de Reya — today’s arrest represents a decisive escalation. What began as a high-profile reputation management brief has become one of the most significant criminal defence instructions in the firm’s history.

Mishcon de Reya was first reported to be representing Mandelson by The Lawyer earlier this month, with Johanna Walsh (pictured) head of the firm’s white-collar crime and investigations practice, leading the team.

The choice of Walsh, recognised by Legal 500 as a first-tier practitioner in serious and organised crime and by Who’s Who Legal as a Global Leader in Investigations, signalled from the outset that Mandelson and his advisers anticipated criminal exposure well before today’s arrest.

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Meet “Good News Gary” — The Man Handed Britain’s Hottest Legal Brief

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There’s an old joke that the best criminal defence lawyer is the one who can make you feel good about a terrible situation. Gary Bloxsome has an actual nickname for doing exactly that: “Good News Gary.”

Right now, he could probably use some of that optimism himself.

Bloxsome, a partner at Blackfords near the Old Bailey, is now leading the defence of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor alongside colleague Jennifer Richardson and Clare Montgomery KC (pictured) of Matrix Chambers, a barrister LawFuel has previously identified as one of the top criminal barristers (and earners) in Britain.

It’s the kind of instruction that makes your peers both envious and relieved it isn’t them.
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Royal Reckoning – The Legal Anatomy of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s Arrest

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LawFuel Law Briefing – In what legal historians are already calling a watershed moment, a former member of the British royal family was arrested, questioned for 11 hours, and released under investigation — all on his 66th birthday. For lawyers, the procedural and substantive law at play here is as significant as the headlines.The ArrestThames

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UK Law News – Sports Lawyers Join Fountain Court Chambers

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Fountain Court Chambers is delighted to announce the arrival of Ashley Cukier and Maurice Holmes. Ashley and Maurice are both recognised as leading sports law juniors by Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500.Ashley Cukier is a former Legal 500 Sports Law Junior of the Year, specialising in football disputes. He has appeared before the FIFA Football Tribunal, the Court of Arbitration

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High Court Upholds £50,000 Legal Ombudsman Payout Against Law Firm

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The UK High Court has firmly slammed the brakes on a law firm’s attempt to undo a maximum-level award made by the Legal Ombudsman, effectively telling solicitors that you cannot pick and choose your procedural niceties when you’ve lost a complaint. The court rejected the Kent-based law firm Knights Solicitors, headed by Matthew Knight, (pictured)

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Reed Smith Recruit Former Gowling WLG Tech and Corporate Lawyer in London

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Reed Smith have secured former corporate and technology partner at Gowling WLG, David Brennan as a partner in the firm’s corporate group in London.Brennan is an experience corporate finance and technology lawyer who has worked on numerous tech, startup, media, biiotech and other deals and is a major acquisition by Reed Smith.The media statement from

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UK Law News – Claire Gordon appointed Head of Family at Farrer & Co

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Widely recognised for her strategic judgement and client care, Claire Gordon takes the helm of Farrer & Co’s Family team following a period of sustained growth and success for the practice.  Claire trained at Farrer & Co and has been a Partner at the firm since 2007.The eight-partner practice is one of the largest and

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