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Energy and Infrastructure Lawyers Return to Magic Circle with Freshfields’ Hire

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Freshfields makes strategic expansion Jessamy Gallagher and Stuart Rowson have returned to the Magic Circle legal world through their recent appointments at Freshfields, following a two-year tenure at Paul Hastings. The move represents a homecoming for the partners, who previously co-led Linklaters’ global infrastructure practice before their 2023 transition to the U.S.-headquartered firm. At Freshfields, […]

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Senior CMA Antitrust and Litigation Counsel Joins Linklaters

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Linklaters CMA Appointment Linklaters has strengthened the antitrust and litigation practice in the UK with the recruitment of the Deputy General Counsel and Litigation Director at the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in London. The move is a significant appointment for Linklaters in the competition arena given the role Jessica Radke has had in

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Linklaters AI Assistants Move From Failing Grade to Passing Mark

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Linklaters Puts Robot Lawyers to the Legal Test Ben Thomson, Legal affairs writer Magic Circle firm Linklaters puts AI through rigorous legal exams – and the results might surprise you. In a bold experiment that reads like science fiction but is very much our present reality, Magic Circle firm Linklaters has been subjecting artificial intelligence

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Hogan Lovells strengthens competition class actions capabilities with London hires

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Press releases|14 February 2025 London, 14 February 2025 – Global law firm Hogan Lovells is delighted to announce that Edward Coulson and Andrew Leitch have joined the firm’s London office, significantly bolstering its competition litigation offering and enhancing its market-leading collective actions practice. Ed Coulson brings extensive experience advising on complex competition litigation, including collective

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Private Equity Lawyer Joins Dechert London from Gibson Dunn

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February 11, 2025 Dechert LLP announced today the addition of Nick Tomlinson as a partner in its corporate and securities practice group, further enhancing the firm’s global private equity and corporate M&A capabilities. Mr. Tomlinson will be based in the firm’s London office. “Nick’s arrival to Dechert underscores our commitment to continued targeted growth in

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The Chilling Impact of SLAPP on Press Freedom

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UK Decision on SLAPP Lawsuits Ignites Debate and Concern Tom Borman The recent decision by the UK Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in the UK over Oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin’s lawsuit has set off a fierce debate within legal and media circles about the efficacy of current measures to combat Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs). This

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Barrister’s Lip Service In Cosmetic Surgery Meets DUI Drama

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Lawyer’s Outrageous DUI Defense Falls Fla A barrister’s creative defense strategy to defend a DUI case has backfired spectacularly. Rachel Tansey, 44, found herself on the wrong side of the bench at Sefton Magistrates’ Court, where her attempts to explain away a failed breathalyzer test offering a novel and unprecedented defense that recent cosmetic lip

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