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Law Firm Bird & Bird Launches IT Venture with ASE Consulting

UK Law / February 11, 2015

LawFuel.com – Partners of international law firm Bird & Bird and ASE Consulting, specialists in IT-enabled change, today announced the launch of Baseline. This unique joint venture will bring together the range of multi-disciplinary skills required to help those driving major transformational programmes, both in the UK and internationally.The new business venture will deliver at […]

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Freshfields Seeking Fresher Fields Still

Law Firms, UK Law / February 9, 2015

Rapidly-rising London rentals – around six times the UK national average – may be pushing out one of London’s “Magic Circle” law firms, Freshfields.According to rercent reports Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has instructed real estate agents to find 100,000 square feet in Manchester to accommodate its 1300 UK staff. The reports frm the Estates Gazette have

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Mayer Brown Banking & Finance Group Expands in London with New Hire

Press Releases, UK Law / February 8, 2015

London, 5 February 2015 – LawFuel.com – Global law firm Mayer Brown today announced the appointment of senior asset-based lending (ABL) partner Alex Dell, who is widely-recognised as a leading ABL and receivables finance lawyer in the UK. His appointment will further strengthen the firm’s top-end, cross–border ABL capabilities. Alex currently leads DLA Piper’s Structured

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UK Law Firm’s Talent & Tech Investment Pays Off

Law Firms, UK Law / February 4, 2015

Northern UK law firm Brabners, with 65 partners and offices in Manchester, Liverpool and Preston, grew its fee income to £30.2m in the 12 months to April 30 2014, resulting from an investment in both talent and technology, according to managing partner Mark Brandwood (pictureHe told the Manchester Evening News: “While many of our peers

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QC Causes Furore Over Putin’s “Mafia State”

UK Law / February 1, 2015

British Queen Counsel Ben Emmerson this week created a storm of interest, if not controversy with his claims that Russian president Vladimir Putin ran a “mafia state” and was behind the murder of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.Litvinenko was killed through poisoning with polonium, which the QC described was an “act of nuclear terrorism on

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Mrs Clooney’s Court Date

LawStars, Lawyers, UK Law / January 30, 2015

Mrs George Clooney took a high profile personality to a high profile case this week when she and Geoffrey Robertson QC of Doughty Street Chambers took to the European Court of Human Rights to argue the case against a Turkish politician who denied Armenian genoicide deaths in 1915.The case attracted wide interest not just because

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Britain’s Top Barristers

Featured, Lawyers, UK Law / January 28, 2015

The Lawyer has pulled out all stops to list their 100 top barristers in Britain – the Bar’s “A List” with an assemblage of legal talent ranting from those who have helped with the development of an Ebola vaccine to holding the government to account for pollution problems.First up is Richard Boulton QC of One

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Scottish Law Firm Grows iin Aberdeen

Press Releases, UK Law / January 24, 2015

Leading Scottish law firm, Stronachs, continues to grow in Aberdeen with the appointment of a new partner, Mark Brady.Mr Brady who joins the firm’s corporate team, specialises in banking and finance.Managing partner, David Rennie, said: “Following a strong 2014 for the firm, with a string of enviable deals completed, I am delighted that the firm continues

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Yorkshire Law Firm’s Rapid Growth

Law Firms, UK Law / January 8, 2015

A law firm founded in Yorkshire by a husband and wife team and entrepreneurs in 2009 already employs 70 people and has forecast an income increase of £1.1million this year, after acquiring new offices and hiring 23 new staff in 2014.Newtowns Solicitors of York has long term growth plans and a successful expansion of its brand

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Which Law Firm is UK’s Most Active Online Marketer

Law Marketing, UK Law / December 31, 2014

Law firm marketing online is becoming more essential for lawyers and now the UK is measuring the effectiveness of law firm social media marketing with content marketing company Passle saying Irwin Mitchell is the most active firm publishing articles and blogs online. The Lawyer reports that research carried out by content marketing platform Passle said

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