The UK has waited a century for the major reforms that make up the Insurance Act and two other important Acts of Parliament, says BLM consultant David Hertzell. | 11yrs
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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has hired Clifford Chance aviation and shipping partner Nick Swinburne as a partner with the Transportation and Space Group. He will co-lead Milbank's London-based practice with James Cameron. | 11yrs
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Jean-Pierre Mattout has been named as head of Kramer Levin Europe's banking and finance litigation team. | 11yrs
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Taking the same road as Latham & Watkins and Baker Botts, Herbert Smith Freehills is moving the remnants of its Abu Dhabi team - one partner and four other lawyers - to Dubai, saving costs after the fall in the Middle East property market. | 11yrs
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