BP has been turned down in its attempts to reclaim millions of dollars of what it claims are 'excess' compensation payments made to victims of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. | 12yrs
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The move makes Miranda the first leading Portuguese firm to establish a local presence in France. | 12yrs
A former partner in a 53-lawyer east coast US law firm has been sued over 'nonexistent work on cases that had already been terminated and/or never existed' over a period of eight years. | 12yrs
A partner and four associates in the restructuring team of King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin are moving to join Dentons. | 12yrs
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The organisation has filed an amicus curiae brief arguing for the protection of Ernst & Young tax documents. | 12yrs
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A weekly round-up of moves around the globe. | 12yrs
A middle man has pleaded guilty to receiving insider information from an employee of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. | 12yrs
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CMS Cameron McKenna is moving next year to new City of London offices which will hold 10 per cent more staff in 30 per cent less space and with personal headsets rather than landline telephones. | 12yrs
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The law firm has hired Valerie Ford Jacob in a revamp of its US corporate group. | 12yrs
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