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Dentons closes Aberdeen and Watford offices as part of remote working review

Legal Delivery Centre also to go 'fully virtual' as firm seeks to 'redefine' UK office space requirements

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Technology risk moves to top of GCs agendas, major survey finds

Poll of 160 UK board directors and GCs finds them recognising the challenges posed by digitalisation

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UK moves to stop foreign bidders picking off public health companies

Covid-19 has prompted the government to expand its FDI intervention powers, report William Charnley and Layla D'Monte

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No more being 'othered' - 17 top firms make UK Race Fairness Commitment

Magic circle firms among those pledging to monitor career progress of black and other ethnic minority lawyers to stamp out institutional racism

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Top law firms collaborate to draw up draft protocol for online arbitrations

Initiative sets out to 'change the future of arbitration' as digitalisation accelerates

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HFW teams up with KPMG and Augusta Ventures to offer Covid-19 disputes service

Non-exclusive relationship seeks to capitalise on expected surge in pandemic-related litigation

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Brexit drives Brussels firm Van Bael & Bellis to launch in London

Top trade and competition practice to open Chancery Lane office in September

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Slaughter and May unveils remote legal tech incubator programme

Seven startups are taking part in Collaborate scheme, adapted to meet Covid-19 restrictions

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RPC appoints Oliver Bray as next senior partner

Top 40 UK firm is looking to draw on media lawyer's experience advising tech companies

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Morgan Lewis snaps up nine-strong IP team from Cooley in London

A founding partner of West Coast firm's London office defects to US rival, handing it UK and EU IP law depth

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Burford Capital signs equity deal with London litigation boutique

PCB Litigation hands litigation funder 32% stake in business in exchange for litigation portfolio financing in 'market first'

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Trio of transatlantic private equity partners rejoin Hogan Lovells from Paul Hastings

Secondaries specialists make surprise return to former firm after high-profile 2019 defection

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Morgan Lewis, Mishcon and Stewarts Law celebrate landmark UK Supreme Court credit card fees ruling

Trio advise retailers in cartel claim against MasterCard and Visa that could lead to billions of pounds in damages

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Chambers and Partners acquires directories 'disrupter' Top 3 Legal

In-house lawyer platform was founded in 2017 by former Freshfields and Addleshaw Goddard partners

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'Surprisingly positive' - UK legal services revenue is holding up, but will it last?

April's 5% decline in revenue could be a lot worse, but the sector's relative strength hides a more complex picture

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Dentons partially reopens London office to improve staff wellbeing

Measures include maximum 25% occupancy supported by office-based 'track and trace' system

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Panel debate with UK regulators delayed after complaints over lack of diversity

Netlaw Media postpones web seminar to review composition of speakers after 'listening to community'

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Baker McKenzie cleared over handling of sexual misconduct allegation against ex-London head

Tribunal fines Gary Senior £55k for serious misconduct over attempted kiss but finds case against firm 'not proved'

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London High Court claims bounce back in May after Covid-19 slump

Weekly claims more than double after historic low in March when the UK lockdown kicked in

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Former Baker McKenzie global chair Paul Rawlinson took his own life, inquest hears

Rawlinson, who was on a medical leave of absence, was suffering from an 'acute depressive illness'

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