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Landmark settlement for hospice
An insurance company has agreed to pay costs incurred by a hospice caring for a 20-month-old infant seriously injured in a car crash, in what is being billed as the first British settlement of its kind.
Ofcom piracy code hailed by anti-software theft campaigners
A draft code by British regulators outlining a 'three-strikes' plan against illegal file-sharers has been welcomed by anti-piracy campaigners.
British firms expected to enhance paralegal roles
UK law firms could boost the number of paralegals employed by as much as 18 per cent over the next five years, according to a survey published today.
Judges to take lessons in facts of 'real life'
UK judges are to undertake 'social awareness training' in an attempt to make sure they are not out of touch with the public.
UK: good sports
Schoenherr advises Perform
UK: wider scope
The London office of New York-headquartered law firm Weil Gotshal & Manges advised pro bono client Scope - one of the UK's most recognised charities - on the first issuance under its £20m bond programme.
UK: disco revival
Anglo-US Global law firm DLA Piper acted on the UK's first initial public offering of a software company, advising Sheffield and California-headquartered WANdisco on its fundraising on London's AIM market.
UK: venue selling
HMV Group instructs Simmons & Simmons
UK: feel the power
Linklaters cuts deal for Aggreko
United Kingdom
New York-headquartered Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy has made a high-profile corporate addition to its London team.
Bank kicks off legal panel review
The Royal Bank of Scotland has begun a much-anticipated review of its legal panel, with several cut-backs expected.
In-house salaries 'growing faster than in private practice'
In-house legal salaries in the UK increased by more than 4 per cent over the last year as corporate counsel pay considerably outstripped remuneration rises in private practice, according to research released this week.
'Instant justice' to be dished out to Olympic troublemakers
Those who commit Olympics-linked offences this summer will be swiftly dealt with under new plans drawn up by England's Crown Prosecution Service, which aims to bring troublemakers to court within 24 hours.
Legal salaries on the rise
Legal salaries have grown in most regions of the UK, with substantial increases in the risk and compliance fields, according to survey results released today.
UK hackers plead guilty to Lulzsec attacks
Two men have confessed to launching a series of computer hacking attacks on the web sites of major US and UK institutions, including the Central Intelligence Agency and the Serious Organised Crime Agency.
Burning bright
After 50 years in practice, many lawyers will have their eyes on the tomato plants and nasturtiums. Not Andrew Phillips, who remains as vigorous a campaigner as ever. He talks to Jonathan Ames about where the English legal profession is going wrong
What law firms can learn from television
'I quite like watching the TV comedy show 8 Out of 10 Cats,' begins Nick Kehoe in his blog on the UK's Law Gazette website. Rather than being a statement more suitable for a Facebook post or a Twitter tweet, Mr Kehoe is building to a serious point.
English defamation reform to have limited impact on 'trolls'
The second reading of the UK government's Defamation Bill yesterday has caused a stir in the media, with many expecting a harsh clamp-down on internet 'trolls'.
British judge first to be named and shamed under new rules
An employment court judge has become the first member of the British judiciary to be named and shamed following implementation last week of beefed up disciplinary rules.
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Legal profession moves from around the UK