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Value of UK class actions rises to €155bn even as number of filings falls, study finds
CMS report shows overall class action claims in Europe are declining
A&O Shearman restocks Luxembourg funds bench with Clifford Chance duo
Hires follow funds lawyers exiting for Simpson Thacher, legacy Herbert Smith Freehills’ Luxembourg launches
Pinsents grows turnover 4.7% to £680m as PEP inches up
PEP rises 0.5% to £797k having dipped slightly last year
Founder of London-listed litigation funder Manolete Partners steps down
Steven Cooklin will be replaced in the CEO role by managing director Mena Halton
Simmons adds partner quartet from Goodwin’s Frankfurt office ahead of closure
Real estate team’s hire follows firm adding to practice across Paris and London over the past 18 months
TLT revenue hits £187m as UK firm continues national expansion plans
Turnover jumped 7.5% driven by growing domestic footprint and new partner hires
Fieldfisher PEP hits £1m amid European growth push
UK-headquartered firm grows profit per equity partner 3% in year to end of March as revenue inches up 1% to £385m
Will a recently issued Dutch FIFA class action benefit footballers – or be an expensive own goal?
Graham Shear, a partner at BCLP, assesses future litigation between FIFA and a Dutch foundation representing current and former footballers playing in the EU and UK
SRA allocates £360,000 to support aspiring solicitors from disadvantaged backgrounds
Funding from Kaplan penalties to help underprivileged SQE candidates
Clyde & Co revenue inches up 3% as profit hits £178m
Firm points to North America as fastest-growing region as revenue reaches £854m
Quinn Emanuel re-hires former financial litigation partner to take up general counsel role
Robert Hickmott returns to the firm after a two-year break from full-time practice
Irish court maintains injunction against Danone in row with Yoplait over yoghurt product
Ruling prevents Danone from launching its Skyr yoghurt in the Irish market
FIFA faces Dutch class action over ‘unlawful’ transfer rules
Dispute follows recent ECJ ruling that FIFA’s rules breach EU competition law and freedom of movement
Lewis Silkin opens in Scotland with three-lawyer Glasgow employment team
New office will be led by partner Carolyn Miller, who joins from employment law consultancy Fish To Water
William Fry secures four corporate partners from Eversheds’ Irish arm after merger talks fall through
Between 10 and 15 lawyers join top Irish independent ahead of Eversheds’ Irish relaunch