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Bercow guilty of libel over 'innocent face' tweet
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Redundancy watch: Clyde and Eversheds confirm job losses as cuts keep coming
The run of gloomy news regarding job cuts continues with Clyde & Co and Eversheds this...
Not so private client - Speechly Bircham and Withers call off high-profile merger bid
Merger talks between private client law firms Speechly Bircham and Withers have been abandoned, the firms...
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Bercow guilty of libel over 'innocent face' tweet
- 24 May 2013 14:48
Users of social media took careful note today as the High Court ruled that a tweet published by Sally Bercow about Tory peer Lord McAlpine was libellous.
In November the former Conservative Party treasurer was wrongly linked by BBC Newsnight to a child sex abuse case at Bryn Estyn children's home in the 1970s and 80s, following which the wife of Commons Speaker John Bercow wrote: 'Why is Lord McAlpine trending? *Innocent face*'.
Asia round-up: Morrison Foerster and Quinn Emanuel expand in Asia
- 24 May 2013 12:44
Singapore has been in focus over the past week after Morrison Foerster launched an anti-corruption practice and as UK and US firms vie for the next round of local law licences.
Morrison, which opened in Singapore in January, this week relocated litigation partner Daniel Levison from its Tokyo office to spearhead its Southeast Asia anti-corruption practice.
Redundancy watch: Clyde and Eversheds confirm job losses as cuts keep coming
- 24 May 2013 09:19
The run of gloomy news regarding job cuts continues with Clyde & Co and Eversheds this week confirming job losses as 2013 looks set to rival the deep run of cuts at major law firms seen in 2009.
Clyde confirmed that it has made eight support staff redundant after a consultation earlier in the year. The top 20 UK law firm declined to confirm reports that it had separately made two senior associates redundant in its Manchester office.
Not so private client - Speechly Bircham and Withers call off high-profile merger bid
- 23 May 2013 10:28
Merger talks between private client law firms Speechly Bircham and Withers have been abandoned, the firms announced today (23 May).
A joint statement from the firms said: 'Following detailed discussions between the management and partnerships of Withers and Speechly Bircham, both sides have now concluded that a merger would not be in the best interests of both firms and have agreed not to pursue this further. The talks have enhanced the respect that both firms have for each other.'
