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Bar Council pledges action as survey of barristers records sharp increase in bullying

Proportion of English and Welsh practitioners reporting incidents of bullying, harassment and discrimination rises by 9% to 30%

Freshfields celebrates landmark New York M&A partner hire from Cravath

Arrival of Damien Zoubek builds on UK Magic Circle firm's launch of a Silicon Valley office last year

Jones Day boosts Milan real estate practice with four-strong team hire from DLA Piper

Partner Paolo Foppiani switches firms with three associates after more than a decade in situ

UK regional firm Michelmores pledges to trust its lawyers as it unveils agile working pilot

'One size fits all' approach no longer suitable for efficient delivery of legal services, firm says

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Mishcon de Reya bolsters Asia presence through tie-up with Hong Kong firm

Association with Karas to form disputes and investigations and private wealth practices follows launch in Singapore last year

Slaughter and May chooses next senior partner in surprise move

Head of M&A set to take over in May 2024; firm points to 'long-term decision making' as it overhauls management structure

Current taps Shopify legal leader as first-ever general counsel

Digital banking startup reached unicorn status with $220m Series D funding round in April

Bakers names co-founders for data science and machine learning venture

Global firm secures senior executive from Elevate to lead partnership with New York AI platform SparkBeyond

Slaughter and May signals support for young UK tech companies with Tech Nation partnership

The Magic Circle firm will provide mentorship and support to 50 of the UK's 'most promising' companies

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Businesses prepare for 'new era of public scrutiny' amid spike in investigations, survey finds

FTI Consulting's Resilience Barometer identifies cybersecurity threats, class actions and workplace culture as areas of concern for businesses

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Law firms in race to work on India’s biggest-ever IPO as government sweetens deal

Country’s largest firm among those bidding to advise state-run Life Insurance Corporation on its estimated $12bn stock offering

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Dubai’s legal community stunned by sweeping shake-up of arbitral institutions  

Decision to merge three arbitral bodies sparks concern over future of DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre

Australian class actions reach all-time high despite fall in litigation funder-backed cases

Regulatory pressure on the litigation funding industry has had immediate impact, study finds

Simpson Thacher opens first office in mainland Europe

Brussels office, led by antitrust heavyweight Antonio Bavasso, will advise clients on their EU interests

Charlotte Tilbury, LVMH and Bird & Bird among winners at Luxury Law Awards

Fashionphile, Goodwood Estate, K&L Gates and Loeb & Loeb among other brands and law firms recognised

Slaughter and May elects first-ever managing partner

Litigation partner Deborah Finkler is set to take on the role starting in May 2022

EU anti-money laundering directive costing UK law firms nearly £1m each

New research shows most compliance professionals in the legal sector are unconvinced of the directive's value in detecting financial crime

LAW Partnership launches flexible legal resourcing service in Malaysia

New offering intended to meet client demand for short-term personnel and out-of-the-ordinary capabilities in the wake of the pandemic

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HSF hires four-strong corporate insurance team from DLA Piper in Germany

Düsseldorf arm gains two partners as firm celebrates arrival of ‘well-regarded’ lawyers

A&O adds East Coast depth with tech M&A partner hire in New York

Move comes amid firm's recent US push focused on the West Coast legal market

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