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BT advisers get 12-month extension as panel review is put on hold
BT has pushed back a long-awaited review of its global legal panel in a move that extends the terms of existing panel firms by 12 months. Advisers had been gearing up for BT’s first review under general counsel Dan Fitz, who replaced former group...
10 Feb 2012 | 00:00
A&O and Freshfields called up for €1.3bn Orange Austria buyout
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Allen & Overy (A&O) are advising on the €1.3bn (£1.1bn) acquisition of the Orange mobile phone network in Austria by Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa, reports The Asian Lawyer. Freshfields Vienna partners Bertram ...
09 Feb 2012 | 00:00
The 'Twitter joke trial' appeal: a review of the High Court hearing
I was live-tweeting today from the High Court hearing of Paul Chambers’s appeal in the 'Twitter joke' case – an important case not just because of the way it represents the law’s arguably problematic collision with social media but because of th...
08 Feb 2012 | 19:21
Misys GC takes acting CEO role amid £2bn merger; A&O and Herbert Smith advising
FTSE 250 technology company Misys has handed general counsel Tom Kilroy a role on the company's board as acting CEO amid £2bn merger negotiations with Swiss rival Temenos. Misys announced the appointment today (8 February) after former chief execu...
08 Feb 2012 | 16:59
How the UK Supreme Court is setting the international standard for open justice
The UK Supreme Court began tweeting this week as @UKSupremeCourt to deserved international fanfare. Some even speculated that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition fate could now be revealed on Twitter. The court is already being followe...
08 Feb 2012 | 10:14
BBC, ITN and Sky News lobby David Cameron to lift ban on court TV
The BBC, ITN and Sky News have called on Prime Minister David Cameron to push through new legislation allowing courtroom proceedings to be televised. In a joint letter sent today (6 February) the three broadcasters urge the Prime Minister to make "...
06 Feb 2012 | 14:23
US duo win key legal roles as Facebook files for $5bn IPO
US law firms Fenwick & West and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett have secured the lead advisory roles on Facebook's much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) aftter the social networking giant filed for the $5bn (£3.2bn) listing yesterday (1 February)...
02 Feb 2012 | 08:43
Judge bans tweeting from Harry Redknapp tax trial after reporter tweets name of juror
The judge in Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp's tax trial has banned the use of Twitter in court after a breach of reporting restrictions. Redknapp is currently appearing at Southwark Crown Court in relation to tax evasion charges.
24 Jan 2012 | 16:14
Bakers wins Europe adviser role for telecoms company Colt
Baker & McKenzie has been selected as FTSE 250 telecoms company Colt’s preferred legal adviser for commercial work following a three-month tender process involving more than 45 firms. The appointment, which took effect earlier this month (1 Ja...
20 Jan 2012 | 00:00
How Chinese law firms are getting social with the country's answer to Twitter
"Almost all of our lawyers have accounts" - Ben Lewis investigates how Chinese law firms are getting in social media on Weibo, 'China's Twitter'...
13 Jan 2012 | 00:00 | 
Cleary, Simpson Thacher field City teams on $2.1bn France Telecom sale
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's London offices have taken lead roles on France Telecom's proposed $2.1bn (£1.4bn) sale of its Orange Switzerland mobile phone business to Apax Partners, reports The Am Law Daily. Lo...
10 Jan 2012 | 11:54 |
Morgan Stanley and News Corp confirm new top in-house lawyers
Morgan Stanley and News Corporation have both confirmed the appointment of new top in-house lawyers. At Morgan Stanley, Eric Grossman is being promoted to succeed Francis Barron as the company's next chief legal officer. Barron, whose retirement wa...
10 Jan 2012 | 09:38 |
Law Society issues social media guidance for lawyers
The Law Society has become the first regulatory body to issue guidance to lawyers using social media services such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. The guidance stresses the importance of adherence to professional ethics and standards when using ...
06 Jan 2012 | 16:09 |
Can solicitors be social? A sceptical look at the LawSoc guidance on social media
I wrote briefly last year about the practice note on social media issued by the Law Society at the end of December. I'm sure there will be some commentators who bemoan the fact that the Law Society "just doesn't get social media..." and that any ki...
06 Jan 2012 | 13:05 | 6 comments
Taylor Wessing adds partner to data protection team with Speechly hire
Taylor Wessing has expanded its data protection team with the hire of Speechly Bircham partner Vinod Bange. Bange, who specialises in data protection and privacy laws, information security legal risk, corporate compliance and technology law, has be...
03 Jan 2012 | 14:05 |
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