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English National Health Service Litigation Authority Reveals Legal Costs
The NHS Litigation Authority, which oversees all clinical negligence claims across the English National Health Service, revealed that total legal costs for the year in cases where damages were paid out reached 143.3 million pounds, of which only 39.7 million pounds went to firms on the NHSLA's panel of defense solicitors. The remaining 103.6 million pounds related to costs claimed by claimant lawyers.Legal Service Head Quits After One Year
Consumer organization Which is looking for a new head of its Legal Service division following the departure of Gordon Wilson after just a year in the role. Which Legal Service provides consumers with legal advice over the phone, dealing with issues such as employment law, disputes with neighbors and problems with goods and services. The organization denied that Wilson's decision to quit was prompted by a disagreement over the future direction of Which's legal function.Fulbright Snares Another New Energy Partner in London Push
Fulbright & Jaworksi has continued its investment in London with the hire of a partner from Watson Farley & Williams. Susan Farmer joins Fulbright's London energy and project finance team, where she will work alongside partners Christopher Clement-Davies and Jeremy Sheldon. She's the second project finance partner Fulbright has hired in London over the last few months, with the Texas-based law firm having recruited Andrew Hart from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in August.Continental Breakfast: Michael Payton, Clyde & Co
American Lawyer chief European correspondent Chris Johnson meets regularly with senior legal sector figures at their favorite breakfast joints to chew over the industry's tastiest talking points. This week, Clyde & Co senior partner Michael Payton discusses a career spanning five decades and the future of insurance law practice.The Lateral Report: China From the Inside
More and more, Western partners are making the once-unthinkable jump.As Dying Firm Sells Itself Off for Parts, 38 Find Themselves Unemployed
Halliwells has completed the break-up and sale of its remaining business, after deals with a number of firms were approved by the court.The sprawling Polish conglomerate claimed that it didn't owe bondholders the extra money they'd negotiated for when they agreed to lower interest payments in 2005. Its rather brazen reasoning: The deal was off because it defaulted on the loans. After litigating for years in England and Poland to redeem full payment of the bonds, bondholders have now won a ruling that says they're entitled to the extra payment as well.
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