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Fieldfisher Hires Pension Team After 'Strategic Review' at PwC

The move comes in light of a review by PwC, with the team continuing to work closely with the Big Four accountants, according to a statement.
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KPMG's Hong Kong Affiliate Law Practice Set to Shut Down

KPMG Legal isn't the only Big Four firm to pull back investments in Hong Kong, EY did the same earlier this year.
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UK Expected to Relax Litigation Funding Rules, Reversing Supreme Court Ruling

In addition to new legislation, the government said it was also considering options for a wider review of the sector and how third-party litigation funding is carried out.
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Pinsent Masons Launches Flexible Services Business Vario in the Middle East

The launch will see the product rolled out in the region from the firm's Dubai base.
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International Edition

Ashurst Expands Alternative Services Division with Poland Office Launch

Ashurst Advance's new office, in Krakow, is being opened in partnership with Elevate, a global ALSP based in Los Angeles.
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International Edition

EY Law Plots Sweeping Cuts, 24 UK Roles at Risk

The news conflicts with the Big Four firm's stated ambition of more than trebling in size in the UK and Ireland by 2025, and points to the difficulty the auditing giants have had in gaining a foothold in legal.
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Eversheds, Shoosmiths Bolster ALSPs with Senior Hires from Credit Suisse and Barclays

Developing its Konexo arm, Eversheds has brought in Credit Suisse's former APAC GC.
2 minute read

International Edition

A&O Sells Majority Stake in Risk Management Offering to Private Equity

Inflexion is investing in the £20 million-revenue A&O affiliate, but that the law firm will retain a 'significant minority stake'.
2 minute read

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Former Head of KPMG's Australian Legal Practice Joins 'New Law' Firm Law Squared

Kate Marshall, who left KPMG in December and then took a career break, will now serve as Law Squared's chief legal officer, overseeing the firm's practice groups.
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International Edition

The Big Four: Not So Scary After All

For all their talk of growth, it could be a long time before the Big Four's progress in the UK—the biggest single legal market they can operate in—poses a threat to large law firms, writes the London Lawyer.
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