Addleshaws’ litigation chief to challenge Burch in senior partner election

Addleshaw Goddard litigation head Simon Kamstra will go head-to-head with incumbent Monica Burch in the firm’s forthcoming senior partner elections.
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Conveyancing Solicitors Sevenoaks

Senior lawyers: making sure the face fits

When the cost of recruiting a top-flight partner or a team of senior lawyers can run into six figures, it is crucial to get it right. In London, the partner lateral hire market has recovered to pre-recession levels, according to Motive Legal Consulting’s London Lateral Hiring Trends Bulletin. In the first quarter of 2012, there were 130 partner moves – a level not seen since 2008 and a 12% increase on the same quarter in 2011.

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Sevenoaks Lawyers

SJ Berwin litigator enters senior partner election race

SJ Berwin litigation partner Hilton Mervis has decided to have a second stab at winning a managerial role by standing against favourite Stephen Kon in the firm’s upcoming senior partner vote.
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Family Law solicitors in Sevenoaks

Senior judge savages advocacy accreditation scheme

A senior judge has ridiculed the ‘steely gaze of the judicial viper’ that sits at the centre of the new ratings scheme for advocates. He called instead for ‘academies of advocacy’ in which judges, barristers and solicitors ‘enliven and encourage’ one another.

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Sevenoaks Solicitors

Hogan Lovells dismisses senior litigator over £1m of false expenses

Hogan Lovells senior litigator Christopher Grierson has been dismissed from the partnership after claiming over £1m in false expenses over the course of four years.
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Divorce Solicitors Sevenoaks

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