Civil libertarian and Strasbourg critic appointed as parliamentary under secretary of state at the Ministry of Justice today.

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Insurer reports ‘inappropriate’ liaison with claims management company.

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Overall profits expected to be up 8% on 2014, but PEP likely to be flat.

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International firm could boost Scottish presence if deal is struck with Simpson & Marwick.

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Firm appoints bankers to advise on a £130m London float this year.

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The Bar Standards Board proposes creating ‘level playing field’ with other regulators. 

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PEP rises to over £400k at Manchester firm, where income has almost doubled in five years.

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Magic circle firm Clifford Chance, New York firm Wachtell Lipton and international firm Steptoe & Johnson are acting in a £3.2bn claim lodged in the High Court last week by IT giant Hewlett-Packard against former executives of a UK company it acquired in 2011.

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Tony Blair’s lord chancellor replaces Sadiq Khan as shadow justice secretary.

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Second consecutive non-lawyer appointed to see through human rights reform.

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