The Breast Cancer Care Tour de Law event, in which firms competed to cycle the distance from London to Paris and back on stationary bicycles, has so far raised £68,720.68. More than 3,600 people from 20 firms took part. Thora Andersen from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer won Fastest Female, covering 10.26km in 15 minutes, and Marcus Fink from Ashurst won Fastest Male, covering 11.79km in 15 minutes. Sidley Austin won Fastest Firm in a time of 18 hours and 40 minutes, and also Furthest Firm, covering an incredible 1,414.14 km. Latham & Watkins came in second with Wright Hassall a close third.
20 November 2014
Tour de Law
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Anthony Collins—20 promotions
20 promotions mark major people investment at national law firm, Anthony Collins
Sidley—Elaine Whiteford
Sidley adds competition litigator Elaine Whiteford in London
Charles Russell Speechlys—Claudina D’Costa
Charles Russell Speechlys welcomes Claudina D’Costa as Director of Client Development Marketing
NEWS
The 25th Pro Bono Week begins today until 6 November, with events hosted by law firms, chambers, law schools and charities across the UK
Pro bono is celebrating a silver anniversary, with initiatives putting businesses and students at the heart of access to justice
Choosing the wrong expert can cost a clinical negligence claimant more than their case
Judges risk weakening their own independence by staying silent over government reforms, a leading public lawyer argues
A discount on damages does not automatically mean an equivalent haircut for legal costs in military deafness claims
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