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Tour de Law

20 November 2014
Issue: 7631 / Categories: Legal News
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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.

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

NLJ career profile: Liz McGrath KC

A good book, a glass of chilled Albarino, and being creative for pleasure help Liz McGrath balance the rigours of complex bundles and being Head of Chambers

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Burges Salmon—Matthew Hancock-Jones

Firm welcomes director in its financial services financial regulatory team

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Gateley Legal—Sam Meiklejohn

Partner appointment in firm’s equity capital markets team

NEWS

Walkers and runners will take in some of London’s finest views at the 16th annual charity event

Law school partners with charity to give free assistance to litigants in need

Could the Labour government usher in a new era for digital assets, ask Keith Oliver, head of international, and Amalia Neenan FitzGerald, associate, Peters & Peters, in this week’s NLJ

An extra bit is being added to case citations to show the pecking order of the judges concerned. Former district judge Stephen Gold has the details, in his ‘Civil way’ column in this week’s NLJ

The Labour government’s position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is not yet clear

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