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Mourant described as "unquestionably excellent" in Chambers and Partners UK 2024

Mourant, a law firm-led professional services business, has achieved nine team rankings, including six top tier rankings, in the 2024 edition of premier legal directory Chambers and Partners UK

Law's most lucrative languages to boost career earnings

A new study from Preply revealed the best-paid and most in demand foreign languages in legal job ads in the UK

Estatesearch Launches New Will Search

Leading legal technology provider Estatesearch, has launched a new Will Search

WFW Advise DekaBank on US$94m Scorpio Tankers credit facility

Watson Farley & Williams (“WFW”) advised DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (“DekaBank”) on a US$94m credit facility granted to Scorpio Tankers Inc. (“Scorpio Tankers”) for the financing of four vessels in its fleet

Express Solicitors Listed in 2024 Chambers & Partners

The personal injury firm has been ranked for clinical negligence and two lawyers have been named as Leading Individuals

Carey Olsen confirmed as the leading offshore law firm by Chambers UK

Carey Olsen is the highest-ranking offshore law firm in Chambers UK 2024, having achieved 10 out of a possible 12 Band 1 rankings

Temporary injunction granted to halt alleged intimidation of quilombola indigenous communities impacted by iron ore mine pollution in Bahia, Brazil

The communities claim employees of Brazil Iron Mineração Limitada (BIML) have tried to intimidate them into withdrawing legal claims against BIL and BITL

Unregistered barrister Mark Peter Giles suspended from practice for six months

The effect is that Mr Giles cannot practise as a barrister until the end of the suspension period