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  • June 7, 2012 |

    Partners cite leadership failures as main contributor to Dewey demise

    Partners believe more law firm collapses are on the cards as Dewey's failure is put down to bad management decisions rather than the state of the global economy. Alex Novarese reports

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  • June 7, 2012 |

    Business tool or just really cool - the rise of the iPad

    For the first time in a while IT teams are being besieged by users wanting stuff – what they really want is an iPad, preferably the latest version, together with your 'enterprise app' and every other tool you can imagine. What has generated this phenomenon – and is it real or just hype?

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  • June 1, 2012 |

    Bird & Bird sees turnover grow 10%; Taylor Wessing posts 7% firmwide hike

    Bird & Bird has announced double-digit revenue growth for 2011-12, while partner profits are set to return to the pre-recession highs of 2007-08. The UK top 20 firm has posted turnover of £235m for the year, up 10% from the figure of £214.6m took in during 2010-11.

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  • June 1, 2012 |

    DWF confirms third consecutive year of double-digit growth with 23% hike

    DWF has posted its third consecutive year of double-digit growth, with revenues at the expansive northwest firm rising 23%. Turnover at the firm grew to reach £102m, up 23% from the figure of £83m reported last year, a result the firm claims marks its 19th year of consecutive growth.

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  • May 24, 2012 |

    The haves and haves less - 2011 results from world's largest legal market

    In a turbulent 2011, the largest US firms managed to edge ahead of smaller rivals and make ground on the Wall Street elite. Robin Sparkman reports

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  • May 14, 2012 |

    Salans calls time on Hong Kong association in wake of Beijing closure

    Salans has ended its association with Hong Kong firm Pang & Co, exiting its office on the island and deregistering as a local practising law firm. Partners voted to end the association in late March, although the firms will still maintain a informal referral relationship. Salans now has just one China base in Shanghai, after voting to close its Beijing office earlier this year.

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  • May 13, 2012 | International Edition

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SJB, Wragges and Ashurst

    SJ Berwin has appointed Simon Holmes as the new head of the firm's EU, competition and regulatory practice group. He is replacing Stephen Kon, who stepped up to become senior partner of the firm at the start of this month. Holmes, who joined SJ Berwin in 1994, has led the London EU, competition and regulatory group since 2008. The City partner will now head up both the international practice group and its London arm.

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  • May 13, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SJB, Wragges and Ashurst

    SJ Berwin has appointed Simon Holmes as the new head of the firm's EU, competition and regulatory practice group. He is replacing Stephen Kon, who stepped up to become senior partner of the firm at the start of this month. Holmes, who joined SJ Berwin in 1994, has led the London EU, competition and regulatory group since 2008. The City partner will now head up both the international practice group and its London arm.

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  • April 20, 2012 |

    Firms confirm new compliance roles as regulatory deadline looms

    Linklaters and Bird & Bird are among the first major firms to nominate new compliance officers, as the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has given UK law firms until 31 July to appoint someone to take responsibility for the firm's legal practice and financial administration.

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  • April 19, 2012 |

    Barlows Hong Kong exits underline Asia's increasing promise for insurance advisers

    "In the last six months there has been a notable recognition that the European and US economies are not going to recover anytime soon, so firms are looking to maximise their coverage in Asia – any law firm with a global strategy has to..."

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