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  • June 1, 2003 |

    London: Business as usual

    Despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth, there are still encouraging signs of life on the London market, writes Penny Terndrup. Rather than the recent downturn, it may be the late 1990s boom that was the abnormal event

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  • May 28, 2003 |

    OC and Macfarlanes added to Warner Estate legal panel

    Duo gain access to £600m portfolio as Olswang suffers blow with only secondary role

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  • May 14, 2003 |

    Altheimers dancing to a different tune

    City arm of Chicago firm takes tough decisions to increase profitability under new management team

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  • May 14, 2003 |

    Altheimers review leads to City management overhaul

    US firm installs new London management team as part of review to increase profitability

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  • May 12, 2003 |

    Dentons slashes junior intake and offloads 70

    Deepest cuts yet hit London legal market as Dentons and Clifford Chance wield the axe

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  • April 30, 2003 |

    Cambridge & Thames Valley: Ups and downs in the valley

    It has been a year of consolidation and change in Cambridge and the Thames Valley region as local firms scramble to reposition themselves against strong competition from their City rivals. James Baxter and Paul Hodkinson report

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  • April 30, 2003 |

    Cambridge & Thames Valley: University Challenge

    Despite the hype over the 'Cambridge phenomenon', Oxford University has a far superior record of spinning out successful technology companies. Now Cambridge University wants a piece of the action. Derek Bedlow reports

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  • April 30, 2003 |

    Cambridge & Thames Valley: Meeting the standard

    Cambridge and the Thames Valley are home to a wealth of emerging companies, developed off the back of some of the most respected research centres in Europe. If these are to grow into the Ftse 100 of tomorrow, addressing issues of corporate governance will be vital, says Greg Leyshon

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  • April 16, 2003 |

    Southwest focus: The hare and the tortoise

    The one thing Burges Salmon and Osborne Clarke have in common is that they dominate the Bristol market. But with its racy neighbour enduring a sustained period of turbulence, blue-blooded Burges Salmon is enjoying a rare stint in the limelight. John Malpas reports

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  • April 16, 2003 |

    Southwest focus: In Bristol fashion

    Bristol firms have suffered in the downturn like everyone else, but mergers, expansions and talk of demergers - buoyed up by work from some unexpected sources - have kept them in the headlines nonetheless. Derek Bedlow reports

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