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  • February 7, 2007 |

    Dentons secures BHB appeal court victory

    Denton Wilde Sapte has secured a significant Court of Appeal victory for the British Horseracing Board (BHB) in relation to its ability to charge fees for 'pre-race' information on horses and riders.

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  • February 7, 2007 |

    Lovells set to secure Middle East launch with Dentons Dubai team

    Lovells is set to launch in the Middle East with the hire of Denton Wilde Sapte global Islamic finance head Rahail Ali, despite a last-ditch attempt by Dentons to hold on to the partner.

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  • February 5, 2007 |

    Lovells in Middle East launch with Dentons raid

    Lovells is to launch in the Middle East with the hire of a three-lawyer team from UK rival Denton Wilde Sapte, including its global Islamic finance head Rahail Ali. The London firm is to open in Dubai in May and will transfer London banking and project finance partner Shibeer Ahmed to Dubai to head up the office.

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  • February 5, 2007 |

    Dentons and Lovells tussle for Dubai partner

    Denton Wilde Sapte is making a last-ditch attempt to hold on to global Islamic finance head Rahail Ali, who is set to lead a three-lawyer team to help Lovells launch in Dubai. As revealed on legalweek.com today (5 February) the London firm is to open in Dubai in May with the hire of Ali and will transfer London banking and project finance partner Shibeer Ahmed to Dubai to head up the office.

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  • February 5, 2007 |

    Dentons secures appeal court victory

    Denton Wilde Sapte has secured a significant Court of Appeal victory for the British Horseracing Board (BHB) in relation to its ability to charge fees for 'pre-race' information on horses and riders. The Court last week overturned a December 2005 High Court finding that the BHB had abused its dominant position by charging excessive fees for pre-race information to Attheraces (ATR), a racing consortium comprised of BSkyB and Arena Leisure. ATR is a UK horseracing broadcaster which relies on the data for its service to bookmakers.

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  • January 31, 2007 | International Edition

    Dentons rolls up sleeves to restructure Focus DIY

    Denton Wilde Sapte has edged Ashurst aside to land a lead role on the high-profile restructuring of retailer Focus DIY.Dentons banking and insolvency partner Graham Paine is acting for the senior lenders - a consortium of banks led by ING and Barclays holding around £180m of senior debt.

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  • January 31, 2007 |

    Dentons rolls up sleeves to restructure Focus DIY

    Denton Wilde Sapte has edged Ashurst aside to land a lead role on the high-profile restructuring of retailer Focus DIY.Dentons banking and insolvency partner Graham Paine is acting for the senior lenders - a consortium of banks led by ING and Barclays holding around £180m of senior debt.

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  • January 26, 2007 | International Edition

    Freshfields facing finance exodus as three partners exit

    Three Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer finance partners are to leave the firm, it has emerged today (26 January), with one joining magic circle rival Linklaters and two moving to Morrison & Foerster (MoFo).David Ereira - one of Freshfields' most senior finance partners - is expected to join Linklaters in April. His focus is primarily on acquisition finance and he is known to work closely with buy-out houses including Apax.

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  • January 26, 2007 |

    Freshfields facing finance exodus as three partners exit

    Three Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer finance partners are to leave the firm, it has emerged today (26 January), with one joining magic circle rival Linklaters and two moving to Morrison & Foerster (MoFo).David Ereira - one of Freshfields' most senior finance partners - is expected to join Linklaters in April. His focus is primarily on acquisition finance and he is known to work closely with buy-out houses including Apax.

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  • January 25, 2007 |

    Dentons and Addleshaws adopt liability caps as standard

    Denton Wilde Sapte and Addleshaw Goddard lead a growing number of top UK firms capping their liability on individual deals, with many City practices now seeking to agree such terms as a matter of course.

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