• June 27, 2001 |

    Hard labour

    The UK has finally agreed to an amended version of the new European draft directive that will compel employers to inform and consult their employees before any major business decision is made, write Tom Flanagan and Charlotte Hamer

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  • June 20, 2001 |

    Bridging the gap?

    Legal Week reports

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  • June 19, 2001 |

    BBC finally secures legal chief

    Legal Week reports

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  • June 6, 2001 |

    Stephensons in Merrill Lynch HSBC scoop

    By Felicity Clarke

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  • June 6, 2001 |

    Routledge-Modise opens in London

    Legal Week reports

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  • May 23, 2001 |

    DLA recruits banking litigator

    In Brief

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  • May 2, 2001 |

    Commentary: Insolvency market gathers momentum

    Rise in restructuring work vindicates City firms' decision to bolster insolvency teams in readiness for slowdown

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  • April 11, 2001 |

    Let the buyer beware

    Certificates and qualifications are no guarantee of an expert witness's competence, says Michael Gerrard, and lawyers might be better off looking for honesty, subject knowledge and an ability to perform in court

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  • April 7, 2001 |

    Steadying the ship

    When a firm redesigns its partnership set-up, some fallout of partners is inevitable. John Pike describes how Stephenson Harwood implemented such a change as it struggled to cope with stormy waters

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  • March 30, 2001 |

    BANKING: Banking on change

    The banking sector has seen a wave of takeovers and restructuring as senior executives have sought to steer a course through a difficult market. But, says Philip Hoult, in-house teams have felt the force of these changes in full and are redoubling their efforts to align their departments with new business structures and to extract value from external advisers

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