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  • September 12, 2007 |

    Data protection: Clarity for data laws

    The decision of the Court of Appeal in Johnson v Medical Defence Union (MDU) [2007] has established a limit on the extent to which data protection principles will be allowed to affect decision-making processes that involve a mix of human judgement and computerised systems.

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  • September 12, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 13/9/2007

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers' comments; and the latest regional feature looks at the problems recruiting top legal talent up north

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  • September 12, 2007 | International Edition

    Reed Smith settles on new City home

    Reed Smith Richards Butler is to move into British Land's new 35-storey Broadgate Tower after signing a major pre-let agreement to take almost 40% of the building. The firm is to take 155,000 sq ft on the top 10 floors of the tower as well as a further floor lower down, totalling 39% of the total floor-space.

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  • September 12, 2007 |

    Reed Smith settles on new City home

    Reed Smith Richards Butler is to move into British Land's new 35-storey Broadgate Tower after signing a major pre-let agreement to take almost 40% of the building. The firm is to take 155,000 sq ft on the top 10 floors of the tower as well as a further floor lower down, totalling 39% of the total floor-space.

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  • September 12, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 12/9/2007

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled deals coverage, with Osborne Clarke, Wragges and Norton Rose among the movers and shakers

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  • September 5, 2007 |

    Reed Smith continues Paris growth with Bird & Bird hires

    Reed Smith has snared rated life sciences co-head Paule Drouault-Gardrat and a two-lawyer team from the Paris arm of Bird & Bird.

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  • September 3, 2007 | International Edition

    Proskauer awaits as Hudson makes O'Melveny exit

    O'Melveny & Myers' former London head, Matthew Hudson, has handed in his notice at the Los Angeles-based firm, clearing the path for Proskauer Rose to launch its City office. Hudson, a private equity specialist, told O'Melveny today (3 September) that he would be leaving to join Proskauer at its new London arm, although his start date is yet to be confirmed.

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  • August 17, 2007 | International Edition

    Future is Fulbright for senior Barlows partner

    Fulbright & Jaworski has boosted its London operation with the hire of a senior partner from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert. Chris Warren-Smith, who headed up Barlows' City financial regulatory team, is set to join Fulbright shortly. He will oversee the US firm's financial services disputes practice, working closely with office managing partner and disputes partner Lista Cannon.

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  • August 1, 2007 |

    Last RB insolvency partner quits post-merger

    Richard Butler's last legacy insolvency lawyer has left the newly-merged firm's London office.

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  • July 16, 2007 |

    Reed Smith closes on Richards Butler HK arm

    Reed Smith is in advanced merger talks with Richards Butler's legacy Hong Kong partners, with an agreement expected to be reached later this summer. The heavyweight Hong Kong practice - which was treated as financially separate from the London and European partnership of Richards Butler - was not part of the merger agreed between the two firms last year.

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