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  • November 30, 2009 |

    Addleshaws boosts finance and projects with White & Case hire

    Addleshaw Goddard is bulking up its finance and projects group with the hire of Claire Denison from White & Case. Dension is set to joint the national firm's London office as a partner in the finance and projects group next February after four years with the US firm's City arm, which she joined in 2005 from DLA Piper. At Addleshaws Denison will focus on cross border acquisition finance, bank lending and project and real estate finance and will act for lenders, sponsors and investment funds. In addition, Dension who took a lead role

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  • November 27, 2009 |

    Ashurst sees revenues fall by 14% for first half of financial year

    Ashurst has seen revenues fall by 14% for the first half of the financial year, becoming the latest firm to post a double-digit decrease in turnover at the half-year stage. The UK top 20 firm saw revenue levels drop to £136m for the period ending 31 October after a challenging six months.

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  • November 25, 2009 |

    Nabarro posts 18% decrease in revenues at half-year stage

    Nabarro has reported an 18% decrease in turnover for the first half of the financial year. The UK top 25 firm took in revenues of £52.3m for the six-month period to 31 October after posting flat growth for the equivalent period last year, when total revenues stood at £64m.

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  • November 25, 2009 |

    Raft of UK firms advise as OFT loses out in Supreme Court overdraft charges dispute

    The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has lost its court battle to launch an investigation into the fairness of unauthorised overdraft charges. Five Justices of the Supreme Court, led by Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, ruled this morning (25 November) in favour of seven banks and one building society, ending the two-year case which was initially brought to the High Court in 2007.

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  • November 25, 2009 |

    Addleshaws sees revenues drop by 14% over first half of financial year

    Addleshaw Goddard has reported a significant drop in revenues at the half-year point, with turnover falling by 14% to £81.3m. For the six-month period, the UK top 20 firm saw corporate revenues fall by 29%, while real estate saw a decrease of 26% and finance and projects dropped by 15%.

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  • November 11, 2009 |

    Field Fisher lateral hires gift firm links with Time Warner and Sky

    Field Fisher Waterhouse is reaping the rewards of its lateral hiring programme, with the firm picking up a number of new clients over the last year including Time Warner and Sky. The top 50 firm has brought in seven lateral partners since January in London, making it one of the most expansive City firms in recent months.

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  • November 11, 2009 |

    Trio of firms win roles on £90m takeover of Live Nation venues

    Travers Smith, Denton Wilde Sapte and Hammonds have won lead roles on Exponent Private Equity's financing of the Ambassador Theatre Group's (ATG's) £90m takeover of Live Nation's 16 UK theatres. Travers advised longstanding client Exponent on the deal, which will create the largest theatre group in the UK and adds high-profile West End venues such as the Lyceum and Apollo Victoria to ATG's portfolio of theatres.

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  • November 4, 2009 |

    Editor's comment: Glass half full

    Welcome once again to the season for first-half financial results, an event that requires more art than science to deduce anything useful. But though the indications that do emerge are considerably rougher around the edges than the full-year results, they have historically proved a pretty accurate guide to the way the year is shaping up.

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  • November 4, 2009 |

    Addleshaws and A&O score top marks in new study highlighting IT best practice at law firms

    New Legal Week research identifies best-performing firms for IT with survey of more than 3,500 fee earners

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  • October 26, 2009 |

    UK trio win out in Standard Life Investments panel review

    Dundas & Wilson, Herbert Smith and Addleshaw Goddard have all been reappointed to Standard Life Investments' real estate funds panel. The firms successfully tendered to remain on the real estate funds panel for another three years, with Dundas & Wilson set to carry out all property work in Scotland, while Herbert Smith and Addleshaws will continue to advise on property work in England.

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