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  • October 18, 2012 |

    Pinsents and CMS among firms on competitive tender for flagship NI renewables project

    Pinsent Masons, CMS Cameron McKenna and Dundas & Wilson are among a line-up of firms to have advised on a competitive tender process which has seen development rights awarded for Northern Ireland's (NI) first offshore renewable energy projects.

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  • October 18, 2012 |

    Kennedys set to cut finance support roles as firm begins consultation

    Kennedys has launched a redundancy consultation involving up to 70 support staff in the firm's finance department. The consultation has been launched in a bid to consolidate the non-legal department, which is spread across the firm's offices in London, Sheffield, Chelmsford and Maidstone. Some of the 70 staff affected by the consultation are expected to keep their positions. The news was first reported today (18 October) on RollOnFriday.

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  • October 15, 2012 |

    Clifford Chance and Norton Rose win roles on four-firm LV= panel

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Norton Rose have scored debut panel roles for LV= on its corporate legal roster alongside Eversheds and Bond Pearce. The UK insurance company, formerly known as Liverpool Victoria, has appointed the four firms to advise on business affairs.

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  • October 11, 2012 |

    Scots consolidation continues as Burness and Paull & Williamsons agree well-received union

    Scots law firms Burness and Paull & Williamsons (P&W) have agreed a merger deal which will create a combined firm with revenues of around £38m.

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  • October 11, 2012 |

    Bribery

    The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has updated its policies on facilitation payments, business expenditure (hospitality) and corporate self-reporting, following…

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  • October 8, 2012 |

    Scots duo secure £38m tie-up in latest merger north of the border

    Scots law firms Burness and Paull & Williamsons (P&W) have agreed a merger deal which will create a combined firm with revenues of around £38m. The tie-up, which will come into effect on 1 December under the name Burness Paull & Williamsons, will see Burness gain a new presence in Aberdeen, with P&W benefitting from Burness's Glasgow base.

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  • October 2, 2012 |

    SFO rethinks Bribery Act guidance as watchdog toughens up approach

    The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is reviewing its Bribery Act guidance, with sections on self-reporting, facilitation payments, gifts and hospitality currently withdrawn from the watchdog's website. An SFO spokesperson confirmed the advice was under review, but declined to offer further details, or suggest how long the review is expected to take.

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  • October 2, 2012 |

    Slaughters set to make 28 secretary job cuts in rare redundancy round

    Slaughter and May is set to lay off as many as 28 secretaries in a rare redundancy round at the magic circle firm. Slaughters this morning confirmed the redundancies of up to 28 full-time equivalent secretaries out of 165 currently employed at the firm's City base.

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  • September 26, 2012 |

    Pinsents adds A&O partner to London corporate practice

    Pinsent Masons has bolstered its corporate practice with the lateral hire of Allen & Overy (A&O) partner Louise Wolfson. Wolfson, who has particular expertise in capital markets transactions, will join Pinsents' London arm on 5 November after more than a decade at A&O, including a two-year stint working at the firm's New York office from 2000.

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  • September 20, 2012 |

    Sporting legacy - will Freshfields' Olympic role yield long-term benefits?

    Suzanna Ring asks whether the firm won more than branded taxis and lollipops from its £10m sponsorship

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