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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its Bribery Act guidance, with sections on self-reporting, facilitation payments, gifts and hospitality currently withdrawn from the watchdog's website.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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  • September 13, 2012 |

    Salans gears up for SNR Denton merger vote; 75% partnership approval required

    Salans is gearing up to vote on its potential tie-up with SNR Denton, as merger talks between the firms advance.

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  • September 13, 2012 |

    Eversheds makes hires in pensions and banking with CMS and Cobbetts recruits

    Eversheds has bolstered its London and Leeds offices with a series of recruits from CMS Cameron McKenna and Cobbetts.

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  • September 13, 2012 |

    Freshfields and CC win roles on multibillion BAE-EADS mega-merger

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have both scored roles on the proposed merger of EADS and BAE Systems, which is set to create an aerospace and defence giant worth $45bn (£27bn). Freshfields is acting for BAE, led by senior partner Will Lawes, while French outfit Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier is leading for EADS, with CC providing UK advice. Darrois' team is led by founding partner Alain Maillot and M&A partner Bertrand Cardi, while the CC team is headed up by global corporate head Matthew Layton, alongside corporate partners Patrick Sarch and Lee Coney.

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  • September 10, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including Pinsents, DLA and FFW

    Pinsent Masons has recruited a new head of litigation in Manchester with the hire of Julian Diaz-Rainey from Hill Dickinson. Diaz-Rainey, whose practice has a particular focus on the sports sector, has acted for a number of big-name clients including Premier League giants Manchester United and Manchester City, while he has also been involved in high-profile public inquiries such as the Shipman Inquiry and Baha Mousa Inquiry.

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  • September 6, 2012 |

    Graduate intake at top UK law firms falls 11% over post-crunch years

    Graduate recruitment across the bulk of the UK top 20 looks set to shrink by more than 10% between 2008-09 and 2013-14 as firms continue to scale back trainee numbers in response to the dampened economic climate.

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