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  • November 7, 2007 |

    OK confidential

    The House of Lords' decision in the case of Douglas v Hello (OBG and others (appellants) v Allan and others (respondents), Douglas and another (appellants) v Hello and others (respondents), Mainstream Properties (appellant) v Young and others (respondents) [2007] is a significant development in the law of confidentiality and has provoked some heated debate among lawyers. There appears to be a divide between those who view the decision as bringing a welcome extension to the law of confidentiality and those who are concerned it gives rise to confusion in the courts over what exactly constitutes confidential information. From the judgment itself it would seem that Lord Hoffman takes the view that there is neither extension nor confusion. The judgment is simply a restatement of established principles.

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  • November 7, 2007 |

    Freshfields Italy co-head in Jones Day move

    Bruno Castellini, the joint managing partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Italian arm, will be the latest senior departure from the magic circle firm as he gets set to join the local office of US firm Jones Day. Castellini will join the Milan office of Jones Day within the next few weeks, where he will take up a role as local head of M&A.

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  • October 31, 2007 |

    Jones Day hire hands CC Beijing boost

    Clifford Chance (CC) has strengthened its Asian corporate finance practice with the hire of Jones Day partner Bruce Schulberg, it was announced yesterday (30 October). Schulberg, who has more than 15 years' experience of project finance and cross-border investments, joins the magic circle law firm's Beijing office.

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  • October 24, 2007 |

    Lovells drinks to SABMiller's Coors tie-up

    Lovells has reaffirmed its relationship with trophy client SABMiller by advising the brewing giant on a multibillion-pound tie-up with market rival Molson Coors Brewing Company.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Hammonds court date set for controversial partnership battle

    Hammonds' high-stakes court battle with a group of ex-partners will kick off next month, Legal Week has learned, as the long-running £3m profits dispute edges closer to its conclusion.

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  • October 17, 2007 | International Edition

    Three's the word: a Legal Week Evening With...

    Some of the City's leading figures gathered earlier this month to hear three of commercial law's leading figures discuss the state of the legal profession at a Legal Week event.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Three's the word: a Legal Week Evening With...

    Some of the City's leading figures gathered earlier this month to hear three of commercial law's leading figures discuss the state of the legal profession at a Legal Week event.

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  • October 17, 2007 |

    Deal Week Dispatch: 17/10/2007

    Deal Week Dispatch brings readers an early taster of news from Legal Week's unparalleled deals coverage, with A&O, Shearman and Platt & Fishwick among the movers and shakers

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  • October 10, 2007 |

    McDermott, Dechert kick off new City pay push

    A group of US firms are gearing up for a round of London associate salary rises with McDermott Will & Emery and Dechert the first to increase pay rates to keep up with City competition.

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  • October 8, 2007 |

    A&O leads raft of firms on €4.8bn SAP deal

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has advised Germany's SAP, the world's largest business management software producer, on its €4.8bn (£3.2bn) acquisition of Business Objects. New York corporate partners Eric Shube and Peter Harwich and finance partner Elizabeth Leckie worked alongside Frankfurt M&A partner Hans-Christoph Ihrig and tax partner Eugen Bogenschuetz on the deal.

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