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  • June 25, 2012 |

    Pinsents set for first redundancy round since McGrigors merger

    Pinsent Masons is set to cut around 40 back office jobs across the firm in light of its recent merger with Scotland's McGrigors. The redundancies are expected to be made in the firm's HR, IT, facilities and business development functions, with no fee-earner roles affected by the cuts. The news was first reported on RollOnFriday today.

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  • June 22, 2012 |

    Shoosmiths to open in Scotland with Edinburgh merger

    Shoosmiths is to become the latest firm to enter the Scottish market via a merger, with the firm agreeing a union with Edinburgh's Archibald Campbell & Harley. The deal, which will go live in the autumn subject to regulatory approval, will take the top 40 firm's office count to nine - adding Edinburgh to its eight bases in England.

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  • June 19, 2012 |

    SFO drops Tchenguiz probe as investor prepares £100m claim

    The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has notified property investor Vincent Tchenguiz that he is no longer a suspect in relation to the 2008 collapse of Icelandic bank Kaupthing, bringing to an end a long-running investigation that has threatened the reputation of the UK fraud agency. The news, which was delivered to Tchenguiz yesterday (18 June) by post, comes after Tchenguiz and his brother Robert became the centre of an investigation into the collapse of Kaupthing over two years ago.

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  • June 14, 2012 |

    Property and Construction Team of the Year: Pinsent Masons

    The judging panel was impressed with Pinsent Masons' work advising China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC) on the engineering, procurement and construction of the Habshan-Fujairah Pipeline, which runs from Habshan, in Abu Dhabi, to Fujairah.

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  • June 14, 2012 |

    Russia calls to overturn foreign rulings prompt strong criticism

    International arbitration awards could be set for challenges in the Russian courts after the head of the country's Supreme Commercial Court called for powers to overturn foreign rulings if they are not in the national interest.

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  • June 7, 2012 |

    Partners cite leadership failures as main contributor to Dewey demise

    Partners believe more law firm collapses are on the cards as Dewey's failure is put down to bad management decisions rather than the state of the global economy. Alex Novarese reports

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  • June 7, 2012 |

    DWF expansion continues as firm seals Scots merger with Biggart Baillie

    DWF is to merge with Scottish firm Biggart Baillie later this summer, the firms confirmed today (7 June). The deal, which will go live on 1 July, comes after DWF called off merger talks with Manchester firm Cobbetts in January and marks the northwest firm's third merger in little more than six months. These include a tie-up with Birmingham insurance boutique Buller Jeffries in April, and a deal with Newcastle insurance firm Crutes in late 2011.

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  • May 28, 2012 |

    SFO criticised for 'hollow threats' as FOI request reveals dawn raid freeze

    The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has carried out no raids in the year since the high-profile arrests of the Tchenguiz brothers. A freedom of information request by Pinsent Masons has revealed that from 2008 to 2010 the SFO conducted around 50 raids per year, but that none have taken place since last March's dawn raid of property belonging to businessmen Vincent and Robert Tchenguiz...

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  • May 24, 2012 |

    Pinsents and Travers act on Safestore financing

    Pinsent Masons and Travers Smith have lined up on the £425m refinancing of self-storage specialist Safestore.

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  • May 24, 2012 |

    Blogging, SEO and law firms - is it time to get on board?

    "Of course, a blog may not be the answer to all your problems and it mightn't be appropriate for every firm. But to assume that blogging is only for smaller firms is a mistake..."

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