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  • August 13, 2007 | International Edition

    Jones Day competition capture marks rare CC City lateral

    Clifford Chance (CC) has made a rare London partner hire after the capture of a senior competition partner from the City arm of Jones Day. Greg Olsen joins CC as a partner in the capital after six years with Jones Day, where he headed the City competition team. He was previously an associate at CC and will rejoin the magic circle law firm's City competition and regulation group. Olsen joined Jones Day in 2001 before becoming a partner in 2002.

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  • August 13, 2007 |

    Jones Day competition capture marks rare CC City lateral

    Clifford Chance (CC) has made a rare London partner hire after the capture of a senior competition partner from the City arm of Jones Day. Greg Olsen joins CC as a partner in the capital after six years with Jones Day, where he headed the City competition team. He was previously an associate at CC and will rejoin the magic circle law firm's City competition and regulation group. Olsen joined Jones Day in 2001 before becoming a partner in 2002.

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  • August 13, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 13/8/2007

    The five popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers' comments; and a new interactive strand for all your corporate counsel conundrums

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  • August 10, 2007 |

    Details emerge of Hammonds' court battle with ex-partners

    Hammonds is suing its former construction chief for £379,000 as part of its £3m High Court claim against 14 ex-partners, it has emerged, as the long-running profits dispute nears its day in court. According to court documents made public this month, former Hammonds Hong Kong and London construction partner David Jones has been hit with the demand, the highest individual claim cited.

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  • August 9, 2007 |

    M&S case drags to close with little applause for watchdog

    A central part of the Solicitors Regulation Authority's (SRA's) conflicts case against Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer was torpedoed in May, it emerged last week, following a three-year process that ended in a £59,000 penalty for former head of corporate Barry O'Brien.

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  • August 8, 2007 |

    EU law: Packing it all in

    It was once the case that merely 'an apple a day would keep the doctor away', but with the increased emphasis on a healthy lifestyle, sophisticated nutrition and health claims in the advertising, labelling and presentation of foods have become widespread. From 1 July, 2007, European Union (EU) Regulation 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims has applied in all EU member states, with the aims of harmonising such claims across the EU and providing a framework to ensure consumers are not misled.

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  • August 2, 2007 |

    SRA has nothing to shout about as M&S saga ends with a whimper

    It was a confident press release sent out by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) yesterday following the long-anticipated end to Freshfields Bruckhaus…

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  • July 25, 2007 |

    Herbert Smith leads on HK$11bn listing as Hong Kong IPO market gathers pace

    Herbert Smith is leading a raft of international firms seizing on the rush of initial public offerings (IPOs) in China and Hong Kong so far this year.

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  • July 25, 2007 |

    Commentary: SJ Berwin gets set to repulse the British Land grab

    Ten years ago the idea of a firm other than SJ Berwin winning a major instruction for property giant British Land would have seemed unthinkable.

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  • July 19, 2007 |

    Legal Week Top 50: Views from the Market

    The top names in the legal industry give their thoughts on the financial year and what lies ahead

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