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  • March 21, 2012 |

    Budget ushers in key changes for private client and property lawyers

    Private client lawyers are set to see a significant increase in work over the coming months as measures affecting high net worth individuals take centre stage in this year's Budget, which was unveiled today (21 March). Chancellor George Osborne has put measures targeting the wealthy at the core of a budget that is also set to cut tax for business and clamp down on tax avoidance by corporates and individuals.

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  • March 21, 2012 |

    CC and Travers advising as GAME Group confirms administration plan

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Travers Smith are advising GAME Group as the video games retailer confirmed today (21 March) that it has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. The confirmation comes after the company announced that trading in its shares had been suspended pending clarification of its financial position.

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  • March 19, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: latest moves including BLP, Mayer Brown and DLA

    Simmons & Simmons has hired another partner from Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) in London, with the recruitment of real estate specialist John Kelsey taking the number of partners the firm has hired from BLP to seven in less than a year. Kelsey specialises in real estate investment and development work as well as real estate finance and restructuring advice.

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  • March 18, 2012 |

    Linklaters rated as top law firm brand in 2012 Superbrands rankings

    Linklaters has overtaken Clifford Chance (CC) as the top-ranked law firm in this year's Superbrands index of leading UK business brands. The firm rose 13 places on last year to reach 175th place, three spots ahead of CC, the highest-ranked law firm in 2011's list.

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  • March 15, 2012 |

    Partners believe fragmented legal industry is set for intense merger run

    "Definition of law firm merger - poorly managed; driven largely by overpaid incumbent management with little real support from grass roots; justifed rarely on good logic but instead on catch words like 'scale', 'footprint' and 'globalisation'...

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  • March 14, 2012 |

    Maclay Murray and Bond Pearce call off talks over £95m merger

    Scotland's Maclay Murray & Spens and southwest firm Bond Pearce have called off talks over a merger that would have created a firm just outside the UK top 30 with turnover of around £95m. The firms are understood to have started discussing a merger last summer before deciding in the middle of February not to pursue a union at this time.

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  • March 12, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including SNR Denton, Jones Day and Dickinson Dees

    SNR Denton has seen the departure of its London telecoms head Rod Kirwan, who has left to take up a new role as regional general counsel for the Caribbean at Cable & Wireless Communications. Kirwan left SNR Denton in January this year and will now be based in Barbados with Cable & Wireless. TMT partner Jan Willem van den Bos has taken over the leadership of SNR's City telecoms team.

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  • March 12, 2012 |

    McGrigors construction team joins Eversheds ahead of Pinsents tie-up

    Eversheds is adding to its Manchester construction team with the hire of an eight-strong team of lawyers from McGrigors led by partners David Moss and Paul Giles. The group, which is being joined by Addleshaw Goddard partner Nigel Proctor, has opted to leave the Scottish firm ahead of its forthcoming merger with Pinsent Masons due to client conflicts.

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  • March 11, 2012 |

    Stephenson Harwood wins lead on £3bn London waste-to-energy project

    Stephenson Harwood has won the key role to advise the North London Waste Authority (NLWA) on a £3bn waste-to-energy procurement project, after a competitive tender which saw the firm see off former adviser Eversheds. The project will see the creation of new waste treatment facilities in north London and a new fuel use facility to optimise energy recovery from solid recovered fuel. By 2045, the facilities are expected to handle around 3% of the UK's municipal waste tonnage.

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  • March 8, 2012 |

    UK duo lead on £300m refinancing for student housing company

    Pinsent Masons and Olswang have advised on HSBC's and the Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS') £300m refinancing of student accommodation provider Liberty Living. Pinsents acted for the banks, with London real estate chief William Oliver heading up the firm's efforts with support from a team of banking and property lawyers. Olswang acted for Liberty Living, fielding a team led by real estate finance head Eleni Skordaki and property partner Tim Westhead.

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