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  • December 17, 2007 |

    McGrigors prepares for '08 Manchester launch

    McGrigors is set to launch in Manchester, handing the big four Scots firm its first presence in the northwest of England. The new office, which is set to open at the beginning of 2008, will headed by infrastructure partner Peter Blackmore, who will relocate from London.

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  • December 12, 2007 |

    Eversheds Brussels outsources EU work as office focuses on local law

    Eversheds is operating without any European Union (EU) lawyers in Brussels, it has emerged, as the firm moves to concentrate the office solely on Belgian law.

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  • December 10, 2007 |

    Ancliff to lead EMI post-takeover legal review

    The legal function of music giant EMI is set for a major overhaul in the wake of the company's acquisition by private equity group Terra Firma earlier this year. EMI general counsel Chris Ancliff, who took on the top legal job at the struggling entertainment company when former general counsel Charles Ashcroft stepped down from the role in February, is overseeing the review.

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  • December 5, 2007 |

    Hammonds partner profits dispute to continue into 2008

    The high-profile dispute between Hammonds and a group of ex-partners will drag on well into the new year after a case management conference was delayed last week.

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  • December 5, 2007 |

    'NatWest Three' deal re-ignites plea bargain debate in the UK

    Lawyers are debating the benefits of introducing US-style plea bargaining in UK fraud cases following the guilty pleas of three former NatWest bankers last week.

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  • December 5, 2007 |

    Eversheds taps rival for project dept boost

    Eversheds has hired the northern projects head from national rival Hammonds, taking on Jackie Heeds as a partner in its Manchester office.

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  • November 28, 2007 |

    Online special: City firms improving pro bono efforts but controversy rages over PR tactics

    City firms are becoming stronger converts to the pro bono cause, but conservative Brits still cannot quite get used to the US example of firm-wide ventures and hourly targets. Caroline Grimshaw reports on the latest Big Question survey

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  • November 21, 2007 |

    McGrigors London NQs receive salary boost

    Scots firm McGrigors has boosted its newly-qualified (NQ) pay, with its starting lawyers in London now receiving £62,000 a year, up 19% from the equivalent period last year.

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  • November 14, 2007 |

    Addleshaws client survey used in partner appraisals

    Addleshaw Goddard partners are to be appraised based on client feedback generated by an independent market research company, following a successful pilot of the scheme at the national firm.

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  • November 14, 2007 |

    Global calling

    BT Global Services' worldwide expansion is helping the communications giant to make new contacts outside of the increasingly competitive UK recruitment scene, as general counsel Tim Cowen tells Michelle Madsen

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