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  • June 5, 2007 |

    Stephenson Harwood man named new Nirah GC

    Stephenson Harwood finance partner Ian Fletcher has been named general counsel and company secretary of leisure and conservation development group Nirah Holdings. Fletcher began in the part-time role on 1 June and will work two days a week for the group while continuing until next year as a partner at Stephenson Harwood, which he joined in 1999 from legacy City firm Richards Butler.

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  • June 1, 2007 |

    DLA Piper PEP surges to £715k; revenue up 21%

    DLA Piper has recorded robust financial results in the UK, Europe and Asia for 2006-07, with the transatlantic giant today (1 June) unveiling hefty increases in both turnover and profits per equity partner (PEP). PEP at the firm's non-US offices soared by 18% to hit £715,000 - up from a mark of £604,000 for the equivalent period last year.

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    RPC names new partners for real estate team

    Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC) has appointed two new real estate partners. The firm has hired Sarah Blunn as a partner from Addleshaw Goddard and has also promoted Kevin Forsyth, who joined from Masons in 2005. Blunn has acted for clients including Travelodge Hotels, Primark and Sainsbury's. Forsyth, who will work in the construction engineering and projects group, acts for developers, contractors, consultants and insurers.

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    Cobbetts and Dickinson Dees cut in Housing Corporation panel review

    Field Fisher and Addleshaws secure places on government housing agency's new-look legal roster

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    Addleshaws and OC smash £500k PEP barrier

    Addleshaw Goddard and Osborne Clarke (OC) have both broken the £500,000 average profits per equity partner (PEP) barrier for the first time after posting strong financial results for 2006-07. Addleshaws managed a 14.8% rise in PEP to hit £542,000, while turnover at the national firm was up 13.1% to a new mark of £176.7m.

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    History made as Aussie PI firm secures stock flotation

    Australian firm Slater & Gordon has become the first law firm in the world to float on a public market after it made its debut on the Australian Stock Exchange on Monday (21 May).

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Addleshaws taps top fraud boutique to beef up financial services team

    Addleshaw Goddard has sealed the hire of fraud partner Elizabeth Robertson from boutique Peters & Peters, as UK firms move to bring in white-collar crime expertise.

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Dickinson Dees to hive off bulk arm for future growth

    Dickinson Dees is set to hive off its entire volume business, it has emerged, as the Newcastle giant joins a growing band of UK law firms to restructure its practice.

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Real Estate: Changing the plan

    The UK's planning system has been paralysed by non-delivery for many years. The new regime, which was created by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, has done almost nothing to deliver the expeditious granting of permissions that would enable UK plc to compete with Europe, China and India.

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Management & IT: Make the most of the internet

    'Differentiate or Die', marketing guru Jack Trout warned in the title of his seminal work on how to survive in 'our era of killer competition'. Trout is more associated with putting consumer brands on the map than he is with making law firms stand out from the crowd, but many of the rules he establishes translate to the profession. A law firm has to offer something unique if it is to attract and maintain business in a competitive marketplace, and then ensure it communicates that unique selling point - its differentiator - as effectively as possible. This article is not so much concerned with a law firm's differentiator per se, but more about how firms can use their websites to differentiate effectively.

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