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  • May 17, 2007 |

    Beachcroft bounces back to break £100m barrier

    Beachcroft has unveiled robust financial results for 2006-07, breaking the £100m barrier for the first time, as the national firm looks to reap the benefits of its recent restructuring. Results released today (17 May) show average profits per equity partner (PEP) at the top 25 UK outfit hitting £320,000 - an increase of 19% on last year's disappointing figure of £270,000.

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  • May 16, 2007 |

    Nabarro raids rivals for latest round of lateral partner hires

    Nabarro has announced a trio of partner hires including Allen & Overy (A&O) corporate partner Patrick Speller and Osborne Clarke (OC) co-head of planning Wesley Fongenie.

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  • May 16, 2007 |

    Norton Rose presses ahead for July LLP move

    Norton Rose is to become the latest major UK firm to convert to limited liability partnership (LLP) status, making it the seventh top 10 UK firm to make the change.

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  • May 16, 2007 |

    Pinsents appoints heads for Asia and Manchester

    Pinsent Masons has made two senior management appointments, naming a new head of Asia-Pacific and a new head of Manchester.

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  • May 14, 2007 |

    Pinsents picks up pace as PEP improves 15%

    Pinsent Masons has recorded double-digit growth in both profits and turnover for its last financial year, the UK giant announced today (14 May). Average profits per equity partner at the top 15 firm were up by 15% to hit £460,000 for 2006-07, representing a 15% improvement on last year's mark of £400,000.

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  • May 9, 2007 |

    City elite set to unveil explosive fee growth for 2007

    The UK's top firms are set for a record year of financial results on the back of double-digit hikes in revenue.

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  • May 9, 2007 |

    Midlands: The new order

    Birmingham's corporate work is drifting away, but new entrants are chasing its growing commercial market. Derek Bedlow asks if there is enough work to go around

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  • May 4, 2007 |

    Senior City duo join Campbell Hooper

    West End boutique Campbell Hooper has bagged a brace of high-profile partners in a boost for its gaming division, the London practice announced today (4 May). Highly-rated sports and commercial lawyer Paul Renney joins the firm next week from UK giant Addleshaw Goddard, where he was an equity partner and headed up the specialist gambling and advertising teams. He is also the former head of Addleshaw's e-commerce practice.

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  • May 3, 2007 |

    Camerons axed in Scots Executive adviser re-jig

    A clutch of UK firms have landed lucrative spots on a slimmed-down legal panel for the Scottish Executive, it was announced today (3 May), with City giant CMS Cameron McKenna among those to miss out. The eight-strong roster includes big four Scots rivals Dundas & Wilson and Maclay Murray & Spens as well as regional practices Morton Fraser, Brodies and Harper MacLeod. Edinburgh outfit Anderson Strathern, meanwhile, has won a role on the panel for the first time.

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  • May 2, 2007 |

    CC insurance hire continues Pinsents' City push

    Pinsent Masons has bagged a new partner for its burgeoning City arm, the UK giant announced today (2 May). Colin Read will join Pinsents' London office this summer from Clifford Chance, where he was a senior associate in the litigation group.

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