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  • December 17, 2012 |

    The Transfer Window: recent moves including Addleshaws, DWF and A&O

    Addleshaw Goddard has bolstered its finance services team with the hire of Olswang regulatory partner Brian McDonnell. McDonnell will join Addleshaws early next year after almost five years at Olswang. He was previously a regulatory lawyer at the London Stock Exchange, and also spent 10 months on secondment at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

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  • December 17, 2012 |

    Lloyds Banking Group appoints new GC with hire of FSA legal chief

    Lloyds Banking Group has appointed a new group general counsel with the hire of Financial Services Authority (FSA) GC Andrew Whittaker. Whittaker, who will begin his new role in the second quarter of 2013, will report to chief risk officer Juan Columbus at Lloyds. He has been GC at the FSA since April 2000.

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  • December 16, 2012 |

    King & Wood Mallesons and Ashurst lead on $1.6bn PetroChina-BHP deal

    King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has acted opposite Ashurst Australia on a $1.63bn (£1bn) transaction between PetroChina and BHP Billiton, marking the latest in a string of significant cross-border energy deals in Asia this year.

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  • December 13, 2012 |

    Property Team of the Year: Ashurst/Eversheds

    The award went to a joint submission from Eversheds and Ashurst for their work on the Shard, the tallest tower in Western Europe, which opened for business this summer. The two firms acted as lead advisers on the landmark project, advising landowners Teighmore, New London Bridge House, Sellar Property and the Qatari debt and equity investors. The deal was high profile and charged with major financing, planning and political issues, among them agreeing a structure that would work with existing transport and infrastructure. A

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  • December 13, 2012 |

    New Hong Kong laws push firms to review paternity pay policies

    Law firms in Hong Kong are facing an overhaul of their paternity leave policies following a move to force all private companies in the region to provide employees with at least three days' paid leave. The government proposals, endorsed by the Hong Kong Labour Advisory Board last month, will see men paid at least 80% of their salaries for the paternity leave period.

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  • December 13, 2012 |

    British Legal Awards 2012: who won what – and why...

    A full run-down of all the winners at the British Legal Awards 2012

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  • December 13, 2012 |

    Major firms join influential 30% Club initiative to boost female partners

    Clifford Chance (CC), Ashurst and Eversheds are among a band of ten firms to have signed up to a major new initiative to boost women partner numbers across professional services firms in the UK.

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  • December 12, 2012 |

    Top Australian law firms rethink cost bases amid deal drought as global downturn goes Down Under

    A host of Australian law firms are cutting lawyers and support staff as market activity slows and firms gear up for a difficult 2013. Clayton Utz, Allens and DLA Piper are among those making lay-offs in recent months, with some partners expecting further cuts next year as firms attempt to slash costs.

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  • December 10, 2012 |

    Weil billings on MF Global administration reach £15m with £2m for Norton Rose

    Weil Gotshal & Manges has billed more than £15m for its work on the administration of MF Global in the past year, as total legal fees generated by the broker's high-profile collapse pass £18m. The second six-month progress report filed by administrator KPMG reveals that lead legal adviser Weil billed a total of £5.8m for the period from 1 May to 30 October this year.

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  • December 6, 2012 |

    Ashurst advises on £1bn Chelmsford construction project

    Ashurst is advising on a joint-venture between housing developer Countryside Properties and social housing provider London & Quadrant (L&Q) to build a new £1bn neighbourhood in north east Chelmsford. The 50/50 venture, called Countryside Zest, was last week granted outline planning consent by Chelmsford City Council for its proposal to build a mixed-use community in Beaulieu, which will include the construction of 3,600 new homes and will create 3,500 new jobs.

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