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  • November 1, 2012 |

    Ashurst joins top firms in hiking pro bono incentives

    Ashurst has overhauled its pro bono scheme so hours count as utilised time, as a host of firms step up their effort to increase lawyer involvement in charitable activities ahead of next week's National Pro Bono Week.

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  • October 30, 2012 |

    Transport for London names 11 law firms on reduced legal roster

    Transport for London (TfL) has appointed 11 firms to its legal panel, with SNR Denton, Trowers & Hamlins and Lewis Silkin all new additions to the roster. The panel will run for four years, with the new members joining eight existing firms on the line-up: Ashurst; Berwin Leighton Paisner; Eversheds; Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Herbert Smith Freehills; K&L Gates; Simmons & Simmons; and Wragge & Co.

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  • October 25, 2012 |

    Outright sexism still commonplace in law despite profession's push for change

    "The views which sexists share are a national problem which will only be amplified by the increase in the Muslim minority in the country in regards to forced marriages and pedophilia..."

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  • October 25, 2012 |

    Jones Day takes on A&O corporate partner in Hong Kong

    Jones Day has recruited Allen & Overy (A&O) partner Chris Swift for the US firm's M&A practice in Hong Kong. Swift, who specialises in private equity, corporate restructurings and general corporate finance work, has more than 15 years' experience in the Asia-Pacific region, and has acted on a number of high-profile M&A and equity capital markets transactions.

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  • October 25, 2012 |

    UK partners welcome EU delay on female quotas for company boards

    UK partners have welcomed a decision to postpone plans to impose an EU-wide quota dictating the number of women on company boards. EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding had been pushing for a vote to take place earlier this week (23 October) on a proposed law which would force companies to keep 40% of positions on their supervisory boards for women by 2020, however the delay means it will not now be discussed until 14 November.

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  • October 24, 2012 |

    RBS restructures panel with law firm line-up cut by 40%

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) and SJ Berwin are among a host of firms to have been appointed to the Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) new group and UK legal panel, following a review which has seen the bank cut back its adviser roster by 40%.

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  • October 18, 2012 |

    UK trio push through planning deal for Olympic Park legacy project

    Hogan Lovells, Ashurst and Pinsent Masons have advised on a deal to secure planning permission for the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the long-term legacy development at the Olympic Park.

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  • October 18, 2012 | International Edition

    New world orders: the 2012 Global 100

    At first glance the 2012 Global 100 rankings, which show revenues for the world's largest law firms rising to an all time high of $81.9bn (£50.8bn) during the last financial year, do much to prove the well-coined expression that, rain or shine, people (or at least major public companies) always need lawyers.

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  • October 18, 2012 |

    New world orders: the 2012 Global 100

    At first glance the 2012 Global 100 rankings, which show revenues for the world's largest law firms rising to an all time high of $81.9bn (£50.8bn) during the last financial year, do much to prove the well-coined expression that, rain or shine, people (or at least major public companies) always need lawyers.

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  • October 16, 2012 |

    UK trio advise as William Hill nears £530m Sportingbet acquisition

    Nabarro, Ashurst and Addleshaw Goddard are all working on an M&A deal that could see the UK's biggest bookmaker William Hill acquire gambling rival Sportingbet for £530m. After rejecting two earlier bids, the Sportingbet board has agreed to the terms of a fresh deal and are now waiting for a firm offer to be made by William Hill and deal partner GVC Holdings before recommending it to shareholders.

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