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  • January 31, 2012 |

    Slaughters takes MF Global dispute role; court docs reveal hourly rates

    Slaughter and May has been called in to advise on a multimillion-dollar dispute relating to the high-profile liquidation of US broker MF Global. An application by MF Global's trustee, James Giddens, to retain Slaughters as UK counsel was made in the New York courts at the close of last year, with approval subsequently granted.

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  • January 26, 2012 |

    Going postal - Slaughters partner Jeff Triggs on filling in at the Royal Mail

    When Royal Mail needed to an interim GC after the departure of Doug Evans, it looked no further than its external adviser. Caroline Hill talks to Jeff Triggs about the challenges of being a stand-in general counsel

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  • January 26, 2012 |

    Reverberations and revolutions - change grips the market as 'Tesco law' finally launches

    More than eight years since plans for sweeping reform of the UK's £25bn legal services market were first floated, the most radical phase of 'Tesco law' starts this month. Sofia Lind finds the looming revolution already having a profound impact on the profession

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  • January 26, 2012 |

    Aviva appoints Clydes and CMS to new reinsurance legal panel

    Clyde & Co and CMS Cameron McKenna have won appointments on Aviva's new reinsurance panel, put together after the insurance giant's former exclusive adviser Barlow Lyde & Gilbert merged with Clydes in November last year. Clydes and Camerons were both appointed as Aviva's UK reinsurance advisers for a two-year term taking effect from 1 January, with both also set to handle most of the reinsurance work driven from the UK for the wider Aviva Group globally.

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  • January 19, 2012 |

    CC and Freshfields advise as 11 banks issue £2.36bn of structured debt to ports group

    Clifford Chance (CC) and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have taken roles on a £2.36bn issuance of new debt by Associated British Ports (ABP), the largest ports group in the UK. CC structured debt partner Steve Curtis led the firm's team advising a consortium of 11 banks on the refinancing alongside banking and finance partners Michael Bates, Jeremy Walter, Dan Neidle and City real estate head Jonathan Solomon.

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  • January 19, 2012 |

    Bakers wins Europe adviser role for telecoms company Colt

    Baker & McKenzie has 
been selected as FTSE 250 telecoms company Colt's preferred legal adviser for commercial work following a three-month tender process involving more than 45 firms. The appointment, which took effect earlier this month (1 January) and will run for an initial period of three years, will see Bakers providing all commercial, IT, telecommunications and regulatory advice to the company across Europe.

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  • January 19, 2012 |

    More major law firms assess plans to join 'Tesco law' revolution

    Hill Dickinson and Kennedys have become the latest top 50 law firms to confirm plans to convert to an alternative business structure (ABS), as growing numbers of firms gear up for the 'Tesco Law' revolution. DAC Beachcroft, Field Fisher Waterhouse and Withers, as well as Keoghs, are all actively considering an ABS conversion, which permits non-lawyer ownership of law firms through either external capital injections or a float and allows law firms to tag on non-legal services.

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  • January 19, 2012 |

    Finance partners cheer bid to make London a renminbi trading hub

    Finance partners have welcomed plans by the UK Government to help strengthen London's position as a leading financial centre by turning it into an offshore trading hub for China's renminbi (RMB) currency. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne signed a deal on Monday (16 January) in Hong Kong setting out plans to make London a trading centre for the currency, which is becoming increasingly important as China's economic power continues to grow.

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  • January 19, 2012 |

    Man of the world - how David Morley transformed A&O into a global player

    "International offices now contribute more than 60% of A&O's revenue. Before Morley was elected, the firm's 24 foreign offices accounted for less than 20% of total revenue" - Chris Johnson discovers how David Morley transformed 'Allen & Overcautious' into a global player...

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  • January 12, 2012 |

    At last Davis Polk hits the City, but is the Wall St leader ready to go on offensive?

    Suzanna Ring sizes up Davis Polk & Wardwell's prospects as the US leader makes its English law debut in the City...

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