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  • November 29, 2007 |

    The long return

    There is a growing split between the domestic commercial work and finance-driven specialist services that the Republic of Ireland's elite band of commercial firms are offering to an international client base, drawn by the country's low corporate taxes.

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  • November 29, 2007 |

    The age of independence

    Poland has long been a popular location for UK and US firms eager to capitalise on the flow of work driven by widespread post-Communist privatisation. The global players that have come to dominate the legal landscape in the country include international powerhouses such as Clifford Chance (CC) and Linklaters as well as top US firms such as Weil Gotshal & Manges and Dewey Ballantine.

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  • November 28, 2007 |

    Corus GC quits for role at building company

    Steel giant Corus has lost its general counsel, Richard Shoylekov, to UK building supply distributor Wolseley.

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  • November 28, 2007 |

    Succession issues plague Italian indies as marquee Bonelli team quits for Latham

    A highly-regarded five-partner team last week quit Slaughter and May's Italian ally, Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, to join Latham & Watkins, marking the latest team departure at a leading independent Italian law firm.

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  • November 28, 2007 | International Edition

    Slaughters, Links line up £5bn Aviva debt deal

    Slaughter and May has taken the lead advising Aviva on the update and revision of its £5bn debt programme, as the insurance giant moves to have greater flexibility in current market. Slaughters finance partner Miranda Leung took the lead advising long-time client Aviva on the annual update of its subordinated debt programme. The programme was adjusted to meet regulatory requirements and to gain more favourable rating agency treatment.

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  • November 28, 2007 |

    Slaughters, Links line up £5bn Aviva debt deal

    Slaughter and May has taken the lead advising Aviva on the update and revision of its £5bn debt programme, as the insurance giant moves to have greater flexibility in current market. Slaughters finance partner Miranda Leung took the lead advising long-time client Aviva on the annual update of its subordinated debt programme. The programme was adjusted to meet regulatory requirements and to gain more favourable rating agency treatment.

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  • November 28, 2007 | International Edition

    Lovells secures £722m outsourcing deal for Pru

    Lovells has helped seal one the largest-ever outsourcing deals in the insurance sector - advising long-term client Prudential on a £722m agreement to transfer staff to Capita. The 15-year agreement, announced today (28 November), is expected to save Prudential £60m a year by 2010, with some 1,750 staff in Stirling and Reading transferring to outsourcing group Capita as well as around 1,250 of Prudential's 1,800 Mumbai-based staff.

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  • November 28, 2007 |

    Lovells secures £722m outsourcing deal for Pru

    Lovells has helped seal one the largest-ever outsourcing deals in the insurance sector - advising long-term client Prudential on a £722m agreement to transfer staff to Capita. The 15-year agreement, announced today (28 November), is expected to save Prudential £60m a year by 2010, with some 1,750 staff in Stirling and Reading transferring to outsourcing group Capita as well as around 1,250 of Prudential's 1,800 Mumbai-based staff.

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  • November 27, 2007 | International Edition

    City giants commit £750k to new diversity drive

    A clutch of London's leading law firms have committed around three-quarters of a million pounds to a new initiative aimed at increasing diversity in the legal profession. Thirteen members of the City Solicitors Educational Trust (CSET) have set aside £250,000 for next year to finance the new project - which aims to encourage students from a wider range of universities and backgrounds to consider a career in law - with similar totals expected for 2009 and 2010.

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  • November 27, 2007 |

    City giants commit £750k to new diversity drive

    A clutch of London's leading law firms have committed around three-quarters of a million pounds to a new initiative aimed at increasing diversity in the legal profession. Thirteen members of the City Solicitors Educational Trust (CSET) have set aside £250,000 for next year to finance the new project - which aims to encourage students from a wider range of universities and backgrounds to consider a career in law - with similar totals expected for 2009 and 2010.

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