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  • June 6, 2007 |

    Freshfields' messy M&S tribunal becomes a blame game

    It has been going on for so long that it is easy to forget where the disciplinary tribunal of two of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s top corporate…

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  • June 6, 2007 |

    UK trio work out £925m David Lloyd sale

    DLA Piper has landed a plum role opposite City giants Herbert Smith and Slaughter and May on the £925m sale of Whitbread's David Lloyd Leisure arm. The UK leisure company was offloaded to Versaille, a buyout vehicle backed by private real estate outfit London & Regional Properties (L&R) and Bank of Scotland Corporate.

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  • June 4, 2007 |

    Magic circle wades into LSB independence debate

    All five magic circle firms have thrown their weight behind attempts to amend the Legal Services Bill ahead of a parliamentary debate on the issue today (4 June). The UK's elite firms have warned that a refusal to allow other parties to join the Lord Chancellor in appointing members of new-look regulator the Legal Services Board (LSB) would be a major blow to the independence of the profession.

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    Reuters taps Italy's Eni for new Euro law chief

    Media giant Reuters has appointed Daragh Fagan as its new general counsel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    Hengeler chief eyes China as top indy rises to the global challenge

    Hengeler Mueller has put raising its international profile at the top of its agenda with the elite German firm currently considering plans to increase its work in key emerging markets such as China and Russia.

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  • May 30, 2007 |

    Profile: The governor

    India's new Chief Justice has overcome cultural hurdles to take his post at a momentous historical period for the country's courts. Dominic Carman talks to India's top judge about market liberalisation, his favourite UK judges and judicial reform

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Performance-based lockstep model takes hold among UK's legal leaders

    Managed lockstep has become the dominant partnership model for top UK law firms, according to Legal Week research which shows the majority of leading City firms have introduced performance-based elements to their partnership.

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Bristol law school eyes City with LPC consortium move

    The Bristol Institute of Legal Practice has launched an ambitious bid to land the new contract for the City Legal Practice Course (LPC) consortium, as the college eyes a foothold in the capital.

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Spanish giant unveils 17% revenue boost

    Slaughter and May best friend Uria Menendez has posted robust financial results for 2006 with the Spanish M&A leader unveiling a 17% rise in turnover.

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  • May 23, 2007 |

    Addleshaws taps top fraud boutique to beef up financial services team

    Addleshaw Goddard has sealed the hire of fraud partner Elizabeth Robertson from boutique Peters & Peters, as UK firms move to bring in white-collar crime expertise.

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