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  • May 2, 2007 |

    Cleary and Bredin Prat lead on landmark EC court battle

    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton and Slaughter and May best friend Bredin Prat have won lead roles advising Schneider Electric on its groundbreaking E1.6bn (£1.1bn) damages claim against the European Commission (EC). Cleary and Bredin Prat are advising the electrical equipment maker in its battle with the EC, which took place in the European Court of First Instance - the European Union's second-highest court - last month (25 April).

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  • May 2, 2007 |

    Commentary: Sellers' market puts heavy strain on City firms' client ties

    Five years ago, the concept of a law firm taking roles for multiple clients on a single bid would still have been considered a bit racy. But, as Linklaters' recent decision to push for non-exclusivity upon initial engagement shows, it has now become the norm for top City firms in large corporate auctions.

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  • May 2, 2007 |

    TLT cashes in on £326m Punch pubs sale

    Bristol firm TLT has advised Punch Taverns on the £326m sale of 869 pubs to market rival Admiral Taverns.

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  • May 2, 2007 |

    Lovells and Manches take lead roles on WHSmith's Royal Mail franchising deal

    Lovells and Manches have advised on an agreement between Royal Mail and WHSmith that will see the retailer open 70 in-store post offices.

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  • May 2, 2007 |

    Bourbon takes the biscuit

    Few lawyers outside the eminently blue-blooded Slaughter and May have ever held pretensions of genuine royalty - until now.

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  • May 2, 2007 |

    Firms' wariness of banking litigation is against the public interest, say partners

    Public interest is being neglected due to law firms' reluctance to litigate against banks, according to many of the UK's top lawyers.

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  • April 27, 2007 |

    Legal Week Student firm guide: Slaughter and May

    The most profitable firm in the UK, with the greatest number of FTSE 100 clients. The definition of conservative, Slaughters remains the true blueblood of the London legal market. Many of the firm's clients date back to early last century and include UK institutions from British Airways to Marks & Spencer (M&S) via Schroders, Shell and the Post Office.

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  • April 27, 2007 |

    Legal Week Student firm guide: Linklaters

    Many would argue that Linklaters is the best all-rounder in the City, with clients including BP and Vodafone as well as Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland. It may not win quite as many high-profile M&A mandates as Slaughter and May or Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer or have quite the finance reputation of A&O or CC, but it has outperformed its magic circle rivals in recent years.

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  • April 27, 2007 | International Edition

    Partnership track results: Associates waiting longer to make partner

    Associates at the UK's top firms are generally taking longer to make partner, according to new research conducted by Legal Week. The figures show that it took 8.7 years on average for lawyers to make partner this year, compared with 8.1 years in 2004. This is despite the fact that several firms, including Ashurst, Lovells and Herbert Smith, saw a significant drop in the time it took to make partner this year.

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  • April 27, 2007 |

    Partnership track results: Associates waiting longer to make partner

    Associates at the UK's top firms are generally taking longer to make partner, according to new research conducted by Legal Week. The figures show that it took 8.7 years on average for lawyers to make partner this year, compared with 8.1 years in 2004. This is despite the fact that several firms, including Ashurst, Lovells and Herbert Smith, saw a significant drop in the time it took to make partner this year.

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