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  • August 3, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 3/8/2007

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers' comments.

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  • August 2, 2007 | International Edition

    O'Brien pays £59k as punishment for M&S conflict role

    Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate head Barry O'Brien has agreed to pay £50,000 costs and been fined £9,000 for his role in acting on a conflict against Marks & Spencer (M&S) in 2004. In a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) hearing today (2 August) O'Brien admitted to claims by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) that he acted against the best interests of client M&S and that he brought the profession into disrepute when he agreed to act on Philip Green's failed £9bn bid for the retail giant.

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  • August 2, 2007 |

    O'Brien pays £59k as punishment for M&S conflict role

    Former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate head Barry O'Brien has agreed to pay £50,000 costs and been fined £9,000 for his role in acting on a conflict against Marks & Spencer (M&S) in 2004. In a Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) hearing today (2 August) O'Brien admitted to claims by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) that he acted against the best interests of client M&S and that he brought the profession into disrepute when he agreed to act on Philip Green's failed £9bn bid for the retail giant.

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  • August 2, 2007 |

    Ashurst pay review to usher in new era of managed lockstep

    Ashurst is set to overhaul its lockstep with the City law firm in the midst of a comprehensive review that could see it boost junior partners' drawings and reward star performers at the top of the equity.

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  • August 2, 2007 |

    Freshfields' Jones dropped from M&S conduct probe

    Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer UK corporate chief Tim Jones will not face the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) on the high-profile Marks & Spencer (M&S) hearing tomorrow (2 August), Legal Week can reveal. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) made an application to the SDT last week for Jones to be withdrawn from the case regarding the magic circle law firm's decision to act against the FTSE retail giant in 2004.

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  • August 1, 2007 |

    McDermott bolsters London securitisation

    McDermott Will & Emery has expanded its London securitisation team with the hire of Ashurst finance partner Kate Lamburn, who will join the firm later this month (13 August). Lamburn is currently director of professional development for Ashurst's securities and structured finance group but will return to fee earning at McDermott. Before joining Ashurst in 2001 she was a partner in the London arm of Weil Gotshal & Manges.

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  • August 1, 2007 |

    Banks call in big guns in response to OFT charges

    A raft of law firms have bagged roles representing banks after the Office of Fair Trading launched a claim last week in relation to overdraft charges. Clifford Chance is advising Barclays, Slaughter and May is advising Nationwide and Addleshaw Goddard has been instructed by Clydesdale. Ashurst, Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Lovells have also won roles advising Abbey National, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Lloyds TSB respectively.

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  • August 1, 2007 |

    Legal Week Lunchbox: 2/8/2007

    The five most popular articles on legalweek.com today; plus the pick of readers' comments; and editor Alex Novarese on the arcane art of the restrictive covenant

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  • July 30, 2007 | International Edition

    Emap calls in A&O to advise on sale options

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has won the lead corporate role advising Emap on a strategic review that could see the publishing company broken up. Corporate partners Don McGown and Richard Browne were instructed by Emap last week to advise on the review of the company's structure and assets, which include radio stations and consumer magazines including FHM and Grazia in addition to trade titles such as Retail Week and Nursing Times.

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  • July 30, 2007 |

    Emap calls in A&O to advise on sale options

    Allen & Overy (A&O) has won the lead corporate role advising Emap on a strategic review that could see the publishing company broken up. Corporate partners Don McGown and Richard Browne were instructed by Emap last week to advise on the review of the company's structure and assets, which include radio stations and consumer magazines including FHM and Grazia in addition to trade titles such as Retail Week and Nursing Times.

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