• June 30, 2004 |

    Financial Management: A step too far

    The tried and trusted pure lockstep system is fast becoming a thing of the past as firms expand globally. But while a modified lockstep seems to be the answer, will it discourage loyalty and increase risks for firms? Sophie Evans reports

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  • June 30, 2004 |

    Deals: Property

    Legal Week reports

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  • June 30, 2004 |

    Left holding the torch

    Legal Week reports

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  • June 30, 2004 |

    Lawyers get a grilling at McDonald's

    Legal Week reports

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  • June 30, 2004 |

    Behind The Scenes: BHP Billiton

    Legal Director reports

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  • June 30, 2004 |

    Enel shake-up hands Bonelli lead on €1.48bn float

    Legal Week reports

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  • June 24, 2004 |

    Insight In association with Ernst and Young: Conflicts in crisis

    Conflicts of interest have never been more newsworthy but, as the latest Legal Week Insight survey in association with Ernst & Young shows, there is much disagreement about what actually constitutes a conflict. Derek Bedlow reports

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  • June 24, 2004 |

    Kept out of the loop

    The potent issue of conflicts of interest is firmly rooted in the preservation of confidentiality - a key professional rule for solicitors and one that is always flagged by them any time the independence of the solicitor's profession is threatened. In any event, it is generally accepted that matters between clients and solicitors are confidential and should remain confidential. Hence, the recognition that legal professional privilege should, in certain circumstances, be attached to the advice that solicitors give to their clients.

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  • June 23, 2004 |

    Standard Life picks Slaughter and May

    Legal Week reports

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  • June 23, 2004 |

    Dentons feasts on £328m food sale

    Slaughters and Dentons team up as logistics group Exel bids for food specialist Tibbett & Britten

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