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  • December 8, 2003 |

    European leaders push for Japanese bar reforms

    Legal Week Global reports

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  • December 8, 2003 |

    Benelux: Three become one

    While the concept of Benelux as a political entity may have been obsolete for almost half a century, from a commercial perspective the market has remained cohesive. Sophie Evans asks if it is time for the region's law firms to start reflecting this reality

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  • December 8, 2003 |

    Hong Kong / China: Finding their feet

    Although foreign firms suffered greatly during the Sars outbreak in East Asia, the majority are now beginning to find their feet again. Sophie Evans looks at their attempts to reassert their influence in the region

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  • December 8, 2003 |

    Benelux: Independents day

    De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek has proved itself to be one of the strongest Dutch independent firms - despite having pursued a policy which puts it apart from many of its national rivals, says Sophie Evans

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  • December 3, 2003 |

    Commentary: Macfarlanes signals City debt battle

    Rare lateral hire cues debt-finance play and puts rivals on alert for more big-name partner hires

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  • December 3, 2003 |

    A&O shakes up Paris management

    Legal Week reports

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  • December 3, 2003 |

    Beachcrofts closes £178m Phoenix acquisition

    Legal Week reports

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  • December 3, 2003 |

    Treading the boards

    Shakespeare once wrote: "The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers."However, far from being killed off, lawyers are doing rather well these days.…

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  • December 3, 2003 |

    A whole new board game

    If the Financial Services Authority's plans for listed companies are put into practice, in-house lawyers and company secretaries could wield an increasingly greater power over their boards. Philip Hoult reports

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  • December 3, 2003 |

    Putting teeth in the paper tiger

    In a recent decision, the newly-created Financial Services and Markets Tribunal made for the first time significant findings against the Financial Services Authority. Sidney Myers and Arnondo Chakrabarti report on the implications of the case

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