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Training Framework Review: Revolution in the ranks

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 23, 2005

The Law Society wants to abolish the need for would-be solicitors to take a formal entry course, transforming how they qualify. Bernard George explains what it will mean
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Switzerland: A simple plan

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 26, 2005

The Swiss Merger Act, introduced in July 2004, was intended to create a more effective framework for the management of corporate transactions in Switzerland. Ulysses von Salis looks at how it is working in practice
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Switzerland: Opportunity or threat?

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 26, 2005

The new listings rules announced last November by the Swiss Stock Exchange are aimed at attracting eurobond issuers to Zurich from the main European exchanges. Andreas von Planta and Jacques Iffland look at the potential impact on issuers
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Southwest: Looking up down south

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | November 17, 2004

A clutch of strong financial results heralds an expansive year for southwestern firms. Harry Keegan looks at developments at the region's leading practices
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Southwest: Revamping the south

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | November 17, 2004

Billions of pounds' worth of regeneration projects are taking place in the southwest, creating homes and job opportunities through the development of mixed-use sites, write David Powell and Stephen Rosser
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Outsourcing: Getting your feet wet...

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | October 10, 2004

Law firms are no strangers to outsourcing where they see clear benefits. But when it comes to high-profile offshoring and managed services, most firms have yet to test the water, writes Ken Young
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The IT man

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | July 21, 2004

Legal IT reports
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Kept out of the loop

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | June 24, 2004

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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Southwest: The wired west

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | June 16, 2004

Exeter has long existed in Bristol's shadow as a centre of commercial law in the southwest. But with the city council laying out plans to redevelop the town as a major centre of scientific research and development, lawyers are hoping Exeter is on the brink of finding its niche. Simon Gregory reports
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Yorkshire / North East: On the right track

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 17, 2004

The role of the projects lawyer is no longer limited to issues in the legal arena. Michael Boyd and Ingrid Hoffbauer examine the dynamic role now played by them in ensuring not only that their clients' interests are represented, but that their crises are effectively managed

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