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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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Yorkshire / North East: Yorkshire forward
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 17, 2004
Leeds firms have been fighting their corner with some of the highest profile deals in the media, including acting on the Safeway takeover and the restructuring of Leeds United football club. Derek Bedlow reports
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Getting the message across
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | February 4, 2004
In order to communicate fully with their clients, law firms are having to employ an ever increasing range of technologies, some of which have proved a good deal more reliable and popular than others. Kieran Flatt reports
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Switzerland: Structual success
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 19, 2004
Wilhelm Haarmann explains how Haarmann Hemmelrath's use of the Swiss societe co-operative business structure has allowed the firm to grow and prosper through a tough regulatory period
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Switzerland: Against the flow
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 19, 2004
Swiss law firms were reluctant to expand outside their national borders even before the economic downturn rattled confidence in the global model. But despite continuing uncertainty in its home market, one firm has opted to swim against the tide. Sophie Evans reports
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Switzerland: United we stand
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | January 19, 2004
Switzerland's recent victory in the WTO dispute over US steel tariffs shows how smaller jurisdictions can benefit from working with other members to achieve a common goal, says Arthur Appleton
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Adapt and survive
By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | November 18, 2002
Luxembourg's cherished banking secrecy and tax advantages are coming under threat, but the Grand Duchy's lawyers are confident the regime has the flexibility to prosper within the new world order, writes Derek Bedlow
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