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Linklaters partner duo quit to launch competition boutique in Stockholm

Two Linklaters competition partners have left the firm's Stockholm and Hong Kong offices to set up their own boutique in Sweden. The new boutique, launched by Stockholm partner Kent Karlsson and Hong Kong partner Erik Soederlind, went live yesterday (1 November) under the name Kastell. Both partners joined Linklaters' Swedish competition practice in 2001 through its merger with local firm Lagerloef & Leman. Soederlind later relocated to the firm's Hong Kong office in 2008 to become head of competition and antitrust in Asia - a position he held at the time of his departure.
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Patchy regulation raises queries over Chinese imports

Last year 990 'dangerous' Chinese products were identified within the European market and, with recent safety fears over cars, 'toxic' leather sofas, baby milk and ongoing issues with Chinese-imported toys, it sometimes feels as though the regulators are fighting a losing battle. However, China is now the European Union's main import trading partner. While this means that, inevitably, recalls are more likely to involve goods imported from China, some major changes to legislation and a number of high-profile cases offer reassurance.
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More worlds to conquer - Slaughters and the emerging economies

Thirteen years after the firm moved to first publicly articulate its global outlook, the international strategy of Slaughter and May continues to spark intense debate among the upper reaches of the global legal market. Shunning the committed international expansion of its magic circle rivals in the 1990s, Slaughters, under then senior partner Giles Henderson, outlined a vision of elite independent law firms co-operating globally in a cover feature for Commercial Lawyer. Though the phrase was never used, it was the system that came to be widely known, somewhat incongruously, as 'best friends', a model built around a core of allied firms in Europe.
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Friends and influence - luck and pragmatism are Slaughters' best friends in Asia

Will the issue never be resolved? As this week's analysis illustrates, more than a decade of intense debate has yet to settle the matter of whether Slaughter and May's boutique model has a place on the global legal stage. But credit where it's due: the 'best friends' concept has continued to confound critics. While it would be a stretch to say that it has thrived in Europe, it has done enough to keep Slaughters in the game.
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Portuguese indie seals China alliance deal

Portuguese independent Morais Leitao Galvao Teles Soares da Silva & Asociados has strengthened its position in Asia with an alliance in mainland China. The firm has joined forces with Macau law firm MdME in a formal alliance, in a bid to capitalise on outbound investments in Portuguese-speaking countries by Chinese investors. The move marks the third formal international alliance for Morais Leitao, coming on the back of an alliance formed in Brazil in 2006, and another in Angola earlier this year.
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Norton Rose seals hire of Jones Day finance partner for Perth office

Norton Rose has expanded its Australian arm with the hire of Jones Day Singapore banking and finance partner Herman Yip. Yip has rejoined the firm in Perth, after leaving Norton Rose's Singapore arm in 2006 to move to Jones Day. He was previously with Norton Rose between 1999 and 2006.
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International Edition

Herbert Smith City partner relocates to Singapore arm

Herbert Smith has grown its finance arm in Singapore with the relocation of partner Adrian Cheng from the firm's City office. Cheng moved to the region earlier this month to join the banking and finance practice. He becomes the eighth partner in the firm's Singapore office and the third partner in the local practice.
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International Edition

Inside the revolution - the rise of India's outsourcing industry

India's LPO industry keeps growing - but not as fast as its cheerleaders hope or detractors fear. With a myriad of competing models, Anthony Lin says the ultimate winners remain far from clear
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Macfarlanes advises Singapore billionaire on £360m Liverpool counter-offer

Macfarlanes has become the latest law firm to take a role on the protracted Liverpool takeover saga, representing a Singapore billionaire who has lodged an improved bid for the Premier League club. The City law firm is advising Peter Lim, who has made an increased £360m offer after last week losing out to US sports group New England Sport Ventures (NESV), whose £300m bid was accepted by the club's board. The new bid values the club at £320m, with a further £40m made available to purchase new players.
3 minute read

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Legal Week forum to highlight huge Asia private wealth growth

Lawyers from across Asia will gather in Singapore next week (12 October) to discuss the impact of a dramatic rise in private wealth on the region's legal market. The inaugural Legal Week Private Client Forum Asia - Legal Week's first conference in Asia - will bring together senior private client lawyers from across the region to discuss the challenges and opportunities that are posed by Asia's emergence as a private client powerhouse.
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