Legal Business - May 2008 Issue 184

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The Business Mark McAteer reports on the indomitable lure of London for mid-market firms, plus market-leading analysis on the month’s top stories The National Maria Jackson reports on Shoosmiths’ boost to its Birmingham insolvency arm. Plus, HBJ Gateley Wareing merges with London niche firm Holmes Hardingham, and Clarke Willmott takes its expansion to London The Client The Department of Health focuses on accountability with a new procurement complaint panel The Client profile Deepak Malhotra at Constellation Europe on the power of GC feedback	Et tu, Brute? Ten years after the inception of Slaughter and May’s international network, are its best friends keeping the faith? Dominic Carman reports Read more... Appointments The ultimate partner moves and our special Job of the Month section Pritchard Slaughters and Barlows look ahead The Forum Battling the ‘nine to nine’ working day The Last Word Simons Muirhead & Burton’s Louis Charalambous knows your rights	Wolves at the door Buyout houses are preparing to inject millions into leading UK law firms. As a new corporate era beckons, Ross Butler considers the potential culture clashes ahead Read more... Children of the devolution The SNP’s election victory a year ago was expected to bring new-found confidence to the Scottish PFI market. But contractors are put off by a confused procurement process, finds Chris Johnson Read more... Changing course With a new chief executive in place, will Barlow Lyde & Gilbert be able to put the lean years behind it and gain the partner buy-in it needs? Stephen J Doggett talks strategy with Clint Evans Read more... Cashing in In an overview of the CEE region, Julian Matteucci looks at the firms heading east and how the local outfits have adapted to these recent newcomers Read more...