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The Business
Mark McAteer reports on two recent court decisions making shareholders and partners accept the outcome of risks taken, plus market-leading analysis on the month’s top stories

The National
Maria Jackson reports on HBJ Gateley Wareing’s recent hires. Plus, Sheffield’s Taylor & Emmet lures a DLA partner and a legal alliance for small regional firms
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The Client
Aviva chooses Pinsents as sole external legal adviser for its UK property funding business

The Client profile
Maninder Gill of Harvey Nichols
on finding the right law firm
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Dangerous games
As the banking world finds itself
in free fall, Stephen J Doggett examines the lessons for law firms in this year’s risk management survey
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The ultimate partner moves and our special Job of the Month section

Pritchard
The hard truth behind redundancies

The Forum
Rethinking business models to survive

The Last Word
SJ Berwin’s Rob Thompson
recalls the thrill of playing
international hockey
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Highland games

After years of speculation, Eversheds opened in Scotland in January. The firm would do well to learn from DLA’s mistakes, says Chris Johnson Read more...

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Swings and roundabouts

The Midlands is not the fairground for mid-tier arrivals it once was. Maria Jackson looks at the firms still joining the queue for entry
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Dream ticket

Clients looking for City-quality legal services with a lower price tag are heading out of London. Mark McAteer looks at the rise of Stevens & Bolton Read more...

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The young Turks

Turkey’s legal market is young and expanding. Anthony Notaras asks if cultural and regulatory barriers continue to get in the way of international entrants Read more...

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Open secrets

Switzerland is poised for radical change as the economic crisis begins to hit, and its tradition of banking secrecy creaks open. Angela Barrett reports Read more...