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First big defeat for Osofsky as SFO fails in Tesco prosecution

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  • Law tech special: Let there be light
  • The Global 100 debate – Will stars or institutions define the law’s elite?
  • The technology debate: Ctrl+Alt+Delete
  • Stars and stripes in their eyes – assessing the US ambitions of A&O and Freshfields
  • Point break – The extreme measures of Barclays’ adviser review
  • The team in I: The GC Powerlist Summer Reception
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  1. Deal watch: Bakers and Slaughters drink in £3.1bn Horlicks acquisition as AJ Bell IPO yields dividends for Pinsents and Addleshaws
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  3. Media lawyer Mark Lewis fined £2,500 in controversial SRA antisemitism row
  4. ‘Commitment to London’: Dechert makes up three in the City amid 16-strong partner promotions round
  5. First big defeat for Osofsky as SFO fails in Tesco prosecution
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