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Not always an ‘easy journey’: Q&A with Jonathan Scott, outgoing HSF senior partner

Not always an ‘easy journey’: Q&A with Jonathan Scott, outgoing HSF senior partner
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4 December 2014
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Tom Moore talks to Jonathan Scott, senior partner and chair at Herbert Smith Freehills, about management, why he’s stepping down early and his worries over the reputation of English law.

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