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Senior lawyers have called on the Government to protect the independence of the Land Registry following proposals to privatise its…

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The Crown Estate is to launch a review of its external legal adviser panel following the departure of general counsel…

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‘The Queen must be worried about the heady rise. Rob’s got to go in.’ Rob Booth: General counsel and company…

Alex Novarese

In the age of the anodyne corporate law firm, you can at least say a marriage of Berwin Leighton Paisner…

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King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has come under scrutiny for an ’embarrassing’ error made on a £40m real estate finance…

Sarah Downey

Having endured an exodus of partners in recent weeks, Matthew Arnold & Baldwin (MAB) has confirmed it is to close…

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Magic circle heavyweight Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has joined Addleshaw Goddard, Herbert Smith Freehills, Jones Day, King & Wood Mallesons, Mayer…

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Prudential investment arm M&G Real Estate has finalised its external legal panel with places going to Hogan Lovells, Wragge Lawrence…

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PEARSON TURNS TO FRESHFIELDS ON SUMMER FT AND ECONOMIST SELL-OFF Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer advised Pearson twice over the summer. The…

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The past seven days have seen Hogan Lovells make a key arbitration hire in New York, Jones Day make a…

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GE RESTRUCTURING BRINGS IN RAFT OF ADVISERS A host of firms picked up work on General Electric (GE)’s restructuring, fielding…

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Three months after persuading Eversheds‘ heavyweight real estate trio William Naunton, Clive Jones and Cornelius Medvei to stay in Big…

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Nabarro and Clifford Chance have picked up a major real estate instruction advising on the £1.1bn acquisition of UK student…

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General counsel and chief corporate officer: Chris Vaughan. Team headcount: 51 lawyers. It would be fair to say the legal…

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General counsel: Carol Hui. Team headcount: 16 lawyers. Considered as much a business adviser as a legal one, Heathrow Airport…

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General counsel: James Atherton-Ham. Team headcount: four lawyers. The relatively small in-house team at construction manufacturer and supplier Aggregate Industries…

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General counsel: Suzanne Wise. Team headcount: 32 lawyers. The past 12 months has seen Network Rail transform from a private…

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General counsel and company secretary: Andrew Garner. Team headcount: four lawyers. According to one law firm partner instructed by Associated…

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General counsel: Neil Harnby. Team headcount: 27 lawyers. The legal team at Royal Mail has had a busier few years…

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Director of legal services and company secretary: Richard Tapp. Team headcount: 19 lawyers in the UK, four in Canada, two…