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17/07/2008
In these tough times for property and construction lawyers, Hill Dickinson recently did its bit to raise spirits within the market by getting everyone together for a conference. And how better to put a smile back on the faces of...Softly, softly catchee… er, alliance
14/07/2008
Up and down the saloon bars of this proud nation, talk is of just one thing — how are US-based London-avoider Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Anglo-Scots cash magnet Dickson Minto going to work together?Well, the Diary can help, partly...Suspicious minds
11/07/2008
Mancunian powerhouse Pannone struck fear into the hearts of many a paranoid husband and/or wife last week with its release of a handy new cut-out-and-keep guide to ‘the tell-tale signs of infidelity’.According to Pannone’s dedicated experts in affairs, one-night stands...Reality QC
9/07/2008
The BBC took a starring role in its own reality drama this week, as the screening of a new legal thriller prompted an exchange of harsh words.Criminal Justice, a five-part series which was billed as a ‘rollercoaster ride through the...Ward Hadaway's animal magic
3/07/2008
“Big, powerful and intelligent… we must mean business,” reads the spiel on the website for top four Newcastle firm Ward Hadaway, accompanied by a (presumably Photoshopped) picture of a gorilla in a pinstripe suit. Either that or the PG Tips...Misnomers for the missing Links
10/06/2008
The exciting new law firm that used to be the least-loved parts of Linklaters are currently in search of a name – but plucking from thin air a catchy, does-what-it-says-on-the-tin sort of name, like Avocado for instance, is far from...Paradise lands on terror firma
9/06/2008
Notwithstanding the occasional bit of kamikaze management on show at certain national firms from time to time, your typical law firm managing partner doesn’t really match the profile for the average suicide bomber. Least of all the hyper-efficient queen bee...
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