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DAC Beachcroft places cross-border growth at heart of post-merger agenda
Newly-merged DAC Beachcroft has put international expansion at the heart of its combined strategy, with Latin America earmarked as a key area for growth when Beachcroft and Davies Arnold Cooper formally unite later this year. The merger, which will...
08 Sep 2011 | 00:00 | 
Patchy regulation raises queries over Chinese imports
Last year 990 'dangerous' Chinese products were identified within the European market and, with recent safety fears over cars, 'toxic' leather sofas, baby milk and ongoing issues with Chinese-imported toys, it sometimes feels as though the regulators ...
02 Nov 2010 | 06:25 |
Professional negligence: Dodging complaints
With six months to go before the October deadline for solicitors to renew their professional indemnity cover, and against a backdrop of harsh economic times and a hardening insurance market giving rise to higher premiums, time is now of the essence fo...
02 Apr 2009 | 03:25 |
Professional negligence: Retracing steps
Recession is now a virtual certainty and already the UK housing market is in the doldrums. Since October 2007 average house prices have, according to Nationwide, fallen by 14.6%, and many commentators are predicting further declines by as much as 15% ...
20 Nov 2008 | 02:03 |
Professional indemnity and insurance: The lie detector
With the courts failing to agree on a single definition of dishonesty, advising clients on the issue is tough for solicitors, says Mike Willis
07 Aug 2008 | 03:15 |
Editor's Comment: High noon, mid-tier
Tough times for mid-tier law firms have long been predicted but the doom-mongering has proved, until recently, consistently premature. Perhaps that is because this is a band of firms that is defined mainly by what it is not (international or boutique)...
26 Jun 2008 | 06:47 |
Professional Negligence: Over the limit
Insurance companies and lawyers involved in litigation where at least one party has insurance backing should be particularly aware of the courts' powers to make non-party costs orders under section 51 of the Supreme Court Act 1981. The courts are show...
20 Mar 2008 | 02:03 |
Editor's Comment: Life's a beach
Remember the days when hardly a week went by without a firm announcing a programme of redundancies? It was not that long ago. But it nevertheless came as something of a surprise when legalweek.com exclusively revealed on 9 November that Beachcroft was...
23 Nov 2006 | 00:00 |
Southeast & Southwest: A tale of the city
The London question is becoming increasingly pertinent for regional firms looking to broaden their horizons. Charlie Wright reports on how the major players in the south are sharpening their City focus
09 Nov 2006 | 00:00 |
Northwest and Northeast: Pennine Way
Leeds and Manchester may only be 43 miles apart, but the historical rivalry between the two has seeped into the cities' law firms. For national firms with offices in both places, getting Leeds and Manchester working together has been a challenge, with...
14 Sep 2006 | 01:00 |
Personal Injury: Know Your Limits
Are legal claims arising from assault and abuse unsatisfactory for all involved? Paula Jefferson looks at the pitfalls and difficulties remaining for both claimants and defendants
06 Jul 2006 | 01:00 |
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