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Rolf Harris Named After Legal Intimidation, Newspaper Claims

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Publication of the name of Australian-born, British resident entertainer Rolf Harris as someone involved in the investigation of sex abuse perpetrators by British police has followed what the newspaper Mail on Sunday claims were “intimidating and threatening” emails from lawyers representing the entertainer. Rolf Harris is a much-loved entertainer in Britain and elsewhere who has […]

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Winn At All Costs And What Lawyers Can Learn From This Man

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Jeff Winn is one of the richest lawyers in Britain.  In the style of a US personal injury attorney he has turned the auto injury market into a legal business that promises to return him more profits this year than any of the top law firms – anywhere. Winn’s legal group puts every other top

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Slaughter and May Advises Manchester Airport Group on Stansted Acquisition

LawFuel.com – Slaughter and May advised Manchester Airport Group (M.A.G) on the financing for its acquisition of Stansted Airport. As part of the acquisition, which completed on 28 February, Industry Funds Management (IFM) has taken a 35.5% interest in the enlarged group. The funds for the acquisition come from investment grade financing, consisting of a

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The Lady QC, With a Difference

Being a Queen’s Counsel is the highest honour a British barrister can receive, beyond judicial elevation.  But it’s also been largely an ‘old boys’ network of fusty men in musty chambers. So how does a recently elevated barrister like Michelle Stevens-Hoare make it?  More to the point, how does a lady barrister like Michelle Stevens-Hoare  

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Swap your employment rights for shares? Chancellor reveals plan to change law

The Conservative Chancellor George Osborne used his address to his party’s conference in Birmingham last week to reveal further measures aimed at deregulating business and cutting red tape.   The latest proposal from the coalition is a plan to implement a new form of employment contract, which would enable staff to give up some of

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