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April 29, 2016

China expansion, lockstep and business services review on Linklaters' agenda as Moore passes 100-day mark
Firm brings in Deloitte to review its business services function as managing partner Gideon Moore sets out his aims

Eversheds promotes 11 women to partner in 26-strong round
Eversheds has promoted 26 new partners, up 18% on last year's 22-strong round

Outgoing Addleshaws senior partner Burch to leave partnership
Monica Burch is set to return to the firm in September as a part-time consultant

Bakers and Olswang advise on €515m Heron Tower refinancing
The 46-storey City landmark is to be refinanced by a loan underwritten by ING Real Estate Finance and Germany's LBBW

Linklaters and Olswang set to face MPs' questions over BHS sale
The firms may face questions as part of a Parliamentary investigation into the sale of the retailer prior to its collapse

'People want something different' - HSF's joint CEOs look beyond law as firm sets out new strategy
As HSF wraps up the strategic plan launched in the wake of the Anglo-Australian merger that created it, joint-chief executives Sonya Leydecker and Mark Rigotti lay out the firm’s strategy for 2020 and beyond

Fraud and Corruption: Are your business partners helping you grow? Or growing your risk?

EY’s 14th Global Fraud Survey: Corporate misconduct – individual consequences

At a time of overwhelming support for increased transparency and global enforcement shifting its focus on individual integrity, executives need to do significantly more to understand their third-party risks.

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The Panama effect: UK Government accelerates proposals to criminalise failure to prevent tax evasion
Following the Panama Papers revelations, the UK Government has accelerated plans to enact new offences for failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion, which are likely to have far-reaching consequences for clients and their advisers. This briefing sets out ten top issues to consider.
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