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April 26, 2016

'What kind of message does this send?' - partners debate Addleshaws' controversial plans to change exit terms
Mooted plans to 'modernise' the partnership deed and change exit terms divide Addleshaws' partnership

Ashurst partner exits continue as White & Case hires capital markets partner
Jonathan Parry is the latest in a raft of partners to leave Ashurst as he joins US firm White & Cases in the City

Dentons formalises Singapore combination
Dentons has tied up with domestic Singapore firm Rodyk after agreeing to merge in November

University of Law appoints its second chief executive in a year
Latest CEO exit after nine months will take number of people to have held the role over a 12-month period to three

Am Law 100 2016: US firm growth slows to lowest level since the crisis
The 100 largest US law firms eked out gains across major financial metrics in 2015, but growth was the slowest in years

Am Law 100 2016: firm-by-firm
The full table of results from the Am Law 100 rankings of the largest US law firms

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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 protect themselves and their companies.

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Lessons from the first s7 UK Bribery Act case
Sweett Group has been ordered to pay £2.25m in penalties after pleading guilty to a failure to prevent bribery. The first successful conviction under s7 of the Bribery Act 2010 contains useful guidance on interpretation, fining and is (at points) a case study on how not to deal with the SFO.
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