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2007: The Diary predicts... (part one)
3/01/2007
What a year 2006 was. Mergers, M&A and the triumph that was Senior Partner, The Diary's very own (extremely) long-running unreality extravaganza, which captivated thousands with its unique blend of telling legal commentary and uproarious social satire. But what lies...2007: The Diary predicts... (part two)
4/01/2007
And you thought it would be all about Carter, Clementi, MDPs and PEP. Okay, so we didn't actually predict Tim Emmerson's shock move to Sullivan & Cromwell, news of which emerged this morning - although Legal Week was on the...Surfin' DLA at the great barrister reef
8/01/2007
With its thousands-strong cast of colourful characters, there is no shortage of distinctive voices at the Bar - albeit most of them sharing the same Harrovian elocution and more than a hint of the Home Counties. One of the more...Law-stradamus
12/01/2007
The dismal science - that's economics, by the way, not law - has generated numerous classic quotations over the years. Examples include: "Give me a one-armed economist so he can't say 'on the other hand'"; "He uses statistics like a...Simple is as simple does
15/01/2007
After festive excess, the new year is all about streamlining – be it post-Christmas waistlines, that oversized German partnership you’ve been meaning to trim or waxing the surfboard you bought during your mid-life crisis and never got round to using.The...Continuous professional devilment
17/01/2007
New Year revelry did not extend to the many barristers who this year found themselves battling to complete their mandatory continuous profession development (CPD) hours ahead of the year-end cut-off point.According to online course provider the CPD Channel, around 100...Diary campaign: Free the Beyonce two
19/01/2007
Clients of one mid-market City firm may find their deals in March this year are mysteriously put on hold.A senior corporate partner at the firm is currently battling against politically correct colleagues who have banned him from hanging up his...Our Tone: a tribute to Linklaters' guardian Angel (part one)
22/01/2007
A (former) Linklaters partner shares his personal recollections of the one man even David Cheyne calls 'Sir' - outgoing Silk Street chief Tony Angel, who last week announced he is to step down as managing partner after almost a decade...Our Tone: a tribute to Linklaters' guardian Angel (part two)
24/01/2007
In the second - and penultimate - instalment of this ongoing series, a (former) Linklaters partner offers his personal recollections of the most high-profile tax partner since...er...you know, the one in the suit."…The next time I remember meeting Tony was...Our Tone: a tribute to Linklaters' guardian Angel (part three)
25/01/2007
In the final part of a series that seems to have dragged on even longer than Tony Angel's reign of terror, a (former) Linklaters partner shares his personal recollections of the City's last true angry man."Of course, I had many...Fats of life
29/01/2007
The Diary has been moved on occasion to highlight the somewhat trigger-happy marketing skills of various pundit-centric sections of the profession, notably those best-foot-forward divorce lawyers who can’t let a Mills-McCartney scoop hit the red-tops without firing off a cheeky...This week in bizarre law firm publicity stunts…
30/01/2007
Some sponsor sports teams or events. Others go for cultural happenings – exhibitions, seasons at the opera, other elitist be-ins that just wouldn’t look the same without a law firm plastering its ultra-modern orange-and-lime livery all over the Grade One-listed...