January 24, 2011

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Law:

Bonus Watch: Sullivan & Cromwell
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Bonus Watch: Latham
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Quinn Emanuel Profits Per Partner Top $3.6 Million
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Trio of firms announce details of 2011 partner promotions rounds
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More Law Firm Cost Cutting Ahead, Equity Partners at Risk, Study Predicts
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More on Cadwalader’s Capture of Lawyers from McDermott
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Hogan Lovells Raids Willkie Farr, Lures 10-Lawyer Capital Markets Team
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Culture Shock
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Clifford Chance unfriends India firm
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Annual ‘Best Companies to Work For’ List Includes Four Law Firms
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BigLaw Firm's Top-Earning Partner Took Nearly 20% Paycut Last Year
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Company Fires Law Firm Because of Firm’s Unfounded Legal Threat on Company’s Behalf
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NY Firm, Insurer Trade Accusations of H--kers, Kickbacks and Shakedowns
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December LSAT test-takers drop 16.5% from last year; first time test-takers down 22%
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Hockey team sues King & Spalding - Thrashers owners have been trying to sell team since 2005
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Manatt Phelps to Pay $25M to Settle Malicious Prosecution Case Over Princess Di Memorabilia
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Networking 101: Don’t Send Networking Emails Like This One
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"Absurd" Is the Word That Sums Up Why NY Judge Fined Two Lawyers Sum of $4,900
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Lawyers Greedy as I-Bankers?
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Law Office Sues to Stop A.G.'s Probe, Insisting That Law is not 'Commerce'
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Is Lamb on the Lamb from Law Librarians?
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'Sextort' lawyer is sued
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‘Shocked and Appalled’ By 2nd Client-Sex Complaint, Lawyer Said He Learned Lesson the 1st Time
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Tourist Sues Vegas Escort Service for ‘Illegal Act’
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Law Profs Kiss a Pig
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Four Life Coaches Worth Hiring – And One to Avoid :)
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Lawyer Honored as America's Oldest Worker Dies at 102
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Prisoner Loses Lawsuit Claiming Kardashian Shows Caused Him "Extreme Emotional Distress" - Miami News - Riptide 2.0
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Law Firms Sue Taco Bell, Ask Court to Determine: Where’s the Beef?
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Introducing the MILF Law Firm
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Grocery Stores Use Amazing Surveillance Videos to Fight Against Bogus 'Slip and Falls'
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His Town: Firefighter, Lawyer, Now Mayor of the City He Helped Incorporate
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Lawyer Sued for Suing Bride, Groom Over Brawl at Wedding
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Potential Lawsuit of the Day: ‘Fountain Lady’ Might Sue the Mall
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Judges:

Federal bankruptcy judge dies at work in Oregon
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Justice Scalia Won't "Ransom" His Principles to Grant Justice Kagan a Unanimous First Opinion That Looks to BAPCPA's "Text, Context, and Purpose" to Support a Dubious Result
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Justice Thomas failed to disclose wife's income for years, group says
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Convict Charged With Plot to Kidnap Prosecutor's Child, Judge's Wife
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Justice Scalia set to address Tea Party Caucus on Capitol Hill
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Does Scalia belong at Bachmann sessions?
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Justice Scalia is a political star - and that's bad for the Supreme Court
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Will Obama's Judicial Nominees Need New Hearings?
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Wall Street:

US Stock -Index Futures Fluctuate
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US Stocks Decline, S&P 500 Ends Longest Weekly Winning Streak Since 2007
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Bar set high as stocks face pullback
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As Wall Street Rebounds, So Does Top Pay
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Wall Street analysts deserve a “sell” rating
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Layoffs:

Obama Picks Jeffrey Immelt, GE CEO, To Run New Jobs-Focused Panel As GE Sends Jobs Overseas, Pays Little In Taxes
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Only 47% Of Working Age Americans Have Full Time Jobs
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California unemployment rate ticks up to 12.5%
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Fla. jobless rate unchanged at 12 pct
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Beneath NYC's Falling Jobless Rate, a Less Rosy Reality
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NY Jobs Engine Coughs After Healthy Year
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Idaho jobless rate surpasses US level
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National and State by State Unemployment Rates
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Animated Map of Unemployment
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Tax:

The IRS Targets Income Tricks
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Swiss ex-banker Elmer held on remand
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Release:

Court Clarifies That Debtor May Release Estate Causes of Actions (Sort of)
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Autos:

Toyota (Barely) Outpaces GM to Remain World's Largest Automaker for a Third Year
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Corporate Governance:

Why Citadel Broadcasting Shareholders Are Angry
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Economy:

New Push at Fed to Set an Official Inflation Goal
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Consumers Downbeat on Jobs, Inflation
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Treasury’s astonishing statement on US default
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Some answers — maybe — on the financial crisis
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Davos: Long List of Problems for World Leaders
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Accounting tweak could save Fed from losses
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Americans Dipping Into Savings
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Datapoint of the day, NYC taxi edition
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Maybe Japan Was Just a Warm-Up
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Economic Stress Map
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Economy Tracker Map
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US Debt Clock
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Bailout Recipients
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Real Estate:

Merkley unveils plan for mortgage, bankruptcy reform
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Buying Home Is Cheaper Than Renting in 72% of Big US Cities, Trulia Says
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Housing Bust and Mobility
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Fannie, Freddie's $24 Billion Glut Imperils Recovery
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Fannie-Freddie Report Likely to Be Late
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Homeowners find modifications aren't the promised lifeline
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Mortgage Lenders Network Plan to Destroy Documents Opposed by US Lawyers
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Habitat for Humanity files foreclosure suits
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Ex-Regency official Gamble files bankruptcy
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Bank Claims Real Estate Queen Hid Assets
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Banking:

Citi CEO Pandit's salary soars to $1.75 million from $1
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Citigroup's Pandit Gets Raise, Morgan Stanley's CEO Takes Less
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Morgan Stanley Increases Staff, Pay
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Tough '10 Puts BofA at Rear of Bank Pack
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Bank of America: Probably Still Screwed
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BofA's Kitchen-Sink Writedown Means Moynihan 'Better Do Better'
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Regulators shut banks in NC, SC, Ga, Colo
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Fraud:

Prosecutors: New Detail in Galleon Case
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Be careful going to a Madoff auction
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Fed up Vaughan victims say it's time for his arrest
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Charlie Crist To Scott Rothstein: "We Love You"
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SEC Busts NY Investment Advisers
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Religion:

Congregation building adult student housing files for chapter 11
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Consumer Finance:

Payday Lending's Not Dead Yet
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Corporate Reform:

Consumer Advocates Seek Military's Input
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SEC: More Oversight of Brokers
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Treasury establishes CFBP consumer complaint database
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Lehman:

Ex-Lehman Chief Fuld Seeks to Dismiss Repo 105 Suit
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Lehman set to reveal creditor repayment plan
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Surveillance:

ICOP Digital files for bankruptcy reorganization
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Celebs:

John Malkovich struggles after Madoff scam despite Nespresso fortunes
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Shutting Out His Problems to Shut Out the Goals
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Mass Torts:

BP Has Been 'Inaccurate and Misleading' About Oil Spill Fund, Law Professor Says
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Health Care:

Is health care reform unconstitutional?
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Aviation:

Mesa's restructuring plan cleared by bankruptcy court
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Hotels:

Innkeepers USA Trust up for sale
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Credit Cards:

Visa's Identity Theft (I Mean Superbowl) for Life Promotion - Priceless
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Biotech:

Commonwealth Biotechnologies seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
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Compensation:

Google Gives Departing CEO Schmidt $100M Reward
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New Bankruptcy Opinions
(2 new opinions today)

Bankruptcy Court Web/Pacer Site Directory

Chapter 7, 12 & 13 Private Trustee Locator
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Recent Ch. 11 Filings
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Bankruptcy Code - Prior BK Codes - Bankruptcy Rules
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Bankruptcy Jobs:

(1)- (2)- (3)- (4)- (5)- (6)- (7)- (8)- (9)- (10)
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Seminars - (Contact us to list your seminar)

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Miscellaneous:

Bankruptcy Week Ahead
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Miscellaneous:

How a company received $8 million only to go bust
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Municipalities:

Big states spurn bankruptcy bill
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US State Bankruptcy Weighed by Republicans Blocking Aid
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Mayors See No End to Hard Choices for Cities
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The State That Went Bust
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Bankruptcy is Not an Option for States
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Should States Be Allowed to Go Bankrupt?
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Bankrupt ideas for states
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Enabling State Bankruptcy Gathers Support - Yikes!
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Governor: Mass. 'doesn't need' state bankruptcy
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States Need Innovation Not Bankruptcy
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Why Congress Should Consider Bankruptcy for States
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Bondholders, Unions In High-Stakes Battle Over State Bankruptcy
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The metastasizing state-bankruptcy meme
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US states 'must be allowed to declare bankruptcy to reduce pension bills'
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Newt Gingrich Says The Bill To Let Your State Go Bust Is Coming Next Month
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Newt Gingrich's bankruptcy dreams
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On the GOP, bankrupt states and government unions
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Will Congress Create "State" Bankruptcy Law?
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States of insolvency
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The Cheerleading For State Bankruptcies And Municipal Defaults Is Downright Ghoulish
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The Case Against Economic Disaster P---
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Illinois tax hike looks even heftier compared to Missouri
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State corporate income tax hike to take uneven toll
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Kirk: Let Illinois Go Bankrupt
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'Municipal bankruptcy bill' not about Gary, author says
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For Vallejo, Bankruptcy Isn't Exactly a Fresh Start
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California Treasurer Blasts Idea Of Bankruptcy For States
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Texas' Love-Hate Relationship with Fed Money
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State bankruptcy and a heartland homegrown solution: Nebraska's LB 515
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Arizona's Middle Class in Crisis
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Are The Media Missing the Significance of State Bankruptcy Debate?
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UK:

Aston Villa keeper Friedel in £5m bankruptcy battle
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RBS Returns to Court to Prevent Former Liverpool Owners From Filing Suit
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UK: Biggest Banks May be Broken Up
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Sharp rise in UK companies in distress
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More U.K. Companies Struggle Ahead of Cuts, Taxes
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Business failures drop for first time in two years
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E-Clear set for further claims from creditors
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Financial Support Directions and Insolvency - possible leverage for pension scheme trustees?
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HMV 'Seeking Advice' On Debt
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Appointment of Administrators - 21 January 2011
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Winding Up Petitions - 21 January 2011
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EU:

Europe's secret liquidity operations
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Eurosclerosis, Then and Now
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Canada:

Supreme Court to rule on lawyers' freedoms
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France:

French court convicts Bronfman, Messier in case related to Vivendi bankruptcy
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Greece:

Greece will not restructure its debt
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Iceland:

Three Failed Icelandic Banks Now Run By State Likely To Merge
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Ireland:

Fine Gael plans big changes to bankruptcy laws
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Middle East:

Fresh calls for overhaul of Gulf bankruptcy laws
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