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Legal Professional: 14 Clayton Utz partners move to Allen & Overy

Australian law firm Clayton Utz has, this morning, announced that 14 partners have resigned. They will join a newly established office of London-based giant Allen & Overy.

HR: when team building goes horribly wrong

It's a recognised tactic: under the guise of sport or corporate team building, put your staff under stress and see how they cope. It's even used as a part of interview technique - hold a cocktail...

Automotive: Toyota recalls Prius; shows lack of disaster planning

It's beginning to look as if Toyota simply had no disaster plan. It took a year to decide that the sticky pedal was a real problem, and only last week they said the Prius wasn't affected. It is n...

Aviation: Boeing 747 - the plane that won't lie down

The world may be littered with redundant Boeing 747 passenger jets - but Boeing is preparing for the first test flight of a n...

InfoTech: Microsoft announce IE in W2220 and XP may allow hackers access to files on PC

If you are one of those rebels who sticks doggedly to Windows 2000 or XP for the simple reason that your business operations do not require the later versions of the operating system - or applica...

Business Strategies: fall-out over Kraft's takeover of Cadbury began before the sharholder's vote

It was all over when Gordon Brown made an announcement: he would be taking all steps to protect UK jobs in the event of a takeover of Cadbury by Kraft. It was clear that he would not make any eff...

HR: Banker faces disciplinary action after opening e-mail in public

A banker at Australia's Macquarie Bank in Sydney faces disciplinary action after he opened attachments to an e-mail.