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Allen & Overy

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Allen & Overy LLP (informally A&O) is an international law firm, advising national and multinational corporations, financial institutions, and governments. [1]

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Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).

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Alan Turing law

The "Alan Turing law" is an informal term for the law in the United Kingdom, contained in the Policing and Crime Act 2017, which serves as an amnesty law to pardon men who were cautioned or convicted under historical legislation that outlawed homosexual acts.

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Alderman

An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law.

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Amnesty law

An amnesty law is any law that retroactively exempts a select group of people, usually military leaders and government leaders, from criminal liability for crimes committed.

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Annagrazia Calabria

Annagrazia Calabria (born in New York City on May 6, 1982) is an Italian politician, member of the Italian Parliament for the People of Freedom party of Silvio Berlusconi.

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Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific or Asia Pacific (abbreviated as APAC, Asia-Pac, AsPac, APJ, JAPA or JAPAC) is the part of the world in or near the Western Pacific Ocean.

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Autostrade of Italy

The Autostrade (singular Autostrada) are roads forming the Italian national system of motorways.

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Chancellor (education)

A chancellor is a leader of a college or university, usually either the executive or ceremonial head of the university or of a university campus within a university system.

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David Wootton

Sir David Hugh Wootton (born in Yorkshire) is a British lawyer and politician.

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Edward VIII

Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December the same year, after which he became the Duke of Windsor.

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Edward VIII abdication crisis

In 1936, a constitutional crisis in the British Empire arose when King-Emperor Edward VIII proposed to marry Wallis Simpson, an American socialite who was divorced from her first husband and was pursuing the divorce of her second.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Eurobond

A eurobond is an international bond that is denominated in a currency not native to the country where it is issued.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Financial crisis of 2007–2008

The financial crisis of 2007–2008, also known as the global financial crisis and the 2008 financial crisis, is considered by many economists to have been the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

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Gide Loyrette Nouel

Gide Loyrette Nouel is an independent French law firm with headquarters in Paris.

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Heath Tarbert

Heath Price Tarbert (born July 15, 1976) is an American attorney who currently serves as the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for International Markets and Investment Policy (previously, International Markets and Development).

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John Dewar (academic)

John Dewar is the Vice-Chancellor of La Trobe University.

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Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction (from the Latin ius, iuris meaning "law" and dicere meaning "to speak") is the practical authority granted to a legal body to administer justice within a defined field of responsibility, e.g., Michigan tax law.

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La Trobe University

La Trobe University is an Australian, multi-campus, public research university with its flagship campus located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora.

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Langbourn

Langbourn is one of the 25 ancient wards of the City of London.

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Latin America

Latin America is a group of countries and dependencies in the Western Hemisphere where Spanish, French and Portuguese are spoken; it is broader than the terms Ibero-America or Hispanic America.

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Law firm

A law firm or a law company is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law.

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Law of the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has three legal systems, each of which applies to a particular geographical area.

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Lawyer

A lawyer or attorney is a person who practices law, as an advocate, attorney, attorney at law, barrister, barrister-at-law, bar-at-law, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor at law, or solicitor, but not as a paralegal or charter executive secretary.

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LGBT

LGBT, or GLBT, is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.

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Limited liability partnership

A limited liability partnership (LLP) is a partnership in which some or all partners (depending on the jurisdiction) have limited liabilities.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Lord Mayor of London

The Lord Mayor of London is the City of London's mayor and leader of the City of London Corporation.

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Magic Circle (law firms)

The Magic Circle is an informal term for the London headquartered law firms with the largest revenues, the most international work and which consistently outperform the rest of the London market on profitability.

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Marike Paulsson

Marike Paulsson is the Director of the University of Miami's School of Law International Arbitration Institute - a research think-tank in the field of international arbitration.

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Middle East

The Middle Easttranslit-std; translit; Orta Şərq; Central Kurdish: ڕۆژھەڵاتی ناوین, Rojhelatî Nawîn; Moyen-Orient; translit; translit; translit; Rojhilata Navîn; translit; Bariga Dhexe; Orta Doğu; translit is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia, Turkey (both Asian and European), and Egypt (which is mostly in North Africa).

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Nick Laird

Nicholas Laird (born 1975) is a Northern Irish novelist and poet.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Nyenrode Business University

Nyenrode Business Universiteit, formerly spelled as Nijenrode, is a Dutch business school and one of four private universities in the Netherlands.

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Pardon

A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be absolved of guilt for an alleged crime or other legal offense, as if the act never occurred.

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Patricia Ceysens

Patricia Ceysens (born 5 June 1965) is a Belgian politician from Flanders and member of the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (Open VLD) party, being the vice-chairman of the party.

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Police caution

A police caution is a formal alternative to prosecution in minor cases, administered by the police in England and Wales.

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Policing and Crime Act 2017

The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (c. 3) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Pound sign

The pound sign (£) is the symbol for the pound sterling—the currency of the United Kingdom and previously of Great Britain and the Kingdom of England.

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Pro bono

Pro bono publico (for the public good; usually shortened to pro bono) is a Latin phrase for professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment.

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S. G. Warburg & Co.

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Sodomy law

A sodomy law is a law that defines certain sexual acts as crimes.

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Steuart Walton

Steuart Walton is an American heir, attorney, pilot, businessman and philanthropist.

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Steven R. Schuit

Steven R. Schuit (born Haarlem, 9 October 1942) is a Dutch law professor and a former practicing lawyer and partner at Allen & Overy.

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Stonewall Workplace Equality Index

The Stonewall Workplace Equality Index is a ranking list of British employers compiled annually by the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality charity and training provider Stonewall.

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Takeover

In business, a takeover is the purchase of one company (the target) by another (the acquirer, or bidder).

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

The United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury is one of several positions in the United States Department of the Treasury, serving under the United States Secretary of the Treasury.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ and referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, or American dollar) is the official currency of the United States and its insular territories per the United States Constitution since 1792.

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United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2018

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York will be held on November 6, 2018, to elect the 27 U.S. Representatives from the state of New York, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts.

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University of Miami

The University of Miami (informally referred to as UM, U of M, or The U) is a private, nonsectarian research university in Coral Gables, Florida, United States.

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Wards of the City of London

The City of London (also known simply as "the City") is divided into 25 wards.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_%26_Overy

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