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KWM Europe halts pay for 100 staff as it prepares for administration

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4 January 2017
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Today (4 January) the European partnership of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has stopped paying 100 staff as the firm heads towards administration. The firm confirmed its intention to file for administration in a court filing in December 2016.

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