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HAMILTON, Bermuda, July 5, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Sea Containers Ltd. a passenger and freight transport operator, marine container lessor and leisure industry investor, announced that its GNER railway subsidiary has signed agreements with the U.K. Strategic Rail Authority (SRA) to settle the SRA’s claim for participation in the settlement between GNER and Network Rail

2 July 2004 – LAWFUEL – DLA LLP advised Xyratex Limited on its $392m flotation on NASDAQ, which closed on Tuesday 30 June raising $97m. DLA has acted for Xyratex continuously since the original buyout of the business from IBM in 1994, most recently in September 2003 on the $50m investment in the company by

Washington, D.C., July 2, 2004 — LAWFUEL – The Securities and Exchange Commission today released the following statement relating to information in a public filing made yesterday by EasyLink Services Corporation that the Securities and Exhange Commission is reviewing certain transactions by the company: Before coming to the Commission, Chairman Donaldson served as a director

Thursday, 1 July 2004 – LAWFUEL – The Munich, Frankfurt and Budapest offices of the international law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised Villeroy & Boch AG on the sale of three tile factories in Hungary, Romania and Italy to the Austrian Lasselsberger Group. The sale in Hungary and Romania is subject to clearance by

Raymond Kwok is to join Simmons & Simmons’ Hong Kong office to lead the firm’s China real estate practice. Raymond joins Simmons & Simmons as a partner from Denton Wilde Sapte as of 01 August 2004. Raymond is one of Asia’s leading real estate practitioners, and has extensive expertise across a broad range of property

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – June 30, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Troutman Sanders LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas W. Wilcox, Harold E. Mesirow and Matthew J. Thomas have joined the Transportation Practice Group in the law firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Wilcox joins Troutman Sanders as a partner after his tenure at Thompson Hine LLP

NEW YORK, July 4, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Friends of White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, who is at the center of the legal and political fallout over the administration’s handling of the war on terrorism, tell Newsweek he is “beating himself up” over the mess. “He’s down, very down,” says a close confidante. As the

ATLANTA, July 1, 2004 – LAWFUEL – Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP announced today that Charles L. Warner has joined the Firm’s Atlanta office as Of Counsel in its intellectual property development and protection practice. Mr. Warner joins the Firm from Troutman Sanders. Charles L. Warner is an electrical engineer and has served in

NEW YORK, July 2, 204 – LAWFUEL – Pfizer today announced the details of an agreement with plaintiffs to resolve a state class action lawsuit in Madison County, Illinois involving Warner-Lambert’s diabetes drug, Rezulin. Upon final approval of the agreement-which has been preliminarily approved by the court and is subject to class notification, a hearing

2 July 2004 – LAWFUEL – The LCIA (London Court of International Arbitration) today announced that Jan Paulsson, a partner in international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, has been elected as the new President of the LCIA Court. Mr Paulsson succeeds Professor Dr Gerold Herrmann, who had presided over the Court since his retirement as