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| Rankings at a glance | |
|---|---|
| Award level | Commended |
| Innovation | An accommodating sale and leaseback agreement |
| Originality | 6 |
| Rationale | 5 |
| Impact | 5 |
| Total | 16 |
| Description | Creative drafting by the firm gives BBVA future flexibility over the 1,200 bank branches and offices included in its €1.25bn sale and leaseback |
| Rankings at a glance | |
|---|---|
| Award level | Commended |
| Innovation | First reattribution of inherited estates under new UK Financial Services Authority rules |
| Originality | 5 |
| Rationale | 6 |
| Impact | 6 |
| Total | 17 |
| Description | Aviva acquired its policyholders’ rights to an accrued pool of money in a process described by the High Court as the most complex it had ever seen. The lawyers proved their value to the client during tense negotiations with the representative of the policyholders |
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