New analysis from business and financial adviser Grant Thornton shows that the top issue for many family law professionals (21 per cent) remains the increased number of litigants in person (LIPs) due to lack of public funding. | 8yrs

Corporate crime specialists are divided over the impact of Lord Justice Leveson's approval of the Serious Fraud Office's deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) with ICBC Standard Bank. | 8yrs

In another sign that China's legal market is maturing, US-based law firm McGuireWoods has announced it has entered into a strategic alliance with newly launched Chinese firm FuJae Partners. | 8yrs

British American Tobacco (BAT) has turned to media law specialist Harbottle & Lewis as it seeks advice on allegations of bribery made in an episode of the BBC's Panorama. | 8yrs

International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has launched a Formal Law Alliance with Singapore law firm Prolegis, creating a 'one-stop shop' for clients to access the legal services of each firm. | 8yrs

Estate agents and supermarkets will find it easier to deliver legal services as part of an attempt to boost competition in legal services in the UK. | 8yrs

Winston & Strawn has announced the addition of two partners and one counsel to the firm's Corporate & Finance Department in London. | 8yrs

Dentons has announced it will establish its first physical presence in Latin American and the Caribbean, with the news it is considering combining with Colombia's Cárdenas & Cárdenas and Mexico's López Velarde, Heftye y Soria (LVHS). | 8yrs

Law firm leaders are positive about the coming year, but uncertainty is rising, according to American Lawyer research. | 8yrs

A case before California's highest court could mean the end to class-action lawyers receiving a percentage of the payouts they achieve for their clients. | 8yrs

Clyde & Co intends to overhaul its diversity and inclusion programme, in a bid to improve gender and social representation in its partnership. | 8yrs

An employee of Goldman Sachs hired to develop surveillance systems to detect illegal behaviour has been sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly trading inside information. | 8yrs

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is considering a 'fundamental shift away from prescriptive rules' by allowing practising solicitors to give advice from unregulated firms. | 8yrs

Australian law firm Slater & Gordon's shares fell 51 per cent on Thursday, after Chancellor George Osbourne announced proposals to change the legal rights of people injured in motor accidents. | 8yrs

Linda Martin, a director of Conyers, Dill & Pearman, which advises on the laws of Bermuda, the BVI, the Cayman Islands and Mauritius, is to replace Charles Collis as head of the London office. | 8yrs

According to John Hickin, an antitrust lawyer and partner of Mayer Brown JSM, one of Hong Kong's largest firms, some businesses in Hong Kong are still not ready for a competition law that will come into effect on 14 December. | 8yrs

The results of this year's Corporate Equality Index saw law firms as the most represented industry among participants to receive a perfect score for their LGBT policies. | 8yrs

As it expands into the US, Bank of China is pushing back against the requirement to comply with US law in a lawsuit brought by Gucci and other Kering SA luxury brands. | 8yrs

The Lord Chancellor has revealed that Ministry of Justice officials have met frontline legal services regulators to discuss the future of the profession. | 8yrs

Berwin Leighton Paisner has announced it intends to open its first office in Myanmar. It has appointed partner Chris Hughes, former managing partner in Baker & McKenzie's Yangon office, to lead the expansion. | 8yrs