Less than a fortnight after discussions commenced, Reed Smith and Pepper Hamilton have called a halt to merger talks. | 8yrs

Central Asian-based Colibri Law has become the second international law firm to establish a dedicated office in Tehran after partnering with local firm Gheidi & Associates. | 8yrs

After two years of making the majority of its partner promotions in the Asia-Pacific region, Herbert Smith Freehills has had a more balanced round this year, making up ten lawyers in the UK and EMEA, and ten in Asia-Pacific. | 8yrs

LawGeex uses a mix of crowdsourcing, AI and lawyer expertise to offer free contract reviews and has attracted $2.5m in funding, with plans to grow its offering and tech capabilities. | 8yrs

Clifford Chance has made up 24 new partners, including nine in London in its largest City promotions round for several years. | 8yrs

Litigation funder Burford Capital has announced that it has raised £100m on the London Stock Exchange, taking its cumulative investment under management to about US$1bn. | 8yrs

Data from the latest UK Jobs Index from recruitment consultant Robert Walters has shown that the number of jobs advertised for legal professionals has risen by 14 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2015. | 8yrs

Clyde & Co has made up 16 in this year's round of partner promotions, half of whom are women. | 9yrs

Slater & Gordon has advised the Australian stock market that former partners at two UK law firms acquired by the firm are free to sell their shares from 1 May - though at a fraction of the price they might once have hoped to achieve. | 9yrs

The alliance is intended to provide cheaper, easier access to legal services for start-ups and SMEs. | 9yrs

The chief executive of the Solicitor's Regulation Authority says that the regulator's aim to create professional services firms offering legal and accountancy services 'haven't worked' as planned. | 9yrs

The scheme which enables foreign law firms to operate in Singapore has been criticised for not creating enough benefits to locally-qualified lawyers. | 9yrs

Magic Circle firm Linklaters has made up 10 partners in the City, 42 per cent of its 24-strong global round. | 9yrs

Leonna Dorrian QC has become the first woman to hold Scotland's second highest legal post. | 9yrs

Pinsent Masons has retained a 'disappointing' 50 per cent of its 10-strong group of spring qualifiers. Elsewhere, Ashurst has kept 79 per cent and Norton Rose Fulbright 96 per cent. | 9yrs

A new report suggests that there is a 'disturbing level of tunnel vision' among law firms when it comes to adopting modern customer service standards, which could ultimately make the difference between success and failure. | 9yrs

Shoosmiths has plans to increase its headcount in Manchester from 177 to 300 in the next three years, as the firm prepares to move into its new office in Spinningfields. | 9yrs

Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman, the law firm which successfully proved that 'Happy Birthday' was in the public domain and so not subject to copyright, is hoping to do the same for civil rights anthem 'We Shall Overcome.' | 9yrs

Winston & Strawn has hired two partners for its transportation finance practice in London. | 9yrs

Led Zeppelin's lead singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page are to face a US jury trial over whether they stole opening chords for their 1971 classic Stairway to Heaven. | 9yrs