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

Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has doubled the size of its disputes team in Germany with the hire of two partners and seven lawyers from litigation boutique Acker Görling & Schmalz (AGS Legal). | 9yrs

London-only firm Macfarlanes has promoted six to the partnership across its tax, real estate, corporate and disputes practices. | 9yrs

A survey of law firms by Bloomberg Law and the Legal Marketing Association shows an increased focus on marketing and business development. | 9yrs

Four Baker & McKenzie partners have thrown their hats in the ring to replace global chair Eduardo Leite when he steps down later this year. | 9yrs

The headquarters of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca have been raided by police following a leak of more than 11 million documents that showed how wealthy people, including politicians and world leaders, used the firm to evade tax. | 9yrs

International law firm Reed Smith is in talks to combine with the smaller Pepper Hamilton of Philadelphia. | 9yrs

Gateley, the first law firm to list in its own right on the London Stock Exchange, has made its first acquisition since becoming a PLC. | 9yrs

Allen & Overy has made up six in London in a reduced promotions round of 21, with almost half of those made up coming from the firm's banking team. | 9yrs

Maritime and insurance specialist Ince & Co has launched Ince Consultancy - an independent consultancy firm associated with the law firm's international network. | 9yrs

An established London law firm has been left exposed after leaked Mossack Fonseca documents revealed it claimed - wrongly - that two of its clients were not 'Politically Exposed Persons' (PEPs). | 9yrs

Mayer Brown is piloting agile working in its construction practice, with management set to report on the results to the partnership in July. | 9yrs