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Elliott Portnoy describes feelings of 'horror, disgust and sadness' as he joins senior legal figures in condemning killing | 6yrs

New openings take Bowmans' African office network to nine across eight countries | 6yrs

Firm-wide pay is cut while 'targeted redundancy programme' will affect fewer than 20 lawyers and 10 staff | 6yrs

Becket McGrath joins competition boutique five years after helping West Coast firm launch in London, and then Brussels | 6yrs

US firm cites Brexit as driver for establishing office targeting private equity funds work | 6yrs

Top 20 US firm also secures corporate partner from UK rival following on from double hire in Australia | 6yrs

Shook Hardy & Bacon and Weitz & Luxenberg top product liability firm rankings over last five years | 6yrs

Grouping, which includes GC of legal recruitment firm, wins four out of five available seats in elections to ruling council | 6yrs

At least 287 cases filed this year were confirmed as a direct result of the pandemic | 6yrs

How will supply chain and distribution route disruption affect IP managers, asks Tim Smith of Rouse Consultancy? | 6yrs

Listed UK firm seeks 'strong and experienced leadership' amid pandemic disruption as chairman steps into frontline role | 6yrs

Jason Betts welcomes the Australian parliamentary review into class actions and calls for town hall-style public debates | 6yrs

Homegrown partner Omar Pringle follows veteran Mitchell Presser out of UK magic circle firm | 6yrs

Hires include partners Michael McTigue and Meredith Slawe, who will co-chair firm's class actions practice | 6yrs

Appointments reflect need to underline independence amid mounting concern over Hong Kong's future | 6yrs

With current events creating different commercial needs, luxury brands are having to be nimble when assessing risks and obligations. RPC's Ciara Cullen and Rachel Ellis gave tips on how to blend flexibility with needs and brand values. | 6yrs

Higher margins and lower volumes mean luxury brands are better poised to weather the storm caused by the pandemic than their high street counterparts, say Kemp Little's Gemma Lockyer and Alex Hazeldean. | 6yrs

Trademark owners need to ensure their marks are federally registered, says Milton Springut, otherwise they may be in for a nasty surprise when selling on e-commerce platforms. | 6yrs

Poll of 170 UK law firms finds 91% have now furloughed staff as they anticipate shift to remote working | 6yrs