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Anderson Strathern appoints six directors for leadership training drive with promoted specialists groomed as future bosses of the firm. | 7yrs

The European Parliament holds hearing on attacks against lawyers amid growing concerns of an increasingly persecuted profession worldwide. | 7yrs

Linklater's global environment programme awarded a 'leadership' score by the Carbon Disclosure Project. | 7yrs

UK report on fake news' and calls for an end to inadequate self-regulation, singling out Facebook as accountable for billions. | 7yrs

New entity called Zurbaran Abogados created by the joining together of the firms Zamora de Claver, Cuellar Abogados and RZS Abogados. | 7yrs

Firm appoints partner to lead new Allen & Overy consulting business in Australia and Asia Pacific, first in a series of planned appointments. | 7yrs

BigHand, a technology support partner to law firms, announces formation of newly expanded account management teams. | 7yrs

Enhanced list of third countries with weak anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regimes include Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Panama. | 7yrs

Pioneer Moya Quinlan was buried today in Dublin, a 'beloved icon' and first woman president of Law Society of Ireland, who died aged 98. | 7yrs

Lawyers who took to the streets of Delhi supported by 1.7 million nationally as profession demands budget allocation for lawyers' welfare. | 7yrs

President signs competition amendment bill into law, but not all lawyers in the country are convinced. | 7yrs

Law society sends a Valentine day message to avoid the popular 'common law' marriage myth and suggests giving the gift of security. | 7yrs

IHG general counsel checks into new post and the deputy upgrades, while other firms see their general counsel retire into leisure. | 7yrs

In-house lawyers now make up one-quarter of the New Zealand legal profession, consistent with global trends. | 7yrs

Third annual survey of legal operations professionals also highlights growing impact of data privacy regulations on the discovery process. | 7yrs

Jones Day keeps it lead in the Acritas eight annual law firm brand index, which highlights 'the most crowded field seen in the index's history.' | 7yrs

Oracle accuses government labour watchdog of 'secret' pact with plaintiffs' attorneys, and says existing claims 'doomed to fail.' | 7yrs

US domestic deals weather geopolitical storms to drive the market says new report by White & Case and Mergermarket. | 7yrs

Record number of merger notifications in 2018 as global M&A volumes soar, creating challenges for transformative deals says A&O report. | 7yrs