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Annual survey confirms London's number 1 spot, but highlights potential challengers from Europe, Middle East and Asia. | 8yrs

Russia lawmakers to soften draft legislation on international sanctions, but keep criminal prosecutions for critics. | 8yrs

In a busy day for Norton Rose, the firm lost high-profile lawyer Abbe Lowell, who represented President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, as well as a 15-strong life sciences team. | 8yrs

Luggage giant accused of 'questionable accounting practices' and 'poor corporate governance' as shares are suspended in Hong Kong. | 8yrs

The Global Legal Post attended the 2018 ACC Europe Annual Conference in Paris and heard a profession reflecting deeply on its role and pressing needs for the future. | 8yrs

Some controversial changes mark a busy week in America for corporate counsel appointments. | 8yrs

Antitrust complaint by Yelp is revisited following EU's ruling last year that Google misused its dominance. | 8yrs

Report reveals levels of unpreparedness, with one in four organisations unlikely to comply until end of the year. | 8yrs

Average earnings for solo and small-firm lawyers close to $200K report says, as IP tops list and most believe they are fairly compensated. | 8yrs

Warning signs as research shows clients at risk due to Australian lawyers' lack of cybersecurity knowledge. | 8yrs

As legal services become increasingly commoditised, legal profession and consumer bodies asked for views on price transparency. | 8yrs

The US Supreme Court has sided with employers as it cleared the way for the requirement of employees to sign away their right to pursue class actions in a controversial ruling. | 8yrs

Magic circle firm Linklaters has expressed surprise and concern over claims by British politicians that it refused to cooperate with enquiries into Russian corruption. | 8yrs

Half of US law firms are not meeting their billable hour targets and the majority of partners are resisting efforts to change. | 8yrs

A Korean beer logo being registered in the US has been challenged by US brewing giant MillerCoors, which could take two years to resolve. | 8yrs

According to new research over 57,000 UK companies are not declaring ownership, compromising fight against money laundering | 8yrs

Using Section 57 of Criminal Justice Act, Clyde & Co rolls out new process which generated savings of £2.2 million in 2017/18 | 8yrs

The Belt & Road initiative needs offshore investment to succeed, says Elise Donovan, Director, BVI House Asia. | 8yrs

Research in US suggests firms are under greater pricing and operations pressure depsite improvement in business environment. | 8yrs