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There was good news and bad for law firms in the Law Society's financial benchmarking survey for 2016 which recorded income rises and strong profit margins for mid-sized UK law firms but continuing falls in income for criminal lawyers. | 9yrs

PwC has entered the Indonesian legal market adding Jakarta law firm Melli Darsa & Co (MDC) to its global network. | 9yrs

Balenciaga has recently launched what is widely being billed as their interpretation of the iconic Ikea 'Frakta' bag but, says Daisy Dier of Bird & Bird, luxury brands should seek advice before going down this path. | 9yrs

There are more women than men practicing law in Australia, co-inciding with a 46 per cent rise in the number of private law firms in the past five years to 15,539. | 9yrs

The firm has joined forces with Liner which has strong links in real estate and entertainment. | 9yrs

Figures released by the European Commission reveal that customs authorities detained more than 41 million fake and counterfeit products at the EU's external border in 2016 worth a total value of €670 million. | 9yrs

Lawyers have welcomed the appointment of Baroness Hale as president of the court but highlighted the growing crisis over investment in the courts and low morale amongst the judiciary. | 9yrs

Dentons has snapped up another law firm as it continues in merger mania mode. | 9yrs

Burness Paull has announced a number of appointments and partner promotions in efforts to support the firm's ambitious strategy for future growth. | 9yrs

US firms Clark Hill and Morris Polich & Purdy have merged with the new firm now known as Clark Hill. | 9yrs

The UK's top 100 law firms are racking up debt to the tune of £4.3 billion as they borrow to invest in growth. | 9yrs

White & Case has been fined a record £250,000 by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for breaching conduct rules. | 9yrs

Defining cyber risk is a challenge and an opportunity for the insurance community. | 9yrs

The company has elevated its general counsel Lucy Helm to take over the people role, following management changes at the global coffee chain. | 9yrs

The Philip Morris International general counsel gives expert testimony at US Commission hearing on global threats posed by illicit tobacco. | 9yrs

Clients have voted for their preferred law firms with Jones Day topping the poll. | 9yrs

A weekly round-up of moves around the globe. | 9yrs

Slaughter and May, Ashurst, Reed Smith, Eversheds Sutherland and Taylor Wessing are among a host of firms Santander has appointed to its UK legal panel for the next three years. | 9yrs

More than £9.5 billion in tax is being repaid after successful legal cases where people demanded their bills be reassessed, public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office (NAO), has revealed. | 9yrs