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This week's Luxury Law Summit has chosen the 2017 legal leaders in luxury - with those working in fashion and cars heading the list. | 9yrs

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

Interest claims should be settled before other claims, the court has ruled. | 9yrs

Law firms are divided over leading the technology revolution or being a 'fast follower' as they struggle to cope with the changing attitudes of clients. | 9yrs

300 Entertainment has appointed Mark Robinson as Head of Business and Legal Affairs. Formerly a Senior VP & General Counsel at BMG, he played a central role in all legal and business affairs for Bertelsmann's recorded music and publishing divisions. | 9yrs

London-based innovation investor L Marks and Mishcon joined forces to invited 19 early stage and growth technology start-ups with products or services applicable to the legal industry to to pitch their products Dragon Dens style. | 9yrs

Global business groups have joined forces in an appeal to Chinese authorities to postpone enforcing a cybersecurity law they say violates Beijing's free-trade pledges. | 9yrs

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has hired Brent Wible, former senior counsel and special assistant to President Barack Obama, as Counsel in the firm's US litigation and global investigations practice. | 9yrs

Facebook users will be given a new legal right to wipe clean all photos, messages and information that they put online before turning 18 under a new manifesto pledge announced by Prime Minister Mrs Theresa May. | 9yrs

Columbia University has secured the largest single grant in the history of the school after receiving a $15 million gift from the Jerome L Greene Foundation. | 9yrs

Independent law firms are stealing a larger share of the market by offering their clients a more bespoke service, a LexisNexis report has revealed. | 9yrs

Legaltech firm LawAdvisor is expanding into the UK and has announced it has secured new funding, and is launching a new service. | 9yrs

Barrister Emily Egan earned nearly €1 million in fees last year for representing the State in High Court actions - more than 10 per cent of the total €9.4 million paid out to barristers by the State Claims Agency. | 9yrs

Luxury and art have long been bedfellows. As 200 luxury leaders arrive in London for the annual Luxury Law Summit, artist Mark Dickens discusses doing a collaboration deal with Formula One maestro Bernie Ecclestone. | 9yrs

Wells Fargo & Co may have opened as many as 3.5 million unauthorised customer accounts, according to lawyers seeking approval of a $142 million settlement over the practice. | 9yrs

Lawyers need to take more steps than just using unencrypted email to ensure client information is safe from security breaches, states a recently released formal ethics opinion from the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. | 9yrs

UK's biggest ever divorce award sees billionaire forced to pay out £453 million to his ex-wife. | 9yrs

The litigation heavy-hitter picked up Steve Cherney who specialises in high profile IP patent cases. | 9yrs

Jaguar Land Rover general counsel Keith Benjamin has won this year's Luxury Law Lifetime Achievement Award. | 9yrs