Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has promoted 21 lawyers to partner across its global network including nine in London, six in Australia, three in Asia, two in Paris and one in Madrid with six of the total being women. | 9yrs
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For the first time thousands of employers in the UK will have to publish gender figures under new measures aimed at closing the pay gap between men and women. | 9yrs
The Free a Girl Movement has opened up the first of a kind school to educate former victims of child prostitution in law in order to create the public prosecutors to challenge India's legal system from within. | 9yrs
Clifford Chance has appointed new leadership in Australia and created a new country managing partner position overseeing the firm's 70 lawyers based in Sydney and Perth, effective from 1 May. | 9yrs
The Hong Kong Competition Commission has made its first decision to commence infringement proceedings in the Competition Tribunal. Conor Quigley QC of Serle Court discusses the move. | 9yrs
The US fashion world is up in arms over proposed changes to immigration rules which could harm innovation. | 9yrs
In recent months, the scope for using third party funding in arbitrations has expanded - arguably to the benefit of those who need it most, say Steven Friel and Charlie Morris. | 9yrs
The now infamous Kendall Jenner Pepsi ad may have stepped over a legal line with the San Francisco Police Department, which is now considering taking legal action overuse of its emblem. | 9yrs
Bitcoin prices surged this week following Japan's decision to allow the cryptocurrency as a legal method of payment. | 9yrs
In a landmark case that is to affect families all across Britain, the Supreme Court has ruled that parents who take their children out of school for term time holidays can be prosecuted. | 9yrs
Hogan Lovells has wooed a team of four high-profile Silicon Valley lawyers who have worked together for almost 20 years at Weil Gotshal. The renowned Silicon Valley team of four will be based in the firm's Menlo Park and San Francisco offices. | 9yrs
Overall law firm rates are on the up with average year-over-year lawyer rate increases reaching their highest levels since 2008. | 9yrs
A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe. | 9yrs
Two Chicago law firms are taking each other on after litigation boutique Johnson & Bell sued Edelson, a specialist in privacy and technology class actions for defamation, after claims it had inadequate protection against cyber attacks. | 9yrs
National law firm Shoosmiths has expanded its Venture Capital (VC) offering with the appointment of corporate partner Steven Barnett to its London office, from international law firm Orrick. | 9yrs
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACC) has launched legal action against Apple for allegedly refusing to look at or attempt to fix defective devices repaired elsewhere. | 9yrs
New London leases taken by large law firms in London fell more than 50 per cent last year largely as a result of Brexit and as 70 per cent of law firms get set to offer flexible working policies in the next 12 months - from today's 30 per cent. | 9yrs
Law firm mergers and acquisitions got off to a blistering pace in the first quarter of 2017 with 28 mergers announced in the US thanks to demand for small firms, international expansion and mega-mergers, according to Altman Weil MergerLine. | 9yrs
DLA Piper LLP (US) has established a cooperation agreement with Peruvian firm Pizarro, Botto & Escobar Abogados in its latest LatAm expansion move. Together the firms will operate as DLA Piper Pizarro Botto Escobar. | 9yrs
Litigation against the largest 50 global banks has increased 37 per cent in 2016, according to statistics published by city law firm RPC based on an analysis of court hearing lists. | 9yrs