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The chief information officer at Australian law firm Allens believes that the rise of AI at large law firms in the country is fast approaching, but is sceptical that such technology will replace human jobs. | 10yrs

As the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) applies for approval to act as a regulator and licencing authority for reserved legal activities, lawyers are questioning whether accountants have the relevant training. | 10yrs

Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft are among the companies which pledged support for the European Commission's latest crackdown on racism and xenophobia and 'terrorist propaganda' online. | 10yrs

Vote Stay has the edge in the legal community as we move towards the Brexit referendum on 23 June - but not by much. | 10yrs

The firm has finalised its tie-up with Dewi Negara Fachri & Partners (DNFP), eight months after its former association in Indonesia ended. | 10yrs

The oil giant has unveiled plans to launch an offshore legal services centre to service its global operations. | 10yrs

Many GCs have a lot more confidence in their data security systems than they ought to have, according to survey data from Kroll Ontrack. | 10yrs

Lawyer and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has raised a staggering 350 times more money in campaign donations from the legal community than Republican heir apparent Donald Trump. | 10yrs

A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe. | 10yrs

Last week, a jury ruled that the 11,500 lines of Java code used by Google to develop its Android operating system were fair game, a decision likely to be welcomed by tech developers. | 10yrs

Aggregation business Metamorph Law has acquired Manchester firm Linder Myers as the first of a planned 60-firm acquisition streak. | 10yrs

A round-up of the week's moves from across Asia and Africa. | 10yrs

Debt is beginning to pile up at UK law firms as workloads expand and firms push for growth. | 10yrs

In the latest high profile hire for leading recruitment agency Mlegal, Sullivan & Cromwell's former top recruiter Patty Morrissy is joining the firm's New York office as a managing director. | 10yrs

Litigation finance firms have been quick to distance themselves from Hulk Hogan's extraordinary legal fight against Gawker Media. It emerged last week that Hogan has been receiving financial backing from PayPal billionaire Peter Thiel. | 10yrs

The first book entirely dedicated to luxury law, edited by Fabrizio Jacobacci, will help brand managers and legal practitioners protect their brands across borders. | 10yrs

A lawsuit filed against a former employee of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian offers an interesting choice for the defendant. | 10yrs

Newly-qualified lawyers at Shearman & Sterling will see their salaries increase by £7,000 to £95,000 this year, with the firm dishing out higher pay across the associate ranks as City salaries soar. | 10yrs

A group of Sydney-based lawyers recently took part in a one-day coding workshop designed to teach them how to create and assess 'smart contracts' for clients. | 10yrs