General Motors' much touted acquisition of Cruise Automation has hit a stumbling block, with the startup and its founder filing a lawsuit against an engineer who has allegedly delayed the deal by demanding an equity stake in the company. | 10yrs
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has confirmed plans to launch a legal apprenticeship program at its Manchester office some time in the next twelve months. | 10yrs
A weekly round-up of moves from around the globe. | 10yrs
Clyde & Co has made up 16 in this year's round of partner promotions, half of whom are women. | 10yrs
Slater & Gordon has advised the Australian stock market that former partners at two UK law firms acquired by the firm are free to sell their shares from 1 May - though at a fraction of the price they might once have hoped to achieve. | 10yrs
The alliance is intended to provide cheaper, easier access to legal services for start-ups and SMEs. | 10yrs
Pepper Hamilton has returned subsidiary Freeh Group International Solutions to the full ownership of former FBI director Louis Freeh, who stepped out of the firm in January. | 10yrs
The firm is looking to further solidify its longstanding association with Malaysian firm Gan Partnership by applying to regulators for a joint venture license in the newly liberalised market. | 10yrs
Michael Gove's plan to introduce a residency threshold requirement for legal aid claimants in the United Kingdom has been knocked back by the Supreme Court. | 10yrs
Royal Dutch Shell has dramatically scaled back its global legal panel, with just six firms making the cut out of an original field of 250. | 10yrs
The chief executive of the Solicitor's Regulation Authority says that the regulator's aim to create professional services firms offering legal and accountancy services 'haven't worked' as planned. | 10yrs
The scheme which enables foreign law firms to operate in Singapore has been criticised for not creating enough benefits to locally-qualified lawyers. | 10yrs
Magic Circle firm Linklaters has made up 10 partners in the City, 42 per cent of its 24-strong global round. | 10yrs
Following a class action lawsuit brought by 300 of its female lawyers, the company has agreed to re-address its recruitment, promotion and remuneration policies in order to strive for a more equitable legal team. | 10yrs
Law firms may be blocked from holding events or publishing research relating to Britain's potential exit from the European Union after new campaigning rules were brought into effect on Friday. | 10yrs
Lawyers have backed a controversial union claim that under new regulations, building workers will have fewer rights in investigations than standard criminal suspects. | 10yrs
The firm is reportedly rethinking its management structure in China as it pushes for greater integration of its business in the region. | 10yrs
Leonna Dorrian QC has become the first woman to hold Scotland's second highest legal post. | 10yrs
Pinsent Masons has retained a 'disappointing' 50 per cent of its 10-strong group of spring qualifiers. Elsewhere, Ashurst has kept 79 per cent and Norton Rose Fulbright 96 per cent. | 10yrs
A new report suggests that there is a 'disturbing level of tunnel vision' among law firms when it comes to adopting modern customer service standards, which could ultimately make the difference between success and failure. | 10yrs