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In the much-anticipated first bellwether trial against General Motors, the case of an Oklahoma postman and his wife fell spectacularly to pieces. With five bellwether trials to go, some are calling for the plaintiffs' lead attorneys to be replaced. | 10yrs

Allen & Overy and Philippine law firm Puyat Jacinto & Santos Law have advised on one of largest ever equity investments by a foreign company in the country's financial sector. | 10yrs

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

An underwhelming £130 million settlement between HM Revenue & Customs and multinational search engine giant Google has prompted British MPs to raise the possibility of a radical overhaul of the UK's corporate taxation laws and procedures. | 10yrs

In a bid to reform the 35-hour working week, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls (pictured) said yesterday that France will give companies the right to negotiate longer working hours and overtime pay. | 10yrs

Newly released data from law firm RPC shows that the UK High Court heard 47 per cent fewer cases against law firms in the twelve months to June 30 2015 than in the previous year. | 10yrs

The prime minister of Lower Saxony, Volkswagen AG's second-largest shareholder, has given the carmaker three months to provide a full account of the origins of the emissions scandal. | 10yrs

Partners at UK law firms are working an average of 56 hours per week, up 10 per cent from just two years ago. | 10yrs

In the wake of a landmark government report, legal technology experts have said the technology behind the Bitcoin digital currency could herald an age of 'smart contracts'. | 10yrs

Harvard University Police Department have closed their investigation into an on-campus 'hate crime' more than two months after strips of black tape appeared overnight across the portraits of the school's black professors. | 10yrs

Global law firm Baker & Mackenzie has announced that former Canadian Attorney General and Minister of Justice Peter MacKay will join the firm as a partner in Toronto. | 10yrs

Clifford Chance has overtaken Chadbourne & Parke to lead the global project finance rankings in 2015. | 10yrs

A group of more than 300 City lawyers have joined forces to campaign for the UK to remain a member of the EU ahead of Prime Minister David Cameron's upcoming EU renegotiation announcement in February. | 10yrs

Following the passage of Australia's controversial data retention laws, two former judges have been hand-picked by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to represent journalists when the federal government seeks to access their personal data. | 10yrs

Fieldfisher has recruited former Deloitte regional head of tax François de Senneville to head up the firm's new Africa desk at its offices in Paris. | 10yrs

Should plummeting oil prices force Venezuela's government to default on its debt, the lack of collective action clauses (CACs) on almost US$40bn worth of bonds could expose the oil-exporting country to a legal battle with holdout investors. | 10yrs

DAC Beachroft reveals that the firm took a £4.39m hit in a failed IT project whilst showing a 20 per cent increase in profits in its latest accounts. | 10yrs

Judges rank in the top five most trusted professions in the UK, but public faith in lawyers continues to lag behind. | 10yrs

While most major US banks reported slimmer legal spends for Q4 2015, the legal bill at Goldman Sachs has increased by more than 400 per cent, placing a drag on profits. | 10yrs