From 2021 onwards, lawyers in Hong Kong will be required to sit and pass a 'Common Entrance Examination' in order to enter a trainee solicitor contract. However, the move has caused concern among Hong Kong's leading lawyers and academics. | 10yrs
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New documents have revealed that the collapsed Parabis group went into administration owing almost £50m to more than 2,500 unsecured creditors. | 10yrs
A report from a company that provides patent risk management services has shown that the number of patent disputes reached new highs in the US in 2015. | 10yrs
Prominent human rights law firm Leigh Day is facing disciplinary action over its handling of key documents relating to the alleged abuse of Iraqi detainees by members of the British military. | 10yrs
Last year saw US law firms joining forces at a rate never before recorded. According to a new report from Altman Weil MergerLine, that trend is expected to continue well into the new year. | 10yrs
Simmons and Simmons' focus on costs and lock-up management helped the firm to increase profits and reduce borrowing costs for the last financial year. | 10yrs
The new Fair Pay Act in California puts the onus on businesses to demonstrate fair pay between male and female employees. However, ensuring compliance may be more challenging than it first appears. | 10yrs
A new study suggests that headlines predicting automation will have a dire impact on the job market for lawyers may have overstated the case. | 10yrs
Understanding and managing supply chain risks can be crucial to anticipating future legal challenges and ensuring regulatory compliance. | 10yrs
Biometric sensor technology developer Valencell has filed lawsuits against both Apple and Fitbit in a US district court, alleging breaches of the company's intellectual property rights. | 10yrs
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The US Justice Department sued Volkswagen AG on Monday, seeking billions of dollars in penalties as a result of the emissions-cheating crisis at the German auto giant. | 10yrs
Accounts filed at Companies House show Clifford Chance's streamlined executive leadership group saw an average seven per cent fall in their pay packets in the last financial year, while the firm's revenue and profit also fell. | 10yrs
Two out of three callers in 2015 to a charity offering support and advice to lawyers were women, while nearly four out of ten were trainees or qualified for five years or less. | 10yrs
A new set of controversial anti-gang laws, described by some lawyers as 'guilt by way of means of association', have been evoked by South Australian police to bring charges against five men. | 10yrs
Skadden tops the list of major New York-based law firms to have increased their market share in a record-breaking year for top-tier M&A deals. | 10yrs
The merger of law firms COBALT and Borenius is now complete, creating the largest legal team in the Baltic region. | 10yrs
The City of Chicago has enlisted two outside law firms to help navigate a Department of Justice investigation into the Chicago Police Department. | 10yrs
The European Union's executive body is set to debate a controversial amendment to Polish law which places public media under the control of the Polish government. | 10yrs
Philadelphia-based Fox Rothschild has snapped up Minneapolis top ten law firm Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly, with Oppenheimer's 82 lawyers joining the fast-growing Fox today. | 10yrs