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American companies and government agencies need to ensure that their websites are accessible for all, including people with disabilities, or risk falling victim to a growing wave of class action litigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. | 10yrs

The Guardian parent company GMG and private equity company Apax pocketed an £80m windfall on Tuesday from the £800m floating of their co-owned magazine business, Ascential. | 10yrs

Media groups have lost their bid to break the unprecedented media lockout surrounding the trial of London law student Erol Incedal, who was acquitted of the charge of planning acts of terrorism in March. | 10yrs

A new report reveals the emergence of a two-tier hierarchy of legal cities outside of London, with Bristol, Birmingham and Manchester at the top of the pile. | 10yrs

The small yet satellite-rich nation is positioning itself as a legal trailblazer for the resource sector's next frontier—'near-Earth objects'. | 10yrs

Reed Brodsky of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher has been tapped to represent Kaye Scholer partner Evan Greebel, who was indicted in December alongside former Retrophin CEO Martin Shkreli. | 10yrs

A City law firm has appointed a 29 year old as its new managing partner, just four years after he completed his training contract with the firm. | 10yrs

Ashurst is using a headhunter to find external non-lawyers to be considered for the role of global managing partner. | 10yrs

Law firms are gearing up for a wave of lawsuits relating to Apple's now notorious 'Error 53', which has left thousands of Apple customers with worthless, unusable phones. | 10yrs

Lawyers have warned that employees at US companies lack legal avenues to refuse to travel to areas affected by the Zika virus or to sue their employers if they fall ill. | 10yrs

With its roster set to expire this summer, Barclays has launched a global review of its legal panel. | 10yrs

The Law Council of Australia has announced its support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement, suggesting it would bring a number of advantages for the Australian legal industry. | 10yrs

The London office of Chicago-based firm Kirkland & Ellis has boosted the pay of its NQ lawyers to an eye-popping £100,000, making it the seventh member of the prestigious '100 Club'. | 10yrs

General counsel may quit financial institutions if the Financial Conduct Authority moves to include them in their new accountability regime for senior managers. | 10yrs

Local US bar groups are jittery over a resolution under consideration by the American Bar Association this week, which many fear will open the door for non-lawyer ownership of firms. | 10yrs

Siri Siriwardene will step up to become Slater & Gordon's Head of General Law as current boss Neil Kinsella announces his retirement from the firm. | 10yrs

Global law firm Paul Hastings is launching an interdisciplinary practice group of several dozen lawyers from its offices around the globe to focus on the expanding legal issues connected to the 'Internet of Things.' | 10yrs

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been accused of being 'dishonest' by a whistleblower before MPs last week in relation to its role as adviser to ScottishPower, which is embroiled in a £75m 'cashback guarantee' scandal. | 10yrs

The latest episode in a legal battle over Led Zeppelin's anthem 'Stairway to Heaven' has seen the surviving members of the band deposed and a request for more time to investigate its finances. | 10yrs