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The US Justice Department is alleging in a protective order that Sidley Austin lawyers are abusing the discovery system and that one questioned an FBI agent 'in a manner designed to annoy, embarrass and harass'. | 10yrs

Peter Gray was awarded £108,000 of costs after a private prosecution of him was dismissed in a court in West London. | 10yrs

The Metropolitan police in London is being accused of paying a mole who gave them witness statements and other information which was covered by legal privilege and which, in one case, enabled the police to change its evidence. | 10yrs

White & Case is to promote 31 people to the partnership at the start of 2016, down from the total of 37 lawyers who made the move at the beginning of this year. | 10yrs

Insurance-specialist international firm Ince is moving into new City of London offices in which it will have 35,000 square feet - just 55 per cent of its current premises. | 10yrs

The lawyers have left the Mississippi firm which used to be called Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy to join Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson of Delaware. | 10yrs

The gun sector is the 'only business in America that is wholly protected from any kind of liability', according to lawyer Hillary Clinton, the leading contender to be the Democratic candidate in the US presidential elections next year. | 10yrs

The Japanese government and manufacturers are setting their sights on 'complete driverless driving', which would eliminate accidents caused by human error and ease traffic congestion. | 10yrs

GT Law, one of Slater & Gordon's major rivals in the UK personal injury space, has gone into administration. | 10yrs

Multi-millionaire property tycoons the Chow brothers are launching Tempest, a no-win, no-fee litigation start-up that promises to help 'the little guy'. | 10yrs

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has revealed up 50 law firms have been victim to cyberattacks, as criminals find increasingly sophisticated ways to target the legal sector. | 10yrs

Ukrainian government officials have said the country is prepared to go to court over a $3bn bond note owed to Russia. | 10yrs

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has shut down London-headquartered firm Blavo & Co. | 10yrs

A quarterly report by Allen & Overy shows that, despite a lower number of transactions globally, M&A values look set to exceed pre-financial crisis levels. | 10yrs

Headcount and revenue for several of the biggest international firms in Paris dropped sharply last year, according to new figures. | 10yrs

Herbert Smith Freehills has hired a new process management team from Berwin Leighton Paisner, in order to strengthen its ability to separate legal mandates so that work can be handled more efficiently. | 10yrs

VW has admitted that its 2016 vehicles contain software that could help them beat emission controls test. | 10yrs

General counsel are finding their roles more challenging and business-focused since the recession. | 10yrs

Two in three corporate counsel would leave their jobs if a better option came along, according to research from the Association of Corporate Counsel. | 10yrs