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Slater & Gordon has defended its record in disclosing information on a timely basis, even though it has accepted that it took nine days to reveal that its performance in the UK might be worse than expected. | 10yrs

The Allen & Overy partner who used to be head of its Dutch practice has been charged by the Brazilian Public Prosecutor's Office in relation to the long-running investigation into oil giant Petrobras. | 10yrs

New drone rules in Ireland, the US, Australia and other countries could lead to the levying of fines on consumers around the world, as drones are expected to figure among the top-selling Christmas presents this year. | 10yrs

Clyde & Co is recruiting a team of five partners in Sydney from Lee & Lyons to boost its insurance team in Australia. | 10yrs

Deals in the pharma, energy and consumer sectors have pushed the world's M&A activity to an all-time high, with lawyers feeling that the surge in transaction levels could continue in 2016. | 10yrs

It remains to be seen how the law firm Kaye Scholer will treat its partner Evan Greebel, the former lead counsel of pharmaceutical company Retrophin who has been indicted alongside its former CEO Martin Shkreli. | 10yrs

KPMG, one of the Big Four accountancy firms to offer legal services through an alternative business structure, has reported a huge rise in income from the division and pledged further investment. | 10yrs

The world's largest law firm says that it is establishing a 'physical presence ... in Latin America for the first time, with offices in two of the region's top four economies'. | 10yrs

A series of programmes run over the last year on mindfulness has produced 'extraordinary' results, including a 35 per cent increase in effectiveness and a 45 per cent increase in focus, according to the firm. | 10yrs

A novel by a former Schulte Roth & Zabel lawyer named Biglaw that depicts a hellish law firm environment is being tipped by Above the Law as an 'excellent holiday gift'. | 10yrs

The Federal Aviation Administration has warned states, cities and other local legislators against exceeding their authority by making drone regulations that conflict with the federal regulations. | 10yrs

A 73-year old lawyer named Donnie Rudd has been arrested in relation to the murder of Noreen Rudd, who died in a single vehicle crash just 28 days after the couple's wedding. | 10yrs

Data gathered by The Lawyer's digital tool Lawyer Market Intelligence (LMI) reveals that Herbert Smith Freehills is the UK law firm with the most FTSE 100 client relationships. | 10yrs

A criminal lawyer representing Turing Pharmaceuticals chief Martin Shkreli has informed his client that he is raising his hourly fees by 5,000 per cent. | 10yrs

People with a law degree will be able to operate as 'limited legal practitioners' in the US state and will probably be involved in helping individuals to carry out fairly simple activities such as settling debts and filing for divorce. | 10yrs

DLA Piper and Norton Rose Fulbright are two of the biggest international names to demonstrate a trend for reducing partner numbers in Australia in 2015, according to research from Beaton and Macquarie Bank. | 10yrs

Litigation is cited by 32 per cent of lawyers surveyed by Robert Half Legal as offering the greatest number of job opportunities in the first half of 2016. | 10yrs

Lateral hires are likely to play a key role in the success or failure of law firms next year - against a background of volatility, according to predictions from Citi Private Bank and consultants Hildebrandt. | 10yrs

Announcing a modest 1 per cent H1 increase in revenues, Simmons & Simmons has revealed its intentions to target high-growth areas and to encourage the development of specialist and niche-specific lawyers over generalists. | 10yrs