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The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has shut down London-headquartered firm Blavo & Co. | 11yrs

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. | 11yrs

Headcount and revenue for several of the biggest international firms in Paris dropped sharply last year, according to new figures. | 11yrs

VW has admitted that its 2016 vehicles contain software that could help them beat emission controls test. | 11yrs

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. | 11yrs

General counsel are finding their roles more challenging and business-focused since the recession. | 11yrs

Two in three corporate counsel would leave their jobs if a better option came along, according to research from the Association of Corporate Counsel. | 11yrs

The latest moves from around the globe. | 11yrs

Facebook paid under £5,000 in UK corporation tax last year, using a complex structure to book profits offshore. | 11yrs

Malaysia's Chooi & Company and Tokyo-headquartered TMI Associates, Japan's fifth largest law firm, are teaming up to capitalise on the long-standing ties between the two countries. | 11yrs

South Africa could leave the International Criminal Court (ICC), as the government faces criticism for ignoring a court order to arrest Sudan's president. | 11yrs

Lawyers with Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan have escalated their legal battle against Volkswagen A.G., demanding the company buy back half a million vehicles affected by the recent emissions scandal | 11yrs

Lawyers acting for Aerosmith star Steve Tyler have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Donald Trump, saying the use of the hit song Dream On 'gives a false impression' he endorses Mr Trump's presidential bid. | 11yrs

DLA Piper is to launch an office in Morocco, the firm's first base on the continent, ahead of its planned move into South Africa in 2016 | 11yrs

For the third consecutive quarter, law firm managing partners expressed doubt about the broader economy and direction of the legal industry, according to a quarterly report by Citi Private Bank. | 11yrs

Former judges, Queen's Counsel and professors of law are among 343 signatories to an open letter that criticises the UK government's 'too slow and too narrow' response to the migrant crisis. | 11yrs

A South African court has begun hearings to determine if gold miners suffering from lung diseases they claim to have contracted because of their job can proceed with a class action lawsuit against the industry. | 11yrs

Mr Justice Flaux, the judge in charge of the Commercial Court, warned litigators at a conference that he suspected a tariff of recoverable costs would be introduced in the commercial arena. | 11yrs

Changes intended to streamline China's judicial system are leading judges and officials to step down over concerns about long hours, low pay and intense pressure. | 11yrs