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The country has released new statistics showing that women are now on top in the Emerald Isle. | 11yrs

Michael Harte, formerly of Freshfields and Goldman Sachs, is to appear before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal after refusing to provide a specimen after being involved in a driving incident. | 11yrs

Jones Day has been lauded with praise by the judge handling the Detroit bankruptcy for making an 'exceptional contribution' to the city - despite some controversy over the size of the firm's fees. | 11yrs

The executive directors at Ocado have all had their bonus payments cut this year for missing targets on gross sales and net earnings - and the cut for legal officer Neil Abrams is the largest of all. | 11yrs

The police have offered a US$25,000 reward after David Messerschmitt, a 30 year old IP and IT associate, was found dead of stab wounds in a hotel bedroom. | 11yrs

Commerzbank has just set aside US$549m for legal costs and its finance director has warned that a US investigation into alleged sanctions violations could lead to further provisioning. | 11yrs

RPC, formerly known as Reynolds Porter Chamberlain, is launching a management consultancy wing to complement its large portfolio of insurance work. | 11yrs

Leading global outsourcer Integreon has upped its presence in London with the launch of an expanded global delivery centre in the City. | 11yrs

Corporates are now borrowing more in loans around the world than at any time since the global financial crisis, according to Allen & Overy's Corporate Funding Monitor. | 11yrs

While most workers achieve substantial pay rises only in the first decade of work, lawyers - along with doctors and engineers - break that rule and see remuneration increases throughout their careers. | 11yrs

The 16 members of the Clifford Chance management committee saw their remuneration boosted by 11 per cent in 2013/14 - according to the practice's latest set of accounts. | 11yrs

Allen & Overy is expecting to triple its contract lawyer business in the next 18 months whilst a similar business in Australia, lexvoco, is co-ordinating hundreds of lawyers although it launched in 2014. | 11yrs

A third of law firms in Australia are planning to open new offices despite a worsening in prospects and business confidence in the last few months. | 11yrs

Prosecutors have described how a 51-year old Pittsburgh lawyer defrauded a local bank while embezzling funds from the law firm where he worked in order to finance businesses that he was running. | 11yrs

Former Jones Day partner Mark Hermann is predicting problems for the rich law firms whose partners earn US$1m a head - as they fall behind the super-rich where earnings are around $3m. | 11yrs

Internal governance is improved by having lawyers on boards but not all are convinced that the role has to be that of a director, the GC Excellence Report 2015 says. | 11yrs

The bank is facing threats of criminal proceedings in the US over allegations that it assisted clients evade tax. | 11yrs

An Australian bank general counsel has spoken out in favour of long-term relationships. | 11yrs

Litigation funding is reshaping into litigation finance as funders expand their litigation offerings. | 11yrs