Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency employee who turned whistleblower, has chosen his Russian lawyer to give out details to the media about his day-to-day life. | 11yrs
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A team of three tax partners which used to work together at PwC have now made another move together, leaving Maddocks for Minter Ellison in Australia. | 11yrs
The French personal data authority has used publicity as a weapon Against Apple Retail France, says Laurent Guardelli & Aurélie Klein of Coblence & Associés. | 11yrs
Miami-based Harper Meyer has welcomed the upturn in US-Cuba relations but has warned organisations to ensure that they do not break the many restrictions which are still in place. | 11yrs
The wife of Pu Zhiqiang, a dissident lawyer who has represented many other activists, has asked the Chinese president to release her husband so that he can recover his health and not be subject to lengthy interrogation sessions. | 11yrs
A report on the collapse of Tods Murray in October shows that its turnover was half its 2006 peak and that fixed costs on an office in Edinburgh Quay meant that it struggled to pay its bills. | 11yrs
Lord Goldsmith, the former British attorney general and a former member of the Fifa independent governance committee, has backed the US lawyer Michael J Garcia and called for major reforms to the body. | 11yrs
Over 250 shareholders in Quindell, the listed law firm, have registered their interest with Your Legal Friend.com which is considering launching a class action against the troubled business. | 11yrs
The fashion company was successful after five years of litigation against FreshSide. | 11yrs
UK politician Emily Thornberry's career-costing tweet came as a shocking reminder of the pervading naievety around social media. Bernadette John reports on how cautious luxury companies are embracing social media. | 11yrs
Force but flexible strategies are necessary to deal with counterfeit breaches, says Fredericka Argent, associate in the global Branded Goods practice at Covington & Burling. | 11yrs
This year's Luxury Law Summit will take place on 19 May, 2015 at the Four Seasons Hotel, Park Lane, London. | 11yrs
Fortnum & Mason opened its fourth outlet at Heathrow airport's Terminal 5 last month and expansion will continue, chief executive Ewan Ventners has vowed. | 11yrs
Luxury car makers have been investing heavily in China this autumn in a bid to capture fickle tastes in the country. | 11yrs
Inaccurate 'Made in the USA' labelling can trigger class actions in California. Katherine Gasztonyi, associate, and Simon Frankel, partner, in the global Branded Goods practice at Covington & Burling, discuss recent litigation. | 11yrs
Santa's sleigh is likely to be laden with wearable tech devices. As the Apple Watch hits the shelves, Microsoft is unveiling a fitness band with smartwatch functions. LMVH is in talks with a technology company and may launch a smartwatch in the coming months. | 11yrs
Luxury company Estee Lauder has been on the mergers and acquisitions trail. | 11yrs
The Bombay High Court has decided that businesses will need to pay a service charge - currently pegged at 12.36% - on the fees they pay to external lawyers. | 11yrs
Withers has launched a new alliance in Australia through a link-up with Balazs Lazanas & Welch - in a venture which will target tax, corporate and immigration clients and will be called Withers SBL. | 11yrs
The New York lawyer Stanley Cohen was involved in negotiations with terrorist organisation ISIS in a failed attempt to secure the release of aid worker Peter Kassig. | 11yrs