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Law firms in England and Wales will have to notify regulators tomorrow if they have been unable to obtain indemnity insurance. | 11yrs

The law firm is looking at other options in case the Morgan Lewis deal collapses. | 11yrs

Grant Thornton, the sixth largest accountancy firm in the world, says it will not follow the Big Four in offering legal services. | 11yrs

A letter from US lawyer Marty Singer threatening the company with a $100 million lawsuit has had a response. | 11yrs

The Forbes 400 list of America's wealthiest people featured 35 people with law degrees. | 11yrs

Britain's most expensive divorce bill has caused comment from the judges. | 11yrs

Large law firms are aggressively fighting disciplinary actions and employing the tactics used in white-collar enforcement cases, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has claimed. | 11yrs

Jones Day is the firm which clients least like to see on the other side of the table. | 11yrs

Fashion brands can protect their names against other fashion companies even when the two are operating in very different markets, following a London High Court ruling this month. | 11yrs

Deloittes has declared that it will not set up a UK law firm at the Future of Law Summit in London following the news that KPMG has received approval for its ABS. | 11yrs

Former senior partner Charlie Geffen is departing with Mark Sperotto. | 11yrs

New Zealand is heading up an international initiative to deal with jurors who ignore court rules and research online for case information. | 11yrs

Will the change of guard at Tiffany's herald a new focus on Europe for the brand? Incoming chief executive Frederic Cumenal, who takes over the reins next April, has hinted so. | 11yrs

The legal profession is starting to face the impact of 'demystification' of the legal system. | 11yrs

Mercedes-Benz is the latest foreign investor to come under the spotlight of China's anti-monopoly laws. | 11yrs

Associates will continue to be able to work in other offices in the Quinn Emanuel global network for a week, for US$2,000, after a temporary scheme was made permanent. | 11yrs

Clients prefer clarity to fixed fees and better communications from their advisors, The Future of Law Summit heard yesterday. | 11yrs

KPMG has received its alternative business services licence from the Solicitors Regulatory Authority, allowing it to operate in the UK legal marketplace as a multidisciplinary practice. | 11yrs

The money was spent on a range of collectibles, from sports memorabilia to first edition books. | 11yrs