The governor of New York state has agreed to pay for bigger and better offices for public defenders, after agreeing to settle a class action law suit on the issue. | 12yrs
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An accountancy regulatory body has given the green light to one of its members to carry out probate work, encouraging others to apply for the same authorisation. | 12yrs
The US political parties are preparing large teams of lawyers to be ready for recounts and other problems when the mid-term elections take place on 4 November. | 12yrs
JP Morgan Chase has been fined €72m with UBS having to pay €12.6m and Credit Suisse €9.2m in the latest round of bank fines. | 12yrs
President Barak Obama's appointment of a lawyer, Washington DC-based Ron Klain - rather than a medic has provoked controversy in the US. | 12yrs
The value of African private equity deals reached its highest level since the global financial crisis in the first half of this year, according to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. | 12yrs
A weekly round-up of moves around the world | 12yrs
Employers can do a lot to avoid injunctions in cases where a new recruit arrives and misuses information from a previous employer. | 12yrs
Michael Millikin, the 66-year old lawyer who is general counsel at General Motors, is to retire in early 2015 after 38 years at the company. | 12yrs
The number one irritation for in-house lawyers is when they see a tendency to over-staff projects by their external advisers. | 12yrs
The EU's banking watchdog has urged the Bulgarian authorities to give bank customers access to their deposits after access was stopped four months ago to customers of Corporate Commercial Bank. | 12yrs
KPMG has just been given an ABS (Alternative Business Structure) license but claims that it will use it to run a multi-disciplinary practice, rather than setting one up for a separate legal arm. | 12yrs
DAS, the UK-based legal expenses insurer, has suspended CEO Paul Asplin while an investigation is carried out into his relationship with a supplier. | 12yrs
Steven Browne, managing partner at Bingham McCutchen has given an interview to the Boston Globe where he admits the difficulties the firm has gone through. | 12yrs
Benjamim Lawsky, the top financial watchdog in New York state, is asking banks about the cyber security of their suppliers, including law firms. | 12yrs
Lawyers are being asked a wide range of questions on the ebola virus, ranging from employment to privacy to avoiding litigation which could come from treating patients. | 12yrs
Three Dickstein Shapiro IP lawyers have left the six-office US firm to join Manatt Phelps & Phillips in California. | 12yrs
French firm Gide and Spanish practice Cuatrecasas, Goncalves Pereira are combining their Moroccan legal teams while Orrick is launching an affiliate office in the Cote d'Ivoire. | 12yrs
Chinese campaigners for legal reform are expecting little in the way of immediate results from this weeks's Communist party meeting which will focus on the theme of 'governing the country according to law'. | 12yrs
Globalaw, the network of 110 independent law firms, has held its first annual 'managing partner forum' for American members. | 12yrs