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The company has been found 'grossly negligent' over its role in the Gulf oil disaster which saw 11 rig workers lose their lives. | 12yrs

The DIFC Courts has released a revised Code of Conduct for practitioners. | 12yrs

IP chair Scott Chambers is amongst the departures from Squire Patton Boggs. | 12yrs

Women have come a long way in law but there is still room for improvement with 11 per cent of the largest US law firms having no women on governing committees. | 12yrs

In the world of baby-boomer partners, succession has become a key issue. | 12yrs

The Co-operative Group has revealed that its legal arm has made a £5.1 million loss in the first half of this year. | 12yrs

The Philadelphia Bar Association will host legal leaders globally next week. | 12yrs

The lawyers believe the government reforms are endangering the legal system and are constitutionally unsound. | 12yrs

The US Chamber of Commerce has surveyed multinationals doing business in China. | 12yrs

Competition is causing accelerated consolidation and mergers amongst law firms, but, whilst inevitable, are not ends unto themselves, says 3M counsel Joseph Otterstetter. | 12yrs

Chicago law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson will join forces with Los Angeles-based Barger & Wolen. | 12yrs

Sales may be a dirty word for most lawyers, but, says consultant Adrian Dayton, business development is necessary to survive. | 12yrs

The New Zealand Law Society has revealed that 71 per cent of female lawyers are under 44 years of age. | 12yrs

The highly respected law firm will open its doors in Guragon, home to over half of the Fortune 500's Indian offices. | 12yrs

An insurance company has fired three law firms and suspended nine others after a billing audit revealed discrepencies. | 12yrs

Corporate legal departments are collaborating more than ever with their technology colleagues. | 12yrs

In a rare move, a US judge has ordered securities class-action law firm Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd to pay sanctions to Boeing over a lawsuit which the firm filed against the company. | 12yrs

Kia America in-house lawyer Casey Flaherty is on a mission to drive efficiency in law firms. | 12yrs

A weekly round-up of moves across the globe. | 12yrs