Quindell, the UK-based ABS (Alternative Business Structure) issued a second trading update in less than a month after its share price had slid 33 per cent. | 12yrs
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Monica Ribbeck of Ribbeck Law Chartered in Illinois is the subject of an ethics complaint for allegedly filing a petition that was 'frivolous' in relation to the missing Malaysia Air plane 370. | 12yrs
Vani Chetty Competition Law is to join the global law firm as it seeks to increase its presence in Africa. | 12yrs
Sven Thomas, a specialist in investigations and business crime defence in a small Dusseldorf law practice, was the main person negotiating Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone's settlement with a German court over the last week. | 12yrs
Nearly 90 per cent of top in-house lawyers surveyed by The American Lawyer 'do not think their company would be interested in receiving legal advice from an accounting firm'. | 12yrs
Women are breaking through the glass ceiling as more firms offer flexible working. | 12yrs
General counsel are assigning more M&A matters, particularly with fees over $1 million, to second tier firms. | 12yrs
The loss of two restructuring lawyers in the Hong Kong office of O'Melveny & Myers means that 13 departures have taken place from the Singapore and Hong Kong offices since December. | 12yrs
A weekly round-up of moves across the globe. | 12yrs
Australian companies are seeking to weaken the personal liabilities of directors to encourage toughter business decisions. | 12yrs
UK and Middle East firm Trowers & Hamlins is opening a document production centre in Birmingham and cutting the posts of 34 secretaries. | 12yrs
The law firm claims that it is owed legal fees and costs accumulated in a mining and infrastructure project. | 12yrs
The tech law firm is in negotiations with partners in London firms. | 12yrs
International law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has announced the opening of its new Manchester legal services delivery team of 21 staff. | 12yrs
M Adriana Koeck, who used to work at General Electric, has been accused of copying her hard drive and disclosing confidential information in it to the media and prosecutors. | 12yrs
Toronto-based Conduit Law is giving clients a 'client value adjustment' option when it sends them its bills. | 12yrs
Erwin Mayer, formerly a partner in the now-defunct Jenkens & Gilchrist firm, has been sentenced to a US$220m penalty and six months in jail for his part in a tax shelter fraud. | 12yrs
Money taken from a law firm's client trust account by the country's National Social Security Authority has been ordered to be returned by the High Court. | 12yrs
Clients are the winners and are also going to pick the law firms that are winners, according to an Aderant/Infotrack survey conducted last month. | 12yrs
UK law firm mergers soar 65 per cent, as the legal sector's push towards consolidation continues. Many firms are seeking a white knight whilst others are looking to partner up in a bid to increase profitability. | 12yrs