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Two lawyers accused of a conflict of interest when dealing with Hollinger Inc have been vindicated and awarded costs from the Law Society. | 12yrs

The 1,600-lawyer new law firm of Squire Patton Boggs is hoping to be seen as the 'go-to firm for public policy work', according to Jim Maiwurm, chair and global chief executive of Squire Sanders. | 12yrs

P3, the US organisation for pricing and project management in law firms, has seen its membership rise from five to 300 in the last three years. | 12yrs

Houston-based Jason Leif, the first president of the US's Energy Bar Association to come from outside the north-east, says the energy boom is bringing much new work with it for lawyers. | 12yrs

Firms including Fox Rothschild and Duane Morris in the US are changing their approach to research in order to create well-used business and competitive intelligence teams. | 12yrs

The average size of a large global construction dispute rose from $31.7m to $32.7m in 2013, partly as a result of an increase in joint ventures, according to the latest research from engineering consultancy Arcadis. | 12yrs

As European elections get underway, a leading businessman has called for the new EU leadership to put business at the heart of its activities. | 12yrs

The Global Legal Post launched the first luxury legal awards last night at the Luxury Law Summit 2014. | 12yrs

The coveted title of oldest law firm in the US has had its share of challengers but looks set to be claimed by Philadelphia firm Rawle & Henderson, 231 years after it opened its doors. | 12yrs

The decision of the Supreme Court of Canada that a Fasken Martineau partner can be forced to retire at 65 is being followed by many other LLPs as it is expected to apply to them as well. | 12yrs

GM is said to be overhauling its legal department and its culture in response to the deepening controversy relating to a product recall of millions of cars and a defect linked to 13 deaths. | 12yrs

David Haigh, the former general counsel of Gulf House Finance (GHF) has been arrested and held in custody in Dubai in relation to the GHF's ownership and sale of Leeds United Football Club. | 12yrs

Squire Sanders has delayed a vote on the proposed merger with Patton Boggs after a motion was filed which argued that Patton Boggs should not be allowed to withdraw from the Chevron litigation. | 12yrs

The 40-year old Society for Computer in Law (SCL) is opening in Dublin on 28 May. | 12yrs

The Legal Daily newspaper in China has said that GlaxoSmithKline failed to pay over US$16m in duties and taxes in relation to its HIV medicines between 2005 and 2008. | 12yrs

White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler is to rejoin Latham & Watkins as a partner in the litigation department and member of the white collar crime team. | 12yrs

The Court of Appeal in London has unblocked the progress of a white collar fraud trial in a case which could give the green light to several similar cases. | 12yrs

Herbert Smith Freehills is lifting the pay freezes in Australia which came into force after the firm blocked pay reviews in 2013. | 12yrs

BP is appealing a decision by the US Fifth Circuit appeals court in New Orleans in the hope of stopping its bill for the Gulf of Mexico oil leak go up by billions. | 12yrs