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An increasing number of top UK firms look set to cut unprofitable services in the coming year. | 12yrs

The Malaysian Bar has warned local families to be careful about using US law firms over the missing flight MH370 and has threatened the firms with legal action if they break a ban on foreign lawyers giving advice. | 12yrs

Jeff Orr, CEO of IT and cloud services at Stack Group, said law firms' fears about the risks of cloud technology are unfounded. | 12yrs

Bank of America has reported a quarterly loss of US$276m and was pushed into the red by legal costs including US$3.6b over mortgage-backed securities. | 12yrs

The US national mortgage administrator is facing a raft of legal issues including the departure of its chief legal officer. | 12yrs

Comparison websites could be set for a boost in the UK legal marketplace thanks to an initiative from the regulator. | 12yrs

Irene Shannon, onetime CFO of defunct firm Rothstein Rosenfeld Adler in South Florida, is facing a conspiracy charge relating to a Ponzi scheme which has seen her former boss go to prison for 50 years. | 12yrs

Newly-launched Toronto law firm Conduit Law, which includes Cisco Systems as one of its first clients, is offering a no-frills low cost service based around fixed fees and minimal overheads. | 12yrs

A Californian judge has allowed a claimant to sue LinkedIn over its paid for service. | 12yrs

China is introducing major changes for the first time in 25 years to its environmental protection laws. | 12yrs

Litigation spending has risen once again as 71 per cent of US companies report an average spend of $1 million or more. | 12yrs

US law firm Brown Rudnick is rescinding offers to 10 associates who were scheduled to join the firm in the fall in New York and Boston offices. | 12yrs

Facebook has revealed that UK law enforcement agencies made more 1,900 requests for data within a six month period. | 12yrs

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

SuperGroup, Superdrys corporate group, has asked King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin (KWMSJB) to handle its continental European real estate matters. | 12yrs

US firm Nixon Peabody is laying off 38 employees spread through its 16 offices. | 12yrs

HWL Ebsworth will have some 187 partners, 425 lawyers and revenue of about A$200m after the proposed July merger, putting it third in Australia after Clayton Utz and Minter Ellison. | 12yrs

The European Alliance to Save Energy (EU-ASE), speaking for 31 companies, wrote to the EU with demands for them to set a binding target for energy efficiency improvements. | 12yrs

Despite the challenges, there are attractive reasons for investing in Nigeria's renewable power sector, including tax and other fiscal incentives. | 12yrs