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Chetan Nagendra, the former Facebook lawyer who is qualified to practice is four jurisdictions, has opened a Bangalore-based practice to advise international clients. | 12yrs

Denton joins up with its South African law firm partner KapdiTwala. | 12yrs

A New York judge has reduced the divorce payments due to the wife of a Cadwalader partner, arguing that she reduced his capacity to earn by criticising him in public. | 12yrs

Amsterdam-based Prakken d'Oliveira has made a formal complaint to the home affairs minister Ronald Plasterk, claiming that its phone lines are being intercepted. | 12yrs

A Thomson Reuters survey shows that over half of respondents predict their firms will specialise more or become highly specialised by 2044. | 12yrs

The changing balance in revenue prospects has been underlined at Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) whose senior partner, Richard Crump, is moving base from London to Singapore. | 12yrs

To avoid paying national insurance for its partners, Evershed has asked its fixed-share partners to contribute 25 per cent of their profit to the firm. | 12yrs

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

The highest court in the EU shot down a law requiring Internet and phone providers to retain user data. | 12yrs

Iran's negotiating team is being helped by 'an advisory group in legal affairs' as it moves to negotiate a deal on its nuclear weapons capacity with the UN Security Council. | 12yrs

The Japan Federation of Bar Associations has registered about 150 lawyers to deal with new Hague Convention provisions on child abduction - but there are fears that not enough speak English. | 12yrs

The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) will hold its third annual Corporate Counsel University to educate lawyers new to in-house practice. | 12yrs

Leading US law firms Pillsbury and Sheppard, Mulin, Richter & Hampton are among the law firms which have been targeted by Jerk.com, the website which is now facing action from the Federal Trade Commission. | 12yrs

Corporate conflict is on the increase with large disputes in particular showing a rise, despite the fact that corporates do not want to resort to litigation. | 12yrs

As the current counsel in the White House, Kathryn Ruemmler, is said to be stepping down, speculation is emerging as to who will replace her. | 12yrs

The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) is investigating Credit Suisse's role in helping clients evade state taxes and whether the Swiss bank misled regulators about practices within the New York branch. | 12yrs

Barclays agreed to restructure the £70m debt owed by the Guardian Care Homes owner in exchange for Graiseley Properties dropping their interest rate swap case against the bank. | 12yrs

Wall Street is setting a new precedent that investor claims disputes need to go to court instead of arbitration through the Financial Industrial Regulatory Authority (FINRA), as the on-going Goldman Sachs and Citigroup cases show. | 12yrs

Some Ukrainian law firms could find themselves releasing half their lawyers to serve in the armed forces if there is a formal conflict with Russia. | 12yrs