Three Chinese lawyers have given details of torture that was inflicted upon them over two weeks as they sought to protect clients within the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement. | 12yrs
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Boston- and Chicago-based Edwards Wildman is laying off 10 lawyers and 42 administrative staff in ten of its 16 offices. | 12yrs
The Big Four accountancy giant plans to earn 15 to 20 per cent of its income in Asia, with a doubling of staff numbers in the area, in the next five years. | 12yrs
Fennemore Craig, a Western US law firm, is using unreleased Google Glass technology to help injured clients explain and illustrate their daily life to the practice's personal injury lawyers. | 12yrs
Leading Irish law firm Matheson is buying the Irish funds and debt securities listing business of Investec as a way of offering a full range of services to international clients. | 12yrs
A new 80-partner firm, Thomson Geer, has been created with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide through the merger of Thomson Lawyers and Herbert Geer. | 12yrs
US law firms are merging at an unprecedented rate with smaller law firms now leading the way, according to the latest research. | 12yrs
New tribunal laws in the UK mean that the Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) will now be the first stop for unhappy employees. | 12yrs
US law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges has recruited restructuring expert Andrew Wilkinson in London to beef up its corporate restructuring and bankruptcy practice. | 12yrs
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The Malaysian government is to examine the legal implications of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. | 12yrs
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The Constitutional Court objected to parts of Armenia's new law for pension reform, deeming them unconstitutional. | 12yrs
Former US Attorney for Maryland Tom DiBagio will become a partner at the DC office of Baker Botts LLP. | 12yrs
European data protection supervisor Peter Hustinx said EU governments should tighten up their digital privacy laws by 2015 in order to restore trust in the internet. | 12yrs
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