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Peter Rees QC left his post as Royal Dutch Shell's legal director to join Thirty Nine Essex Street chambers. | 12yrs

Russian oligarch Lev Tchernoy was saved from paying a €50m claim when the judge ruled the case was outside the jurisdiction. | 12yrs

Indian law firm SNG partners will open its first office abroad in Singapore next month. | 12yrs

The first of many legal steps over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 is believed to have been taken by Monica Kelly of Ribbeck Law when she asked for information from Boeing and the airline. | 12yrs

Over half the law firms in the UK and US (56 per cent) are planning to cut the head count in their back office and business, litigation and secretarial support, according to research from Williams Lea. | 12yrs

In 2013, German law firm Noerr's turnover grew 12.3 per cent to €191m. | 12yrs

Leading UK bank RBS, one of the main lenders to law firms, is telling practices that they need to cut about 5% of jobs, including those of the top partners. | 12yrs

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

Hours dropped by 1.3 per cent and fees rose by 1.6 per cent for law firms' corporate clients over 2013, said the LegalView Legal Market Index. | 12yrs

EU Justice Commissioner Vivian Reding claims the new judicial regulator set forth by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) compromises the independence of Ireland's judiciary. | 12yrs

Barclays is launching an apprenticeship programme for legal with the express aim of attracting more diversity. | 12yrs

Negotiators at Patton Boggs are hoping to move swiftly to an agreement for an April merger with Squire Sanders, according to sources close to the practice. | 12yrs

Former Clyde partner Krista Bates van Winkelhof argues she should get the same protection as an employee when it comes to termination for being a whistleblower. | 12yrs

Nigel Rowley, a managing partner based in London, was named president of the London chapter of the US China Global Investment & Trade Alliance (USCGITA). | 12yrs

After nearly three months of confusion, lawyers have been given the green light if they want to give legal advice to clients over cannabis. | 12yrs

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is under pressure to do something about the 3500 prisoners who have been held for months and even years over their term because of a lack of rehabilitation resources. | 12yrs

Dan Fitz, general counsel at telephony giant BT, is warning that there is 'no reason why you need a law firm' to carry out many of the traditional legal tasks. | 12yrs

JP Morgan and German transport organisation BVG have settled their legal dispute, with the side effect that Clifford Chance no longer faces a related negligence claim. | 12yrs

Clayton Utz is cutting its link with Haley & Co in Hong Kong and focusing more of its resources on its domestic market in Australia. | 12yrs