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Justin D'Agostino is to become the next head of global dispute resolution in Herbert Smith Freehills, one of the firms with the most enduring reputations in litigation. | 12yrs

Sydney-based Aurora Workplace Law, founded by a former Henry Davis York, will offer only fixed fee arrangements to clients. | 12yrs

Former French President has spoken out in complaint about being bugged in phone calls with his lawyer and other people. | 12yrs

Litigation lawyers must fundamentally change their approach on delivering solutions for their clients if they are to enjoy long-term relationships with clients, a leading US lawyer says. | 12yrs

Confidential information from the 800-lawyer firm Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett has been allegedly used for insider trading since 1999 by its managing clerk, according to charges brought against him yesterday. | 12yrs

Questions are being asked why seven former employees of Dewey & LeBoeuf, who pleaded guilty to manipulating the financial statements of the firm, have not been named. | 12yrs

A US law college has come under fire after it issued a memo warning about women displaying inappropriate cleavage and stiletto heels. | 12yrs

The Ministry of Justice stands accused of over-hyping barristers' annual earnings to justify legal aid cuts. | 12yrs

Hopes that the UK Chancellor would postpone tax changes to the LLP structure were dashed when he avoided the subject in his Budget in the House of Commons yesterday. | 12yrs

Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to pay US$1.2b to the US government - fines which the US Attorney General says represent the largest financial penalty of its kind ever imposed on a motor company. | 12yrs

Two practice heads, from Hogan Lovells and Simmons & Simmons, are jumping ship to become partners in the Tokyo practice of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. | 12yrs

The contraction of Spanish banking lending has seen direct lending increase as an alternative option, says Ander Valverde of Pérez-Llorca. | 12yrs

Lawyers at the International Association of Privacy Professionals Global Summit said companies should develop a protocol for revealing cybersecurity threats. | 12yrs

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

Opposition is mounting towards the anti-trust bill which the Mexican Congress debates this week - as legal experts fear it could reduce competition and punish innovative companies. | 12yrs

While female lawyers under 25 are earning 30 per cent more on average than their male counterparts, the margin reverses and men earn 20 per cent more by age 35. | 12yrs

Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) will handle all legal matters at Thames Water for another four years. | 12yrs

Nearly half of US judges are using social media - with most of them on Facebook and a minority venturing onto LinkedIn, according to the Legal Talk Network. | 12yrs

Allen & Overy is top of the global rankings with US$94.9b of deals, according to a listing by Infrastructure Journal. | 12yrs