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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

Credit Suisse has increased its litigation from US$1.3b to US2.6b in its 2013 annual results. | 12yrs

US industrial companies, including Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble, are fighting Silicon Valley over patent legislation. | 12yrs

The former co-chair of the life science team at Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo is among six partners joining Cooley's offices in Boston and New York. | 12yrs

The total cost of tuition for a typical three year course is to fall from US$152,575 to US$129,688 in 2015/16. | 12yrs

A €37m EU fine on Goldman Sachs could lead other groups to change their structures in order to reduce the risk of financial penalties. | 12yrs

Apax Partners, the private equity firm which owns ALM Media and its jewel-in-the-crown American Lawyer, has appointed an investment bank with a view to sell. | 12yrs

Dentons has confirmed that it is interested in a merger with Patton Boggs - although the Washington DC- based firm is hoping to sign a deal with Squire Sanders by the end of this month. | 12yrs

According to a survey conducted by Citi Private Bank's Law Firm Group, law firm managing partner confidence about the legal services market has risen over the first quarter of 2014. | 12yrs

The decision of the highest court in Turkey to order the immediate lifting on the ban on Twitter is 'a historic decision for free speech', according to the law professor who brought the case. | 12yrs

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has followed other large US firms in laying off staff. | 12yrs

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

US law firm Shulte Roth & Zabel is opening a London-based European practice to help activist hedge fund clients turn their attention to UK and European targets. | 12yrs

Corporate legal departments can analyse alternative fee arrangements (AFAs) with the launch of a new platform. | 12yrs

With growing technology innovations, in-house lawyers in particular must do more to guarantee clients' privacy, according to Recommind senior discovery counsel Philip Favro. | 12yrs

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Simon Davies, a senior partner in Clifford Chance, to conduct an independant inquiry after its alleged intentions to investigate the insurance sector were leaked last month. | 12yrs

Brad Smith, Microsoft's GC and executive VP of Legal & Corporate Affairs, responded to the discovery of Microsoft's Hotmail investigation with policy reform. | 12yrs

A UK ABS (alternative business structure) is planning to acquire law and accountancy practices in order to expand its services to its wealthy clients. | 12yrs

DLA Piper and Blank Rome are among the large law firms under attack in Philadelphia for receiving substantial fees from the state. | 12yrs