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The world's biggest chip maker for cellphones, Qualcomm, looks set to be hit with a record fine in China of over US$1b in a sign which will worry other foreign businesses. | 12yrs

Ethics and compliance issues will keep general counsel awake at night more than any others in the year to come, according to the 2014 Chief Legal Officer Survey. | 12yrs

Chinese lawyers working in human rights or defence against judicial abuse are making mutual assistance agreements in case they are disbarred or arrested and prosecuted. | 12yrs

The California Supreme Court has refused to allow a disgraced journalist to join the state bar because of a 'lack of integrity and forthrightness'. | 12yrs

The UK is, by far, the largest market in Europe, accounting for seven per cent of global law firms' fee revenue. | 12yrs

The new world for lawyers will see more legal entrepreneurs, smaller firms and greater productivity from an agile workforce. | 12yrs

The Nigerian Police has urged the Bar Association to seek advice on whether public assemblies can be held without police permission under the Public Order Act. | 12yrs

The African legal profession is facing similar issues to lawyers globally. | 12yrs

Allen & Overy has managed to establish itself as having the best-recognised law firm brand in the UK, according to an analysis of client opinion as well as specialist and mainstream press. | 12yrs

K&L Gates and one of its Pittsburgh lawyers have agreed to pay US$23.7m to settle a malpractice suit - although they did not make any admission of liability. | 12yrs

DLA Piper is the clear front runner in the Social Law Firm Index, a new ranking which rates the Am Law 50 on the basis of their social media reach and influence. | 12yrs

Accountancy giant KPMG has set up a multi-professional service with Norton Rose and Cameron McKenna, offering clients a 'data breach response service'. | 12yrs

A Mexican immigrant who has been waiting for visa clearance in the US for nearly 20 years is to be admitted to the California State Bar after a precedent-setting California Supreme Court decision. | 12yrs

A weekly round-up on in-house moves from around the globe | 12yrs

Law firms need to put client needs above their billings, according to an Australian law firm partner. | 12yrs

Despite cheaper costs of external law firms, more work is being done in-house. | 12yrs

Anshu Jain was quizzed over the bank's legal expenditure. | 12yrs

The use of mobile data for intelligence gathering has reared its head in Sweden. Carl Johan af Petersens reviews the ongoing debate. | 12yrs

The firm is re-organising its administrative functions with a move to Kentucky. | 12yrs