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The town of Norwalk, Connecticut, is considering improving the terms of employment of its four assistant corporation counsels so that they are likely to have longer periods of employment. | 12yrs

A £40m bribery case has collapsed six weeks into the trial after two lawyers from US law firm Akin Gump refused to testify. | 12yrs

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

Criminal lawyers in the UK are likely to get more frustrated with their clients after new government cuts come into place, according to an academic. | 12yrs

One US law school has found itself with a junk bond status. | 12yrs

E&Y has taken the first step in setting up a legal arm in Singapore. | 12yrs

Tokyo-based Peter Godwin has been named as the new head of disputes in Asia by Herbert Smith Freehills. | 12yrs

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt has hired a career development officer whose role will include helping associates who do not want to aim for partnership. | 12yrs

US firms are sticking to 2013 levels for this year's bonus. | 12yrs

Tributes to Nelson Mandela have come from many lawyers around the world including the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights associations which gave him an award the day after he died. | 12yrs

Over 100 people are thought to have been issued redundancy notices at Pannone at the part of the firm which has not been acquired by Australian practice Slater & Gordon. | 12yrs

Clients will be protected from acrimony in the event of their lawyer departing to greener pastures. | 12yrs

Countries around the world are updating data protection but most change is occurring in the Asia Pacific area, according to research from Taylor Wessing. | 12yrs

Well over four in ten private client lawyers are being asked for advice on whether millionaire clients should be shifting the geographical location of their investments. | 12yrs

Although Apple may have come to a settlement with Samsung on patent infringement in the US, its US$60 legal bill still has to be paid. | 12yrs

Specialist lawyers in Canada expect that 2014 will present serious difficulties to mining companies, difficulties which may need to be answered with creativity. | 12yrs

A new company looks set to make its mark on UK criminal legal services. | 12yrs

DLA Piper is top of The Lawyer's Global Litigation Top 50 rankings, earning US$1.09 in fees. | 12yrs

Kent Walker, Google's general counsel and Brad Smith, his counterpart from Microsoft, are at the forefront of a joint campaign to urge the US and other governments to restrain themselves on internet spying. | 12yrs