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Fees charged by Proskauer Rose LLP and Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP have been criticised for being excessive and are the subject of a New York bankruptcy court. | 12yrs

General counsel have not only saved costs by taking more legal work in-house but have also became 'much closer to the corporate function', according to former King & Wood Mallesons chief executive partner Robert Milliner. | 12yrs

In the past three years medium-sized US law practices have seen their share of the market rise from 22 to 41 per cent, according to a study from CounselLink. | 12yrs

The new Lord Chief Justice has recommended using Skype and lawyers outside London in order to get cheaper access to justice. | 12yrs

The Supreme Court of the state of Victoria is to engage a former judge to blog on the court's activities, as a way of making up for a reducing number of court reporters. | 12yrs

US legal department prefer to outsource in America, according to recent research. | 12yrs

Cisco general counsel Mark Chandler has vowed to continue the fight against patent trolls following a court ruling. | 12yrs

Corporate legal departments have put Big Data high on the risk list as they struggle to get to grips with managing the problem. | 12yrs

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

Three new partners are being recruited to White & Case's South African team as part of the law firm's overall Africa strategy. | 12yrs

Members of the European Parliament's Committee for Civil Liberties are pushing for the introduction of new fines which will increase penalties for the UK and some other EU states. | 12yrs

Clifford Chance has been called to task by the Law Ministry in Singapore for giving an allegedly 'inaccurate picture' of the scope of its services. | 12yrs

Middle class South Africans, as well as the poor, are unable to take part in litigation because the legal fees are too high, according to Deputy Justice Minister John Jeffery. | 12yrs

Lawyers are still typically taking up twice as much office space as other professionals in New York, according to a leading architect and design group. | 12yrs

A new two-partner law firm is opening its doors to a female clientele, filching in particularly on family and divorce law. | 12yrs

Another top level defection is taking place as Frances Murphy moves from Jones Day to Bingham McCutchen in London. | 12yrs

Most private client lawyers believe that, in general, their high net worth clients are maintaining or increasing the amount they give away in philanthropic donations. | 12yrs

The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has become so concerned about recent government e-surveillance revelations that it is calling on the EU to defend lawyer-client confidentiality. | 12yrs

Lawyers are among the recipients of fines and warnings from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) as the regulator showed a new determination to give higher punishments. | 12yrs