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Judge Carl Barbier, presiding over the BP 2010 Deepwater Blue case, has criticised the business's current strategy and accused its lawyers of taking 'deeply disappointing' actions. | 12yrs

The Irish law firm launched its new office with a party in the City Club this week. | 12yrs

Norton Rose Fulbright has said that the 30 layoffs in Australia will be the only ones taking place. | 12yrs

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom has taken the title of the most arrogant law firm for the fourth year running but tops the bill for client service. | 12yrs

The city of Detroit has proved a lucrative client for the US law firm. | 12yrs

Northwestern University School of Law is launching what it believes to be a first, a one-year Master of Science in Law (MSL) for technology professionals. | 12yrs

Nearly two-thirds (62 per cent) of law firms are planning to hire more lawyers in the next 12 months, according to an ALM Legal Intelligence report. | 12yrs

Dentons has recruited a practice of six lawyers and three economists to its competition team in Istanbul. | 12yrs

Johnson & Johnson is the latest company which looks set to make a multi-billion settlement with the US authorities. | 12yrs

Barrister Edward Jenkins has explained to Russian businesses how competitors can often trigger investigations into rival businesses. | 12yrs

The Korean Bar Association (KBA) is urging the National Assembly to revoke plans for a new professional entry scheme which would make it harder for people from poor backgrounds to become lawyers. | 12yrs

The International Bar Association has had to cancel the conference it planned to hold in Sri Lanka after the government revoked visas for conference speakers. | 12yrs

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has issued a consultation paper in which it wants views on whether it should raise its maximum fine from £2,000 to £100,000. | 12yrs

Companies spend $1.2 trillion cost on regulation compliance but many claim it is directly impacting on their ability to grow or innovate. | 12yrs

Davis Polk & Wardwell has become the latest US law firm to recruit a former government prosecutor to its ranks. | 12yrs

The top ten per cent of in-house lawyers are earning over A$250,000 while the bottom decile are on under $100,000, according to a survey from the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association (ACLA). | 12yrs

About 88 per cent of lawyers working in law firm want their employers to be more open to flexible working, according to a survey by law firm Fletcher Day. | 12yrs

The Western Cape government, based in Cape Town, has been forced by the ANC to reveal its legal spend over the last four years. | 12yrs

The merger of Hogan Lovells with Johannesburg-based Routledge Modise is being seen as the start of the race between global firms to extend their coverage to the African continent. | 12yrs