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US firm Dorsey & Whitney is shutting down its Sydney office and withdrawing from Australia in December. | 12yrs

Embattled US bank JP Morgan is expected to reveal that legal fees and regulatory costs have amounted to US$1.5 billion when it unveils its Q3 earnings on October 11. | 12yrs

Dentons has joined the oil rush by announcing a plan to open in Houston, following the example of other firms which have been expanding in the US energy capital. | 12yrs

The Commerce & Industry (C&I) Group and the Law Society look set to face a battle to win business for training in-house counsel. | 12yrs

David Tamman, a former securities partner in 600-lawyer firm Nixon Peabody, was sentenced in California for obstructing investigations into an investment fraud estimated at US $22 million. | 12yrs

Just over half (51 per cent) of private client lawyers are advising on the restricting of family businesses, according to the 'Wealth Report 2013', sponsored by Global Legal Post in association with Boodle Hatfield. | 12yrs

Nine partners and 20 associates and counsel are leaving Hogan Lovells in a surprise move to create a Morrison & Foerster office in Berlin. | 12yrs

Anything that appears on monthly bills from outside lawyers, which was not discussed in advance, is an indication of poor planning, according to Ford. | 12yrs

Iain Larkins, general counsel of Mercedez-Benz in the UK, has set up a commercial law practice with 'billing targets that are almost 20 per cent below average'. | 12yrs

Saudi Arabia offers the worst legal framework for women in the world, according to a new study from the World Bank. | 12yrs

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

Nearly two-thirds of private client lawyer are being asked to give advice on restructuring the current holding arrangements of their clients. | 12yrs

The European fund management sector is predicted to be spending between US$900 million and US$1.5 billion in regulatory and compliance costs over the next three years. | 12yrs

Civil cases are taking an 'unacceptable' four years to get to appeal in the Supreme Court, according to Irish member of parliament and barrister Michael McNamara. | 12yrs

The numbers of newly-qualified lawyers taking up posts in the top 20 UK practices has slumped by 6.3 percent, according to research from Legal Week. | 12yrs

Two large midwest law firms have catapulted themselves into the top 75 US legal practices through a merger which will put them into 14 cities. | 12yrs

A dominant individual is 'often' the main reason a law firm has financial problems, according to one of the world's leading legal regulators. | 12yrs

US oil giant Chevron has won an interim ruling which could see it escape a US$ 19 billion compensation bill in Ecuador. | 12yrs

The world's wealthiest are moving billions of pounds of investments around the globe in response to rapidly expanding regulation and compliance obligations. | 12yrs