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The US Department of Justice has asked US lawyers to delay civil litigation as far as possible during the US shutdown. | 13yrs

A Kazakh lawyer has been subjected to enforced psychiatric treatment for the second time in two years after lodging complaints against a regional governor. | 13yrs

The television viewing public in the UK is being urged to love lawyers in one of two legal advertising schemes that have just started up. | 13yrs

The Council Legal Service has raised questions about plans for an EU banking union which could set back the project for months or svn years. | 13yrs

As part of its plans to expand in south east Asia, Taylor Wessing is signing a formal association agreement with Hanafiah Ponggawa & Partners (HPRP), a 10-partner Indonesian firm. | 13yrs

A third of the Ashurst support staff in London - 120 out of 350 - are at risk of being made redundant after consultations have been opened up. | 13yrs

A 40 per cent increase in the number of magistrates has been welcomed by senior lawyers - but they are still concerned about a lack of office space to house the 20 new personnel. | 13yrs

Wealthy families which are reluctant to use traditional trusts may turn increasingly to private trust companies, according to the 'Wealth Report 2013'. | 13yrs

An analysis of the rise and fall of self-styled 'super firm' Dewey & LeBoeuf attributes a significant role to external consultant McKinsey. | 13yrs

The UK's Ministry of Justice is participating in a 2015 conference, the UK Global Legal Summit, which will celebrate 800 years of law and portray the country as the legal destination of choice for global businesses. | 13yrs

Boies Schiller has opened its first London office in the first move towards international expansion. | 13yrs

With the amount of digital data doubling every two years, research shows the legal departments need to be aware of the huge risks to their business if information is not managed properly. | 13yrs

Africa is finally the land of opportunity for businesses. James Merklinger, ACC General Counsel, assesses growth and risk and what it all means for in-house lawyers. | 13yrs

Saudi Arabia gave its first licence to a woman yesterday when Bayan Alzahran became the first female to be able to practice. | 13yrs

Mayer Brown has taken on four new lawyers in the last fortnight, with the latest - banking and finance partner Richard Todd - coming from Berwin Leighton Paisner. | 13yrs

The Zambian Law Association, law firms and individual lawyers have been involved in a 'dignified protest' at the continued stay in office of acting Chief Justice Phillis Lombe Chibesakunda. | 13yrs

Ni Yulan, well-known for her defence of people being evicted from their homes, is to sue the police after finishing a prison sentence. | 13yrs

The Ugandan government is being urged by the Muslim Centre for Justice and Law (MCJL) to regulate Sharia law courts. | 13yrs

Wachtell is the leading law firm in the Thomson Reuters M&A table for deals announced in the first nine months of 2013. | 13yrs