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GlaxoSmithKline's legal counsel in China is under house arrest and constant surveillance, following accusations against the company of bribery and evasion of the tax laws. | 13yrs

Thai business leaders are calling on the government to take action which would lead to the country being dropped from the watch list of the Financial Action Task Force. | 13yrs

The allegations and debates surrounding corporate tax avoidance have flared up once more in the light of German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble's comments on the Patent Box tax break scheme. | 13yrs

Clifford Chance and DLA Piper are both working on plans to expand and deepen their coverage of Africa. | 13yrs

The fast-track timetable being used to prosecute Italian businessman and former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi could put off other people doing business in Italy. | 13yrs

A $5 billion civil fraud suit against Standard & Poor's looks likely to proceed despite attempts by the company to get the proceedings stopped. | 13yrs

A round-up of recent global deals and the lawyers who made them happen. | 13yrs

Davis, Polk & Wardwell is top of the global tables for M&A activity so far this year. | 13yrs

Apple immediately announced its decision to appeal after a New York federal judge ruled that the IT giant had played a crucial role in a conspiracy to raise the retail price of e-books. | 13yrs

Law firms may have to answer questions over phone hacking and high profile offenders could find themselves in the dock. | 13yrs

Part-time judges are attempting to reap their public-sector pension benefits following court rulings. | 13yrs

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius has taken eight transactional lawyers from French firm Gide Loyrette Nouel in a boost its Moscow office. | 13yrs

New York firm Schiff Hardin is continuing on its acquisition trail with the takeover of New York firm Mazur Carp & Rubin. | 13yrs

Mobile devices may do more harm than good in terms of security, according to the 2013 In-house Tech Survey by Corporate Counsel. | 13yrs

A weekly round-up of in-house legal moves from around the globe. | 13yrs

London's leading business newspaper The Financial Times is losing its general counsel to city law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner 's recruitment arm Lawyers On Demand. | 13yrs

Corporate clients are using three tactics to slash external legal services, reporting average savings of 54 per cent as a result. | 13yrs

The Press Council of Burma has threatened to resign if the new Printing and Publishing Enterprise Bill is enacted in its current form. | 13yrs

Japanese law firms are calling on the government to help persuade other countries to drop their restrictions on foreign lawyers. | 13yrs