An Indian state Bar Council has alerted the legal profession to the possibility of 'fake' lawyers working amongst them following the arrest of a man who had been able to dupe the system for at least a year and a half. | 13yrs
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A group of lawyers who attempted a series of 'troll' copyright claims against internet users who illegally downloaded pornographic videos have missed a deadline to pay a $81,000 fine. | 13yrs
Hundreds of lawyers turned up outside of parliament yesterday to protest against proposals to cut £220 million from the legal aid budget and remove defendants' rights to choose their solicitor. | 13yrs
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The lawyer representing former Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble board member Rajat Gupta has urged an appeals court to give his client a new trial, claiming that excluded evidence may have cleared him of insider trading charges. | 13yrs
A clutch of luxury brands is gearing up for tomorrow's Luxury Law Summit to address challenges posed by imitation goods. | 13yrs
Three former Saab executives have been arrested by Swedish accounting enforcers on suspicion of 'grave attempts' to complicate tax controls. | 13yrs
Leaders of top US law firms are failing to make the sweeping changes needed to adapt to today's economic conditions, preferring quick fixes rather than long-term plans, a survey has today revealed. | 13yrs
Lawyers representing the UK government over charges of assisting in the rendition of Abdul-Hakim Belhaj have said they will consider paying him damages. | 13yrs
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David Kreider, Vodafone's New Zealand general counsel, has successfully defended his $541,000 (£290,000) a year job from a restructuring cut following the company's acquisition of TelstraClear last year. | 13yrs
A Canadian outsourcing company has revealed that in-house legal departments have increased their use of outsourcing, matching the trend in traditional law firms. | 13yrs
The head of the Office of the White House Counsel knew last month that an audit of the Internal Revenue Service would likely show that agency employees improperly targeted conservative groups, a senior White House official has admitted. | 13yrs
A South Africa-based junior advocate has claimed that black lawyers and businesses should 'not be shy' to sue for anti-competitive practices when they are omitted from markets because of their race. | 13yrs
US lawmakers are mulling over a bill aimed to block so-called patent trolls from filing vague claims on patents that stifle the development of new products. | 13yrs
Two of the biggest names in world cotton trading have again locked horns in a courtroom over alleged market manipulation during a period of price swings in 2011. | 13yrs
A US lawyer and former US embassy worker in Moscow was expelled from Russia after reportedly refusing to co-operate with a Russian spy agency. | 13yrs
Hong Kong-headquartered global law firm King & Wood Mallesons has suffered a blow in Australia with the news that its managing partner in the jurisdiction is to step down just 14 months after taking the job. | 13yrs
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The luxury team at Covington & Burling discuss managing reputational risk at the contract stage. | 13yrs