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Sri Lanka should be suspended from the Councils of the Commonwealth after being linked to serious breaches of the rule of law and judicial independence, the representative of lawyers in England and Wales has claimed. | 13yrs
Californian biopharmaceutical company Amgen has agreed to pay $24.9 million to resolve claims that it paid sweeteners to pharmacies so that elderly patients in nursing homes would be switched to Amgen drugs. | 13yrs
Global law firm DLA Piper has reportedly settled a fee dispute with one of its clients, ending a case which revealed lawyers' e-mails discussing overbilling the client and using the phrase 'churn that bill, baby'. | 13yrs
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Global law firm Baker & McKenzie is to merge with United Arab Emirates leader Habib Al Mulla & Company. | 13yrs
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Legal professionals in Somalia need more protection from al Qaeda-linked militants following deadly bomb attacks at law courts over the weekend, a leading human rights group has stated. | 13yrs
The Government is not doing enough to detect, investigate and punish fraud committed against the EU, according to a House of Lords committee. | 13yrs
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The US federal government spent more than $4 billion resolving lawsuits in 2012, marking a huge increase of $1.3bn compared to 2011 figures. | 13yrs
In-house lawyers in Canada have identified risk management as the key area in which they bring the most value to their companies, although they often feel bogged down by the daily grind, a survey found this week. | 13yrs
Rutgers University's interim senior vice president and general counsel will receive a payout of close to $420,000 plus free tickets to see the college football team as part of his exit deal, school officials have confirmed. | 13yrs
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The European antitrust watchdog is reportedly set to accept a revised proposal from US internet giant Google and end its investigation into the company. | 13yrs
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