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A leading group of in-house lawyers has questioned a $100 million fee request in a securities class action against American financial services giant Citigroup that settled for $590m. | 13yrs

A top Indian sports lawyer has claimed that more should be done to combat widespread doping in Indian athletics. | 13yrs

Magic circle law firm Clifford Chance has been appointed as an advisor on Qatar's World Cup 2022 technical programme, which includes the development of the main 'Iconic Stadium' which will have a capacity of more than 85,000. | 13yrs

The representative body of lawyers in England and Wales has called for the immediate release of high-profile human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa, who was previously the president of the Zimbabwe Law Society. | 13yrs

Several British newspapers are reportedly taking 'high-level legal advice' after a deal was struck to establish a new press watchdog under a royal charter backed by legislation. | 13yrs

New York law firm White & Case has today announced the opening an office in Madrid, with new hire Juan Manuel De Remedios joining the outpost as executive partner. | 13yrs

A weekly round-up of who's moving up, down or out in global legal practice | 13yrs

An Australian start-up which offers online legal advice by connecting clients with lawyers for a monthly subscription fee has launched. | 13yrs

Lawyers representing Kenya's president-elect, Uhuru Kenyatta, are set to apply pressure to the International Criminal Court to drop charges against him after the case against his co-accused buckled. | 13yrs

Female lawyers have a huge role to play in the effective administration of justice, India's top judges have said, adding that encouraging more women to join the profession is 'vital for the transformation of future society'. | 13yrs

High-profile French lawyer Oliver Metzner, nicknamed the 'gangsters' lawyer', was found dead near his private island in Brittany yesterday morning. | 13yrs

British energy company BP has asked a Louisiana judge to temporarily suspend compensation payouts relating to the Deepwater oil spill, alleging that some of the claims were 'fictitious' and 'absurd'. | 13yrs

A Derry man who was studying to become a mechanic has now set his sights on the legal profession after suffering brain damage and memory loss in a car crash. | 13yrs

Australia's reputation as an attractive location for cross-border disputes has been boosted following a High Court decision to dismiss a constitutional challenge to the International Arbitration Act. | 13yrs

London-based law firm Clifford Chance has secured a major hire with the arrival of Dorian Drew - who advised former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond - from City rival Norton Rose. | 13yrs

A man who cheated Canadian and US law firms out of millions of dollars faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a sophisticated international scam. | 13yrs

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has launched an initiative urging tycoons and global companies to settle their disputes in London, following reports that some £3.5 billion is brought in annually from abroad by lawyers. | 13yrs

The chief executive of Californian technology giant Apple is to testify in a lawsuit brought by the US government to combat alleged price-fixing in the lucrative ebook market. | 13yrs

Japanese gaming giant Nintendo has been found guilty of patent infringement and order to cough up $30 million in damages to a former Sony employee. | 13yrs