A Manchester-based lawyer has played down a nickname given to him by some of the City's footballer stars who claim he can make 'many worrying cases disappear'. | 13yrs
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Personal injury lawyers have clashed with insurers over proposed changes to curb the so-called whiplash epidemic which adds an estimated £90 a year to the average car insurance premium. | 13yrs
A leading immigration lawyer has expressed concern over the increasing politicisation of the Australian visa programme, suggesting that tightening visa requirements may adversely affect employers who rely on temporary workers. | 13yrs
A search engine dedicated to providing copyright-free blueprints for a range of 3D printable objects is set to be launched by a company that has already developed 3D printed gun parts, potentially sparking a mass of legal challenges. | 13yrs
Lawyers have identified the ability to show that funds are immediately available as the most important factor when choosing a third-party litigation funder, research reveals today. | 13yrs
A round-up of recent global deals and the lawyers who made them happen............ | 13yrs
Moves are afoot to tighten up IP assets, says Antonella Barbieri who will be discussing it at the Luxury Law Summit. | 13yrs
A strike which has brought the trial of three elderly former Khmer Rouge leaders to a standstill is set to continue after local lawyers endorsed the walk-out by staff over unpaid wages. | 13yrs
Iran has hired controversial French lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre to take legal action against Hollywood over several films - including recent Oscar-winner Argo - which they claim have portrayed the Islamic state in an unrealistic manner. | 13yrs
Anglo-Australian law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has been given final approval to open an office in Seoul. | 13yrs
Californian technology giant Google has agreed to shell out $7 million to settle with 38 US states which claimed the company had collected personal data without authorisation through its Street View service. | 13yrs
The Economic and Scientific Advisory Board (ESAB) of the European Patent Office (EPO) has stated that patent quality could be improved by greater transparency in ownership and legal status data. | 13yrs
Telecoms company British Telecoms has launched a company which will provide legal advice to corporate customers. | 13yrs
A long-time agency GC steps down, while two software companies make changes to the top their legal teams. | 13yrs
Debevoise & Plimpton lawyer Mary Jo White, who is poised to head up the US Securities and Exchange Commission, has said she will step away from work related to financial clients. | 13yrs
Compliance officers should not have to report in to a general counsel nor should corporate counsel double as compliance officers, according to new research. | 13yrs
A New York court has refused to ban 'supersized' sugary drinks in the face of mass protest from the industry. | 13yrs
A Russian court has postponed the trial of a dead lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, in the latest instalment of what is seen as a farcical case of tax evasion. | 13yrs
Birmingham law firm Blakemores is the latest firm to close down in the UK due to a cash crisis. | 13yrs
Profits per partner have increased in Washington in the largest firms. | 13yrs