Around a quarter of UK's top 40 law firms are looking at merging with a non-legal practice within the next two years, according to research by a London accounting and consultancy firm today. | 13yrs
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A UK competition watchdog has fined German manufacturer Mercedes-Benz and three other commercial vehicle dealers for price co-ordination and the exchange of commercially sensitive information. | 13yrs
US lawyers challenging a California law which restricts same-sex marriage are urging the US Supreme Court to make a wide-reaching ruling that would give gays and lesbians an equal right to marry across the nation. | 13yrs
The majority of Czech entrepreneurs are failing to comply with basic company duties and are escaping penalties due to insufficient court resources. | 13yrs
A prominent Manhattan lawyer allegedly kept a whip in his office and told his secretary she was a 'bad girl' in need of a whipping, a court heard earlier this week. | 13yrs
A Canadian court has ruled that police must provide defendants with access to the internet so that they can search for legal counsel. | 13yrs
Plans in the US to provide work permits and a 'path to citizenship' through a new immigration plan could create a wealth of billing opportunities for lawyers, reports yesterday suggested. | 13yrs
Two Italian law firms have been contacted by India's Central Bureau of investigation (CBI) in connection with bribery claims in the AgustaWestland helicopter deal. | 13yrs
Leading law firms in California turned in significant profits during 2012, turning what had been an otherwise bad year for the legal sector on its head and suggesting the legal market may be recovering. | 13yrs
London-headquartered law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner will open an office in Beijing this year after receiving approval from Chinese authorities. | 13yrs
A round-up of recent global deals and the lawyers who made them happen........ | 13yrs
English lawyers took home on average five per cent less in 2012 than they did the year before, as higher bonuses were outstripped by tumbling basic pay. | 13yrs
Justice Minister Damian Green has said that 'unacceptable' court delays could lead to an overhaul of the legal aid system, which may see a single digital case file created and shared throughout the justice system. | 13yrs
US authorities should give companies additional defences against criminal charges in anti-foreign bribery cases, US business groups yesterday said. | 13yrs
US technology giant Google has initiated talks with leading electronic payment companies in an effort to block illegal web sites from receiving funding. | 13yrs
The four largest banks in Britain have racked up a legal bill of more than £9 billion due to pending legal action, a report yesterday revealed. | 13yrs
Hogan Lovells partner lands new avaiation job, while two veteran US lawyers move in and out of in-house roles | 13yrs
Lawyers who qualified outside of the US are to be allowed to work as in-house counsel at US companies in all 50 states, the American Bar Association (ABA) has ruled. | 13yrs
Australian in-house lawyers' main priority this year is dealing with privacy reform, a survey by the law firm Allens revealed earlier this week. | 13yrs
Cyber threats and data breaches are increasingly hitting the radar of general counsel. | 13yrs