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

Legal profession leaders in Kenya have torn a strip off practitioners over what has been lambasted as a 'deterioration' of lawyer dressing standards, reminding them of the code they must adhere to. | 13yrs

There are not enough highly skilled lawyers in the Asia-Pacific region with practical knowledge of legal practice, according to senior local legal figures. | 13yrs

New York-headquartered law firm Kaye Scholer is to move its back-office functions to a standalone centre in Florida in a bid to cut costs, it was announced yesterday. | 13yrs

London-headquartered global law firm Allen & Overy has been crowned top manager advisor for last year, a league table released today reveals as the firm saw off challenges from magic circle rivals Linklaters and Clifford Chance. | 13yrs

British users of Apple's Safari internet browser have launched a legal action against rival company Google following claims that the search engine giant tracked the Internet movements of millions of iPhone users. | 13yrs

Taxi rides, expensive hotels and vague time entries were all axed by the judge overseeing the bankruptcy case of defunct New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf last week. | 13yrs

Draft legislation aimed at combating inefficient court and enforcement procedures is lined up for Portugal's parliament this year, but lawyers have already suggested it will have little impact. | 13yrs

Applications to law schools in the US this year could plummet by almost 40 per cent compared with 2010 figures, according to research released today showing that bids are already 20 per cent lower than last year. | 13yrs

Three law firms have been caught in a legal firestorm filed by a Swiss bank alleging professional negligence, leading to a potentially acrimonious and complex courtroom battle. | 13yrs

Response from Britain's main lawyers' bodies to a proposed referendum on EU membership was surprisingly muted, but some voices challenged the UK Prime Minister over his motives | 13yrs

US fastfood franchise Subway is being sued by two New Jersey men who claim the booming chain has been short changing punters with its claim to deliver 'foot-long' submarine sandwiches. | 13yrs

Senior US Catholics are on the verge of an internecine legal battle over the explosive issue of whether foetuses have the same rights as other humans. | 13yrs

Drinks manufactures, small businesses and minority groups have attacked New York City's proposed ban on super-sized soda as a court battle kicked off this week. | 13yrs

Australian insolvency and employment law specialists are forecast to be in hot demand as the jurisdiction continues to feel the impacts of the global economic slowdown, recruitment researchers forecast this week. | 13yrs

Two men who carried out a series of cyber attacks as part of the Anonymous hacker group have been jailed in the UK. | 13yrs

Two former fans are suing Lance Armstrong for fraud and false advertising over the disgraced former top cyclist best-selling memoirs, following his admission to using performance-enhancing drugs last week. | 13yrs

A raft of developments emerged yesterday to make lawyers in England wonder why they entered the legal profession. | 13yrs

A Miami lawyer is suing the San Antonio Spurs professional basketball team after the side's coach 'intentionally and surreptitiously' gave several superstar slam dunkers the day off. | 13yrs