A property developer was sent to prison for six months yesterday following a bitter four-year divorce conflict, as British judges toughen their stance towards husbands who defy court orders. | 13yrs
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A round-up of recent global deals and the lawyers who made them happen | 13yrs
The International Bar Association has been battling a perception that it focuses too much on the needs of large law firms. But its new president -- a partner with one of those self-same global giants -- explains why that view is outdated | 13yrs
Rocketing growth of on-line legal education courses has caused revenues at a leading traditional law school to plummet, its leaders claimed within the last few days. | 13yrs
London law firm Simmons & Simmons has been ranked among the top 10 'gay-friendly' employers by one of the largest equality campaigning organisations in Europe. | 13yrs
An English lawyer was dismissed after ignoring her managing partner's strict instructions not to enter a romantic relationship, an employment tribunal was told last week. | 13yrs
Magic circle law firm Linklaters is the top global capital markets deals adviser for 2012, instructed on 524 transactions worth $294 billion, according to the latest league table figures from Thomson Reuters. | 13yrs
Women lawyers are making significant gains in the competition for equity partnership at top US firms, with those at 'one-tier' practices doing particularly well, figures released today show. | 13yrs
A forensics expert from London professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has travelled to Nigeria to assist local law enforcement agencies in their battle against bribery, corruption and money laundering. | 13yrs
In-house legal teams at top US corporations are instructing law firms less, but paying more, according to comprehensive research released at the end of last year. | 13yrs
Assessing the value of a corporation's legal function is as easy as nailing jelly to a wall, a group of leading in-house lawyers recently concluded. | 13yrs
Anglo-Dutch oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell has kicked off a review of its global legal panel, triggering the first overhaul of the company's external advisers in three years. | 13yrs
A former charity lawyer heads to university, a technology specialist slots on his skis and an investment bank bags a new man | 13yrs
Law firms have gone new year crazy with promotions. We round-up a selection from around the globe | 13yrs
The suicide of computer programmer and internet activist Aaron Schwartz last Friday has sparked a debate over the pursuit and punishment of so-called cyber criminals, with two top US prosecutors taking heavy criticism. | 13yrs
One in five English law firms is likely to look for external investment in the next few years while a third of small and mid-sized practices will consider mergers, according to a survey published today. | 13yrs
An Ontario Superior Court judge brushed aside legal objections from Canada's federal government and granted a divorce to a same-sex couple. | 13yrs
Gadens Lawyers has launched an office in Singapore, with the Australian law firm scooping up a former Clifford Chance counsel to manage the office. | 13yrs
A recently enacted South African cross-border insolvency law came onto the statute books following a Johannesburg-based firm's application to have US bankruptcy recognised in the country, it has emerged today. | 13yrs
Australian law firms reported a drop in the number of pro bono hours worked per lawyer last year, according to a report released last week. | 13yrs