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Global fraud has dipped for the second consecutive year, according to recent survey figures, boosting hopes that international corruption-busting measures are succeeding. | 13yrs

Canadian anti-bribery laws are being more stringently enforced, creating complex issues for local companies looking to capitalise on emerging markets, specialist risk analysts warn. | 13yrs

A leading lawyer jumps from one tech giant to another, tweeting as she goes, while the American Red Cross, JP Morgan, BP Europa and Applied Materials all see in-house changes | 13yrs

A round-up of recent deals and the lawyers who made them happen | 13yrs

Top Australian law firms are not providing social media training for staff and lack a clear on-line communication strategy, according to a recent study. | 13yrs

A judge has dismissed fraud claims against the John Marshall Law School and Chicago-Kent College of Law in the latest rejection of a string of similar actions. | 13yrs

Leading Vietnamese law firms are forcefully lobbying the Hanoi government to boost restrictions on foreign firms already operating or aiming to open in the jurisdiction. | 13yrs

Lawyers representing US college football and basketball players released documents earlier this week allegedly revealing that a national academic governing body was aware that students' likenesses were used without consent by a video games maker. | 13yrs

China is to name its first lawyer to head the country's Supreme People's Court in a move that throws out the tradition of appointing lay-people to the role. | 13yrs

Uncertainty over social media and jurisdictional approaches to defamation could become the most profound legal implication of the row currently raging over the BBC in the UK. | 13yrs

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

Ghana's highest judge has criticised the country's legal education system, suggesting that students' lazy attitudes towards reading may prevent them from becoming successful lawyers. | 13yrs

It's not an expected sight in what used to be known as the 'bible belt' -- a Christian fundamentalist swathe across the US south -- but a Georgia law firm has launched a unique shop-front service to make divorce easier for local clients. | 13yrs

Legal salaries have grown faster than accountants' pay since the global financial crisis hit, but both professionals still lag behind the average rise in annual salaries for UK employees, according to a study released today. | 13yrs

The top layer of legal profession regulation in England should be scrapped, according the leader of the country's barristers, who claims the UK government backs that view. | 13yrs

Californian technology giant Apple has agreed a 10-year licensing deal with Taiwanese manufacturer HTC, marking the first time the iPhone creator has settled a patent case with a smartphone maker using Google's Android operating system. | 13yrs

Lawyers on the US's Eastern seaboard are rallying to provide pro bono services to those still reeling from the battering of hurricane Sandy, as free legal clinics have been set up in the worst affected states. | 13yrs

US law firm profits for this year are likely to trail behind 2011's low growth rates, a group of leading analysts forecasts today following the release of tepid third-quarter results. | 13yrs

Multinational corporations are woefully ill-equipped to investigate allegations of regulatory breaches, according to research released this week that also shows in-house lawyers struggling to cope with business expansion in expanding markets. | 13yrs