Bolivian authorities arrested a judge this week on allegations of involvement in a scandal resulting in an American businessman being detained for 18 months for money laundering despite never being charged. | 13yrs
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Lawyers for a Scientologist woman confirmed yesterday they will pursue to England's Supreme Court her bid to be allowed a religious wedding at the group's London premises in what could be a landmark hearing. | 13yrs
A round-up of recent global deals and the lawyers who made them happen | 13yrs
Korean technology manufacturer Samsung yesterday said it would drop its request for a European sales ban on certain Apple products, just one day after the Californian giant had a similar request for a US ban against Samsung rejected in court. | 13yrs
Users of Twitter and Facebook who post offensive messages are to be dealt with more leniently under fresh guidelines for England and Wales, in a move that could set an international standard for social media. | 13yrs
International organisations and foreign governments must pinpoint support for reforms in Burma, a leading group of human rights lawyers has said in advance of a major report on legal structures in the southeast Asian country. | 13yrs
Just two days after being cuckolded by a magic circle rival in Saudi Arabia, Allen & Overy has found a new partner in the Persian Gulf country. | 13yrs
A former partner at Chicago-based law firm Winston & Strawn who used his position to launder more than $18m for convicted Ponzi schemer Kenneth Starr will not serve any prison time, a judge ruled yesterday. | 13yrs
Battered in-house lawyers at technology company Hewlett-Packard have been searching for the exit after a series of scandals -- the most recent being a massive $8.8 billion write down of Autonomy last month -- former employees claim. | 13yrs
Leading US general counsel saw basic salaries climb this year but also watched cash bonuses nosedive, according to figures released last week. | 13yrs
Legal profession regulators in England are to shine a spotlight on in-house lawyers in a bid to get to grips with those working in the sector. | 13yrs
An electric panel is formed, and two British banks reach for former financial watchdog lawyers to patch up torn reputations | 13yrs
There must be a lot of dummies in the legal profession, as two similar pamphlets have been published to educate them on a rapidly evolving area of technology | 13yrs
One of England's most historic and traditionally international law firms has become the latest to leap into the still expanding Persian Gulf market, as Stephenson Harwood officially opened the doors to a Dubai office today. | 13yrs
Legal action swirling around the London interest rate scandal is set to engulf a horde of bankers once a leading Swiss player cuts a deal with various international authorities, media reports suggest today. | 13yrs
Charges against the ex-president of the Maldives over the arrest and detention of a serving judge are not a simple case of abuse of power, a leading group of English human rights lawyers claims. | 13yrs
Fresh allegations of misconduct over a bond offering were levelled today at three former leaders of now-defunct New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. | 13yrs
London-based global law firm Linklaters has retained its title as the top adviser on UK mergers and acquisitions, but recent data shows US firms are climbing above many of their English rivals as American interests in London grow. | 13yrs
A weekly round-up of who's moving up, down or out in global legal practice | 13yrs
Client pressure and regulatory earthquakes are forcing law firms to change or die. But a trio of innovators in Australia is fronting up to the future | 13yrs