International mergers and acquisitions due diligence is not sufficiently focussed on post-deal integration, research released today maintains, in a survey claiming the value of many deals has been compromised as a result. | 13yrs
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Two-thirds of law students are confident of legal profession futures, despite nearly eight out of 10 envisaging the recession will last for at least another year, a survey has found. | 13yrs
Leading lawyers for the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) have criticised the 'code of silence' used by cyclist Lance Armstrong and his US Postal Service team as the row over performance-enhancing drugs escalates. | 13yrs
Sri Lanka's legal profession has become increasingly uneasy over the last few days as tensions between the country's leaders and its judges have mounted - with one senior figure being attacked so badly he required hospital treatment. | 13yrs
Hong Kong's former justice secretary has accused the former British colony's legal profession representatives of double standards, following their attacks on her comments on judicial independence. | 13yrs
A publicly-listed technology company moved again today to join the queue aiming to crack England's revolutionised legal profession with the purchase of a law firm. | 13yrs
Legal profession leaders in England and Brazil have cut a two-year co-operation deal in the latest move by an established jurisdiction to get closer to lawyers in leading parts of the developing world. | 13yrs
A leading Nigerian legal figure fired a broadside at the local profession within the last few days - calling on the country's lawyers to play a greater role in keeping judges honest. | 13yrs
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by Californian energy giant Chevron to block an $18 billion judgment in an Ecuadorian court. | 13yrs
The Australian College of Law has won a prestigious award for introducing into its curriculum well-being and resilience workshops for lawyers. | 13yrs
Washington DC-based law firm Covington & Burling has been disqualified from representing the state of Minnesota in a longstanding environmental dispute against manufacturing company 3M. | 13yrs
A legal affairs lobbying body representing Europe's more than 1 million lawyers has welcomed proposed increases to EU consumer regulation through a common sales law. | 13yrs
London-based media law firm Wiggin is gearing up for its first international launch as it moves into Brussels to address client demand for pan-European copyright advice. | 13yrs
Bank of America Corporation has asked a number of its outside law firms to give the bank credit on its annual legal fees. | 13yrs
Leading Indian law firm DH Law Associates has opened two new offices in the country, as well as expanding its Mumbai headquarters. | 13yrs
The lawyer of Lance Armstrong has slammed a report by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) accusing the seven-time Tour de France winner of using and distributing performance enhancing drugs. | 13yrs
Ohio-founded law firm Squire Sanders has bolstered its Middle East practice with the acquisition of El-Khoury & Partners' Middle East and North Africa (Mena) practice, which previously operated in Saudi Arabia as EK Partners & Al-Enezee. | 13yrs
The International Bar Association (IBA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have announced an extension to their relationship devoted to improving legal frameworks, expertise and development. | 13yrs
Clients are unwilling to complain to their lawyer about the service they receive because they feel intimidated or have no confidence that it would be taken seriously, according to a new report. | 13yrs
London-based Linklaters and New York heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell have scooped roles on UnitedHealth Group's buy out of a controlling stake in Brazilian health insurer and care provider Amil Participacoes for $4.9bn. | 13yrs