US law firms Paul Hastings and Cohen & Gresser were approved last week to open offices in South Korea following authorisation from the country's Ministry of Justice. | 13yrs
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A Montana judge who sent a racially-charged e-mail about US President Barack Obama is set to take so-called senior status next year. | 13yrs
The legal services sector provided the biggest increase in professional and financial employment in London in the first six months of 2012, accounting for 3.3 per cent of the 666,400 positions on offer, a survey released today reveals. | 13yrs
Legal professionals working in the financial sector cite uncertainty triggered by regulatory changes and instability of the euro as their biggest challenges. | 13yrs
A 77-year-old South African doctor is to appear in an Abu Dhabi court next week to discover his fate in a manslaughter trial that western observers say illustrates on-going concerns over Gulf region justice systems. | 13yrs
Hailing a cab has never been simpler thanks to apps such as Hailo and GetTaxi, but a start-up business that targets New York City's taxi network is facing some unexpected legal issues. | 13yrs
US Olympic 4x100m relay gold medallist Tianna Madison is being sued for $50,000 by her parents in one of the most bizarre stories to have emerged in the wake of this year's summer games in London. | 13yrs
A 53-year-old man on death row may dodge his execution because he is so overweight that a lethal injection would not guarantee a quick death. | 13yrs
The former US Solicitor General is set to take on the role of Vice-president Joe Biden in a run-through of vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan's forthcoming debate on 11 October, the Romney campaign has announced. | 13yrs
For some people, the law is never enough, and that is certainly the case for one Irish barrister who spent eight years in the legal profession before jacking it in to launch a brand of affordable designer underwear. | 13yrs
Since the 1970s, consecutive British governments have abandoned all attempts to prohibit the use and sale of illegal drugs while employing strong anti-drug rhetoric towards the public. | 13yrs
Once a transitory position populated almost exclusively by recent law school graduates, paralegalling has become a booming part of the legal profession. | 13yrs
London-based firms Clifford Chance and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have secured roles on the potential merger of European defence giants EADS and BAE Systems. | 13yrs
Mexican building materials giant CEMEX has announced the completion of its refinancing, with New York law firm Cleary Gottlieb taking a major role in the deal. | 13yrs
The London office of international offshore specialist law firm Ogier advised mineral exploration company Touchstone Gold on the acquisition of Atlantis Gold Mines, significantly enhancing its gold exploration and development capabilities. | 13yrs
French employment law specialist law firm Moisand Boutin & Associés advised Paris-based transport infrastructure engineering group Systra on the labour aspects of a merger involving its subsidiaries Inexia and Xelis. | 13yrs
London-headquartered law firm Allen & Overy advised Crédit Agricole SA(CASA) and Crédit Agricole CIB (CACIB) on the establishment of Crédit Agricole Public Sector SCF, the French legislative covered bond platform of the group. | 13yrs
London law firms Allen & Overy and Simmons & Simmons advised on a billion-dollar deal that will see India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) acquire a stake in an Azerbaijan oil field. | 13yrs
Leading Spanish law firm Uría Menéndez has joined with New York's White & Case and Dutch outfit De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek to advise the $1,200 financing of Spanish telecoms company Telefónica. | 13yrs
London's Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and New York-headquartered Sullivan & Cromwell have topped a global legal advisor ranking for announced and completed merger and acquisition deals respectively, a survey released yesterday revealed. | 13yrs