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Transport for London has announced a reduced legal panel which will run for the next four years. | 14yrs

External law firms which provide accurate advice on how much their services will cost are likely to be retained by their clients, but many lack the necessary technical knowledge, according to a leading in-house counsel. | 14yrs

Tens of thousands of dollars have been donated by leading general counsel as this year's election season builds to a critical week. | 14yrs

The College of Law has teamed up with IE University in Madrid to offer an LL.B degree in Civil and English Law that will qualify undergraduates as lawyers in both English and Welsh and Spanish jurisdictions. | 14yrs

Law firms across the East Coast have suspended operations early this week, following announcements that most state and federal courts would be closed. | 14yrs

The lawyers are hovering as the race tightens up between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. | 14yrs

London-based law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner is set to open an office in Tel Aviv as part of an expansion of its international operations. | 14yrs

Several online law firms have sprung up into the Indian legal market, hoping their Do-it-yourself (DIY) style can save clients the time and effort of finding a dependable lawyer. | 14yrs

Lawyers in Australian state New South Wales received more complaints this year than last, but the figure is still an improvement from when the Legal Services Commission (LSC) first began to take complaints in 1994. | 14yrs

Women are enjoying less opportunities in law firms than their male counterparts. | 14yrs

A group of top law firms have been drafted in for the publishing world's mega merger. | 14yrs

Indian firm Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co has recruited the head of competition from a top Irish firm. | 14yrs

UK Australian law firm Herbert Smith Freehills is to become the first big law firm to open in Guinea. | 14yrs

A survey by Pricewaterhouse Coopers points to overseas earnings as the main driver for growth for top UK law firms. | 14yrs

Formula One racing supremo Bernie Ecclestone has brushed off a $400 million damages demand from German bank BayernLB, which claims it could have received a better price when it sold the motor sport. | 14yrs

London-based firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is considering opening an office in Australia, as interest in the region grows to new heights. | 14yrs

Andrew Grech, the managing director of Melbourne-based law firm Slater & Gordon, has waved away allegations involving the firm and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard as a 'sideshow'. | 14yrs

Global firms are dominating the international market for legal services and creating global identities independent of their national characteristics, recent reports have suggested. | 14yrs

A Dutch anti-piracy group has won a case which will see the former host of a file-sharing web site held liable for damages. | 14yrs