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Malaysian lawyers have fired a direct challenge at the country's established bar council with the launch of an organisation they claim will protect the rights of all lawyers in the country. | 14yrs

Women are joining the French legal profession in stronger numbers than men, but far fewer hold managing and partnership positions, according to a recent study from the Paris Bar Association. | 14yrs

A Beijing law firm and one of its former partners are facing a law suit in the US for allegedly embezzling $10 million from a range of investment funds. | 14yrs

US law firm Baker & McKenzie is to expand its presence in South America by merging with a Lima-based legal practice, becoming the first global player to launch an office in Peru, the Chicago-based lawyers announced yesterday. | 14yrs

London-based global law firm Eversheds has rejigged its Middle East management team as the practice continues to expand in the region. | 14yrs

A prominent Haitian lawyer has claimed that he and his firm are being victimised for work that is politically at odds with the national government. | 14yrs

New Orleans firm Jones Walker is today sponsoring a blood drive following a gun attack on one of its lawyers during a carjacking last week. | 14yrs

The US legal sector perked up last month with the addition of 1,000 jobs across the country, according to government figures released last week. | 14yrs

New York-based law firm Jacoby & Meyers has resurrected a challenge against a state rule preventing law firms from seeking investment from non-lawyers, claiming the prohibition is unconstitutional. | 14yrs

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. | 14yrs

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. | 14yrs

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. | 14yrs

Legal professionals working in the financial sector cite uncertainty triggered by regulatory changes and instability of the euro as their biggest challenges. | 14yrs

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. | 14yrs

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. | 14yrs

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. | 14yrs

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. | 14yrs

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. | 14yrs

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. | 14yrs