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Kenya's legal profession authorities are seeking to block legislation enabling foreign lawyers and judges to work in the country. | 14yrs

University law courses in Uganda are creating 'half-baked' lawyers unfit for practice, a senior specialist academic in the country claims. | 14yrs

Gambling giant William Hill is preparing a legal challenge against the British government's proposed 'point of consumption tax', which could see 15 per cent of the company's on-line gambling profits going to the Treasury by the end of 2014. | 14yrs

Gu Kailai -- the lawyer wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai -- has been charged with the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood, according to local news reports. | 14yrs

The husband of Canadian judge Lori Douglas has testified that a scandal involving sexual harassment and nude photos of his wife was 'well known' to the legal community. | 14yrs

London-based international law firm LG suffered a hammer blow to its latest financial figures, with profit per equity partner (PEP) tumbling by 26 per cent and revenue also dropping for a second consecutive year. | 14yrs

The former finance chief at the Adelaide arm of Sydney-based law firm Minter Ellison has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in gaol after he admitted to stealing AU$2.7 million (£1.8m) from the firm. | 14yrs

Motivated by stories of unfair and unpaid internships, law student Clair Seaborn has launched the Canadian Internship Association in a bid to improve early working experiences for students and graduates. | 14yrs

Prosecutors have charged one of London's leading clinical negligence lawyers with a £600,000 tax fraud that they say spanned more than 10 years. | 14yrs

The average value of US construction disputes fell to $10.5 million in 2011, down from $64.5 million 2010, according to recent statistics. | 14yrs

Right-wing US Christian groups are imposing their values in Africa through thinly-veiled front organisations to fight for anti-gay and anti-abortion legislation, according to a recent think-tank report. | 14yrs

London-headquartered international shipping specialist law firm Ince & Co it is to open an office in Beijing, it's third in China, the practice announced yesterday. | 14yrs

Judges in Malawi have referred their chief justice to the country's fraud busting office over allegations that he has misrepresented his length of civil service and is milking the perks of office. | 14yrs

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has scored a significant legal victory over London Olympics organisers who sought to remove their advertising posters from high-profile locations across the UK capital. | 14yrs

India's highest court has advised the country's government to bring all tribunals under one administrative body in a bid to enhance their independence. | 14yrs

Leading law firm partners answer the big questions | 14yrs

Global general counsel answer our big question | 14yrs

Business bosses have slated British government plans to launch 'opt out' class actions for consumers. | 14yrs

An English football club has won a landmark case clarifying the funding of police services on match days. | 14yrs