Amendments to Ireland's highly controversial package of proposed legal profession reforms were signalled at the end of last week, as the Dublin minister responsible showed signs of buckling under the heat of growing criticism. | 14yrs
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Ethnic minorities continue to be severely under-represented in British Columbia's legal profession, an influential report released last week has found. | 14yrs
Hong Kong's top justice minister has attempted to reassure the residents of the former British colony that principles of open and fair trials are being upheld 15 years after the territory was handed back to the Chinese. | 14yrs
The International Criminal Court defence lawyer recently freed from Libya has defended her actions in the country and asserted that her three-week detention proves that Moammar Gadhafi's son will not receive a fair trial in the jurisdiction. | 14yrs
Two of mid-town Manhattan's leading family law specialists are being wheeled out by actress Katie Holmes as her divorce from Hollywood star Tom Cruise looks set to let loose a barrage of fireworks. | 14yrs
The Germans invented the printing press and published the world's first newspaper. But the British - and latterly, the Americans - have written the book on modern journalism and press practices. | 14yrs
Published by: Cambridge University Press Author: Roger Brownsword & Morag Goodwin June 2012 P/B £35 ISBN: 9780521186247 | 14yrs
Published by: Princeton University Press Author: Tom Tyler July 2012 P/B £24.95 ISBN: 978-0691126739 | 14yrs
Nuggets of gold or smoking guns can be buried deep in an organisation's information mine. Having the tools to unearth them is vital, counsels Nigel Cannings | 14yrs
It's law firm numbers season in London, but, reports Jonathan Ames, management teams are increasingly turning their gaze eastwards and Down Under | 14yrs
GlaxoSmithKline's top lawyer is hailed by his peers as being a 'value champion' for the way in which he has driven down expenditure on outside counsel. He explains to Jonathan Ames how working with procurement and technology has saved the company | 14yrs
Amid the clamour of politicking over Tehran's possible bid to build a nuclear weapon, sanctions are badly damaging potential European business opportunities in a large and vibrant Middle East market, suggests Shahrzad Atai | 14yrs
Hounded daily at a public inquiry into its ethics, this is not a good time to be a British newspaper. But, writes Amber Melville-Brown, the UK government is about to chuck the press a bone of comfort that could make an impact around the world | 14yrs
A controversial naming-and-shaming policy for errant lawyers in England has been put on hold after the watchdog responsible said the process required 'refining'. | 14yrs
London-based shipping and aviation specialist law firm Clyde & Co leads its English rivals in the jurisdiction's annual round of financial results as it boasted revenue growth of 36 per cent for last year. | 14yrs
Two white shoe law firms and one magic circle practice dominated a leading mergers and acquisitions league table for the first half of this year. | 14yrs
Saudi Arabia launched a raft of law reform earlier this week that experts forecast will dramatically affect financial dealings in the country. | 14yrs
Multi-national pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline is facing calls for prosecution in the UK following its admission of healthcare fraud in the US. | 14yrs
Two global law firms have combined to advise on Asia's largest ever flotation, the $3.2 billion initial public offering of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad. | 14yrs
Music, films, books and games downloaded from computer programs are to be more freely transferable, following a groundbreaking ruling by Europe's top court. | 14yrs