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Cayman Islands-based law firm Walkers has expanded its global network with the promotion of 11 lawyers to its partnership across five locations. | 14yrs

New York-headquartered Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy has made a high-profile corporate addition to its London team. | 14yrs

The Washington DC office of global law firm K&L Gates has been boosted by the arrival of broker-dealer lawyer Susan Grafton as a partner in the investment management practice. | 14yrs

Osama Abu-Dehays is set to leave his position as general counsel at Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera to join the international media and sports groups as partner at international law firm Bird & Bird. | 14yrs

Fannie Mae general counsel Timothy Mayopoulos is set to take a take a step up the job ladder - albeit with a step down the pay scale - after last week accepting an offer to become the government-backed mortgage company's new chief executive. | 14yrs

The Royal Bank of Scotland has begun a much-anticipated review of its legal panel, with several cut-backs expected. | 14yrs

A leading US breast cancer treatment charity has appointed Ellen Willmott as general counsel. | 14yrs

Today we launch the Global Legal Post's weekly short, sharp update on crucial developments for the in-house legal sector | 14yrs

Leslie Turner has been named as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of confectionary giant The Hershey Company. | 14yrs

Canadian general counsel are evenly split on the value of law firm diversity issues, as only slightly more than half will consider policies when retaining an external lawyer, according to recent research. | 14yrs

In-house legal salaries in the UK increased by more than 4 per cent over the last year as corporate counsel pay considerably outstripped remuneration rises in private practice, according to research released this week. | 14yrs

Global pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline leads a field of in-house legal departments in the Association of Corporate Counsel's latest round of 'value challenge' winners. | 14yrs

Those who commit Olympics-linked offences this summer will be swiftly dealt with under new plans drawn up by England's Crown Prosecution Service, which aims to bring troublemakers to court within 24 hours. | 14yrs

Rock artist Courtney Love is being sued by her lawyers who claim the widow of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain owes more than $400,000 in legal fees. | 14yrs

A Los Angeles jury has awarded $48 million to a Californian man who was diagnosed with mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos while working on construction sites during the 1960s and '70s. | 14yrs

Legal salaries have grown in most regions of the UK, with substantial increases in the risk and compliance fields, according to survey results released today. | 14yrs

London-based law firm Herbert Smith has suffered its second high-level departure in a week after Shanghai mergers and acquisitions head Simon Meng resigned. | 14yrs

Two men have confessed to launching a series of computer hacking attacks on the web sites of major US and UK institutions, including the Central Intelligence Agency and the Serious Organised Crime Agency. | 14yrs

Published by John Wiley & Sons Author: David Lawler April 2012; p/b £39.99 ISBN: 978-1-119-97197-9 | 14yrs