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The legal team at South Africa's African National Congress has had some major issues on its plate since the country's first universal elections were held in 1994. | 14yrs

The English Channel at its narrowest point may only be 21 miles, but the gulf of understanding between the French and the British remains far wider. | 14yrs

There's an aphorism about a tree falling in a forest, which ends with the mind-boggling conundrum for those who've smoked too many drugs: if there's no-one there to hear it crash to the ground, how do we know it makes any noise? | 14yrs

Overseas visitors to the US are often bemused by many cultural idiosyncrasies in the 'land of the free'- and none more so than the affection local governments across the country have for imposing strict traffic laws. | 14yrs

Modern journalism is not held in the highest of esteem in many quarters, and here's a story that really doesn't reflect well on the Fourth Estate. | 14yrs

James Dedman, a partner at South Carolina-based law firm Gallivan White & Boyd, has used his experience as an editor at the Abnormal Use blog to suggest how virgin law bloggers could, and should, get involved in their own blogging adventures. | 14yrs

Recruitment market realities hit home | 14yrs

'A zero-minute commute and the ability to work in your pyjamas are just a few of the perks of working from home,' writes Shannon Green on the Corporate Counsel blog. A tempting prospect indeed, but how would it work for lawyers? | 14yrs

Bahraini law firm beefs up capabilities | 14yrs

The Portland office of Pittsburgh-headquartered K&L Gates has poached commercial disputes practice partner John Casey from US rivals Latham & Watkins. | 14yrs

Australian law firm Johnson Winter & Slattery has bagged two partners for its Sydney office in an effort to boost its commercial disputes and workplace relations capabilities. | 14yrs

London-headquartered international law firm Simmons & Simmons has bagged a three-partner team from Dewey & LeBoeuf for its Frankfurt office. | 14yrs

London-based law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner has recruited former Clifford Chance counsel Roman Khodykin as a partner. | 14yrs

Keith Simmons, managing partner at leading Tennessee law firm Bass Berry & Sims, has been elected chairman of independent law firm association Lex Mundi by the global organisation's board of directors. | 14yrs

A host of black-owned South African law firms are fighting for survival as clients - including the government and state-owned enterprises -- balk at paying fees. | 14yrs

With discovery being a major component of litigation in many jurisdictions, the efficient conduct of document retrieval can help litigants avoid a judicial drubbing - and achieve significant savings, counsels Adrian White | 14yrs

UK-based banking and financial services company Virgin Money has brought in a new deputy company secretary following the departure of director of legal and company secretary Jason Fitzpatrick. | 14yrs

Royal Dutch Shell has snapped up Richard Hill from Houston-based law firm Fulbright & Jaworski for the role of associate general counsel in the company's newly launched global disputes group. | 14yrs

Global legal process outsourcing company Clutch Group has appointed Brian Flack to take over the reigns as general counsel and vice president of client services at the firm's Washington DC office. | 14yrs