The lure of vast amounts of Asian business is encouraging international law firms to sniff around Australia with more keenness than ever before. Peter Bartlett assesses their chance of success | 14yrs
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Electronic trails are growing in volume and complexity, creating a nightmare for lawyers in disclosure exercises. But, warns Drew Macaulay, there are serious consequences in getting it wrong | 14yrs
The in-house legal function at a leading European business-to-business telecommunications company has been thoroughly re-engineered. Jonathan Ames speaks to the lawyer responsible for the shake-up | 14yrs
Lawyers love to read. What's more, they love to read about the law and legal practice. | 14yrs
Leading law firm partners answer the big questions | 14yrs
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London-based international law firm Eversheds has raided the construction team of UK rival McGrigors, just two months before the Scotland-headquartered firm will complete an arranged tie-in with Pinsent Masons. | 14yrs
Cheating and corruption are a big and real threat to this summer's Olympic Games in London. Max Duthie and Jamie Herbert look at the steps the authorities are taking to limit the risks | 14yrs
An Egyptian army doctor has been acquitted by a military court of carrying out forced 'virginity tests' on female protestors, according to Mena, the Middle East North Africa Financial Network. | 14yrs
Two Emirati brothers are standing trial in Dubai this month, accused of a $30 million investment fraud scheme. | 14yrs
Those general counsel not able to show they add value to their businesses will struggle to influence boardroom strategy. But key performance metrics could save their positions, argue Jonathan Warne and Peter Williamson | 14yrs
A whistle-blowing programme set up under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Law and run by the US Securities & Exchange Commission is proving successful in the ongoing fight against white collar crime, according to a report in London's Financial Times. | 14yrs
A group of disgruntled US law graduates is taking legal action against law schools for producing too many lawyers. | 14yrs
It's been a case of 'good news, bad news' for football club Manchester United in the last few days. | 14yrs
Three New York bankers are thought to be at the head of a queue of those aiming to be among the first non-lawyer investors in US law firms, if state laws can be amended to allow external capital in the American legal sector. | 14yrs
The boss of Ireland's Ryanair is threatening to sue the European Commission over an alleged discrimination against low-cost airlines. | 14yrs
Banco Santander can anticipate a surge in legal claims for the alleged mis-selling of bonds, after an Alicante court ruled that the bank had to return money to a client who was facing losses through his investment. | 14yrs
German electronics and engineering giant Siemens has reached an out-of-court settlement with Greece to end a decade-old bribery scandal, the Greek finance ministry announced today. | 14yrs
Squire Sanders has become the latest US law firm to apply for approval to open a Seoul office, closely following Ropes & Gray and Paul Hastings, according to Asian Legal Business. | 14yrs
Heavy tackles and hard hits are all part of the game for US gridiron players, but a so-called 'bounty system' may have put players under unwarranted risk and triggered a blitz of litigation. | 14yrs