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Hong Kong is coming to be seen as the divorce capital of Asia, according to law firm Withers which has just won a judgement confirming the role of prenuptial agreements on the island. | 12yrs

Four private equity associates are thought to be planning to leave Clifford Chance in London to join Latham & Watkins and other firms. | 12yrs

The four senior lawyers are moving from O'Melveny & Myers to join Ashurst, strengthening its restructuring and special projects teams. | 12yrs

Anti-trust specialists are warning that Chinese regulators are getting even tougher on price fixing as they handed out record fines to 12 Japanese auto companies. | 12yrs

The English-style legal system in Ireland is one of the main reasons attracting Bank of America and other US banks to the Republic in contingency plans they are making for a British exit from the EU. | 12yrs

Adil Hussain of Herbert Smith Freehills is joining Clyde & Co in Abu Dhabi, to head its Islamic finance team and take the number of partners there to seven. | 12yrs

Open Legal Services has become the first not-for-profit law firm in Utah, benefitting from tax reliefs for such businesses and offering sliding scale fees to clients. | 12yrs

Lawyers in Toronto are raising questions about a judicial system which lets judges decide on guilt but does not act on trends suggesting that some convict too often. | 12yrs

Allen & Overy is top of both the global bank and issuer listings in the Thomson Reuters rankings, having advised on 342 transactions in the first half of 2014. | 12yrs

The 109-partner law firm Withers has opened an office in San Francisco, based on demand for its wealth advice practice. | 12yrs

US-China boutique firm Harris & Moure has seen counterfeit actions by US firms double against Chinese entities over the last year. | 12yrs

Lawyers are being urged to choose a new Law Society president after the incumbent lost a no confidence vote. | 12yrs

Barclays Bank is turning to its usual criminal defence lawyers in the US, Sullivan & Cromwell, over the 'dark pool' allegations but its bill is still estimated at £1.2b. | 12yrs

US lawyers are to be allowed to quote any praise they receive by judges in their publicity material. | 12yrs

Law firms in India are expecting a new source of property work after the Securities & Exchange Board of India approved a new structure known as REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts). | 12yrs

Some 109 law suits have been initiated, involving 983 plaintiffs, in relation to the lethal faulty ignition problem at General Motors and the recall of 2.6m Chevrolet Cobalts and other vehicles. | 12yrs

London law firm Nabarro is to offer fixed fees for all litigation cases, made in monthly amounts - in a project managed by the partner leading the firm's research on the needs of general counsel. | 12yrs

The Irish government is considering introducing mandatory mediation as part of reforms which are seen as being badly needed in order to reduce the costs and delays of separation. | 12yrs

The 300-lawyer New York-based firm Lowenstein Sandler has recruited four insurance lawyers from Dickstein Shapiro to form the basis of a new office in the US capital. | 12yrs