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Tilleke & Gibbons and the UK's IP specialist Rouse are the latest two law firms to open up in Myanmar. | 12yrs

Judge Carl Barbier, presiding over the BP 2010 Deepwater Blue case, has criticised the business's current strategy and accused its lawyers of taking 'deeply disappointing' actions. | 12yrs

The city of Detroit has proved a lucrative client for the US law firm. | 12yrs

Dentons has recruited a practice of six lawyers and three economists to its competition team in Istanbul. | 12yrs

Johnson & Johnson is the latest company which looks set to make a multi-billion settlement with the US authorities. | 12yrs

Barrister Edward Jenkins has explained to Russian businesses how competitors can often trigger investigations into rival businesses. | 12yrs

Davis Polk & Wardwell has become the latest US law firm to recruit a former government prosecutor to its ranks. | 12yrs

About 88 per cent of lawyers working in law firm want their employers to be more open to flexible working, according to a survey by law firm Fletcher Day. | 12yrs

The US Department's of Justice's victory over JP Morgan - involving a record-setting fine and acknowledgement of guilt - will give a sign to other banks about the kind of settlements they can expect. | 12yrs

The National Labour Relations Board (NLRB) looks set to begin proceedings against Wal-Mart unless the retail chain comes to a settlement with more than 100 employees. | 12yrs

The Ministry of Justice in Saudi has raised claims against three lawyers for using twitter and other media to criticise the ministry and undermine its credibility. | 12yrs

Dewey & LeBoeuf trustee Alan M Jacobs has sued one of the former partners to reclaim compensation paid after the firm went bankrupt - in a sign that other former partners may receive similar claims. | 12yrs

The Unlawful Association Act, a legacy from British colonial government, is being used to oppress local people and scare them from leaving their villages, according to lawyers. | 12yrs

Sri Lanka is planning to tackle the problem of older judges with new restrictions on age. | 12yrs

Human rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) is calling for the introduction of transparency in the appointment and promotion of judges. | 12yrs

The Chicago Bar has come up with an innovative way to help law graduates and those seeking legal advice who cannot afford lawyers. | 12yrs

The current block on the US$450m industry in India may be lifted in a few months as the government plans to make changes and clarifications to the existing tight rules. | 12yrs

Over half of private client lawyers fear that the next generation of wealthy families are 'not well-prepared' to manage the funds they will inherit. | 12yrs

The proposed US Airways-American Airlines merger has cleared another hurdle despite considerable concern that the US Department of Justice would block the proposed US$11b deal. | 12yrs