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Clyde & Co is signing up to a formal association with Indonesian firm Lubis Ganie Surowidjojo (LGS). | 13yrs

Up to about 100 second-tier Swiss banks are facing penalties of up to 50 per cent of the value of assets which were hidden with them by US citizens. | 13yrs

Apple's filing of a trade mark application on the use of the word 'startup' in Australia looks set to face intense scrutiny. | 13yrs

A fast-track agreement between the US tax authorities and Swiss banks will lead to the disclosure of third party advisers and other professionals who were involved in tax evasion schemes. | 13yrs

The lawyer who represents a convicted drug dealer has been arrested and accused of seeking to raise up to US $ 3 million in order to secure his client's release through bribes. | 13yrs

A Michigan law professor has invested his own money in 'quantitative legal prediction' systems which could overhaul the litigation sector if it proves successful. | 13yrs

Amazon's hiring of Ted Olson, one of Washington's leading lawyers, is being seen as a sign of its determination to tackle challenges to its tax advantages. | 13yrs

Faced with yet another legal setback on curbing compensation claims following the 2010 oil spill, BP is 'reviewing its options'. | 13yrs

The top six US banks have accrued $103 billion in legal expenditure in the past five years - more than they have collectively paid in shareholder dividends. | 13yrs

The manager of Detroit, former Jones Day partner Kevyn Orr, is getting full judicial co-operation to move the city's bankruptcy proceedings ahead as fast as possible. | 13yrs

The Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) is predicting an increase in the cases it brings against employers on equal pay, age and pregnancy. | 13yrs

China is enforcing anti-trust law in general and not focusing just on foreign investors, according to the director general of the Department of Price Supervision. | 13yrs

American Airlines and US Airways are citing daily legal and other professional fees of US$ 500,000 as a reason why court hearings on their proposed merger should be heard as soon as possible. | 13yrs

Latham & Watkins has taken the top slot in the MultiHousing News annual rankings of real estate law firms. | 13yrs

Indians are so wary of slow legal proceedings that they fear dying before they get justice in court, according to the Supreme Court in New Delhi. | 13yrs

Xu Xinyu, a divisional head at China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has warned foreign firms - including GE, Samsung and Microsoft - against using lawyers if they are subject to antitrust investigations. | 13yrs

China's crusade against corruption is impacting on a variety of sectors. Charlotte Mullen looks at what it means for the luxury market. | 13yrs

Stefan Cross Solicitors which has won more than £2 billion in equal pay claims is to go into voluntary liquidation in September. | 13yrs

Lawyers advising financial services organisations in China will have another level of regulation to follow in the form of a super-agency set up to co-ordinate regulation. | 13yrs