Practice areas

The start of today's fourth Ashes match at Chester-le-Street is not the only cricket-related contest going on in town. | 13yrs

Allen & Overy has been working as the sole legal counsel on the new Abu Dhabi Global Market. | 13yrs

Bond-holders in the US are involved in a court struggle to stop local cities from reducing the value of certain mortgage-backed securities. | 13yrs

The South African mining industry has been criticised again by the human rights lawyer who represents 18,000 former miners. | 13yrs

International class action law firm Grant & Eisenhofer PA has joined forces with Kyros Law to help investors in Greece bring actions in both Greece and the US. | 13yrs

IP counsel have slammed the efforts of governments in emerging markets to protect companies against counterfeiting. | 13yrs

Legal issues will be among the main issues raised by South African business leaders when they meet President Jacob Zuma next week. | 13yrs

Luxury companies would benefit from proposals by a Government committee to tackle e-crime. | 13yrs

International US law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) is to open its second Asian office in Shanghai. | 13yrs

Already in trouble over phone hacking, UK lawyers are also high on the list of professions being investigated for tax fraud in the UK. | 13yrs

Stephen Mullens, the former Formula One lawyer, is facing damages claims in the High Court alongside his former boss Bertie Ecclestone. | 13yrs

White & Case is increasing the size of its project finance team in South East Asia. | 13yrs

The United Arab Emirates is planning to overhaul its property laws in the hope of giving confidence to investors again. | 13yrs

A row has broken out over the re-appointment of a judge to the Uganda Supreme Court. | 13yrs

Quinn Emanuel is opening its third office in Germany to take advantage of patent work near the Federal Patent Court in Munich. | 13yrs

A US court will impose a series of restrictions on Apple on Friday to limit its freedom in the ebook market. | 13yrs

Companies operating in Brazil will be liable for bribes given by their staff to government officials. | 13yrs

The proposed Publicis-Omnicom merger could hit hurdles in the form of anti-trust law. | 13yrs

A US law firm partner and his doctor wife spent £850,000, almost one quarter of their combined wealth, on legal bills during their divorce in London's high court, committing what Mr Justice Holman termed 'financial suicide'. | 13yrs