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The world is waiting to see the outcome of the consultation on personal injury damages, says Christopher Malla. | 13yrs

New Zealand look set to face its largest class action ever over unfair banking fees. | 13yrs

The Channel Islands are set to face a new regulatory regime later this year when a European directive targets alternative investment fund managers. Martin Paul of Bedell Cristin reports. | 13yrs

Patent filings at the European Patent Office have had a record year with the UK leading the charge. | 13yrs

A top Italian law firm has recruited a high profile lawyer to boost its global practice. Sharon Reilly joins Lablaw's Milan offce as a partner in a move to expand the firm's international reach. | 13yrs

Leading Scottish law firm Semple Fraser has announced it is heading towards administration, putting more than 100 jobs at risk across its three offices. | 13yrs

Lawyers attempting to challenge the new fixed costs structure for personal injury claims had their requests rejected by the High Court in London yesterday. | 13yrs

British Government plans to change laws protecting outsourced workers' rights could inadvertently cause more problems than they solve, a top employment lawyer has warned. | 13yrs

US law firms are increasingly seeking greater capital contributions from their partners to avoid bank debt, according to financial data released yesterday. | 13yrs

India's booming legal services market could be further improved by allowing greater access to foreign law firms, according to a report prepared by the country's finance ministry. | 13yrs

A decision to finally approve the largest law firm bankruptcy in US history has been finalised, ending nine-months of bickering over how New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf would be dissolved. | 13yrs

The owner of iconic US beer brand Budweiser is being sued by drinkers in the country for allegedly watering down its beer. | 13yrs

A trio of leading US law firms have turned in their financial results for 2012, presenting positive gains across the board. | 13yrs

Responding to allegations of impropriety for high profile people needs a well thought out plan, says employment expert Clare Murray of CM Murray | 13yrs

Litigation levels rose to 2010 levels last year at companies in the US and UK with regulatory investigations hitting a five-year high, according to US law firm Fulbright's 9th Annual Litigation Trends Survey. | 13yrs

Foreign lawyers who wish to practise Cayman Islands law must have substantive links to the jurisdiction to avoid any potential damage to the country's reputation, a leading lawyer said yesterday. | 13yrs

Former Goldman Sachs Group director Rajat Gupta was yesterday ordered to repay $6.22 million of a $6.9 million legal bill paid by Goldman Sachs in connection with his criminal insider dealing case. | 13yrs

Pittsburgh-based law firm K&L Gates has broken with convention and posted its 2012 financial results online, partly in response to the collapse of New York firm Dewey & LeBoeuf last year, according to various media reports. | 13yrs

The majority of Czech entrepreneurs are failing to comply with basic company duties and are escaping penalties due to insufficient court resources. | 13yrs