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London law firm Simmons & Simmons has been ranked among the top 10 'gay-friendly' employers by one of the largest equality campaigning organisations in Europe. | 13yrs

A forensics expert from London professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has travelled to Nigeria to assist local law enforcement agencies in their battle against bribery, corruption and money laundering. | 13yrs

A recently enacted South African cross-border insolvency law came onto the statute books following a Johannesburg-based firm's application to have US bankruptcy recognised in the country, it has emerged today. | 13yrs

Several City of London law firms have pledged to pay an independently assessed 'living wage' instead of the minimum requirement, a report revealed today. | 13yrs

Market authorities in China are cracking down on the quality of stock exchange listings in the rapidly growing mainland jurisdiction, a report from Beijing indicates today. | 13yrs

Italy's chaotic political environment is crippling much-needed reforms to employment law. Companies and their advisers are hoping for a quick resolution in the forthcoming elections | 13yrs

US government agencies are attempting to force a leading global law firm to pay back millions of dollars in fees billed during a major bankruptcy case, with officials alleging the advisers ignored a significant conflict of interest. | 13yrs

The US Air Force is to provide legal assistance to victims of sexual assault under a pilot programme launching later this month. | 13yrs

Ministers in Canberra reckon that eliminating trademarks from cigarette packets will encourage Australians to gasp a bit less for gaspers. But should this anti-branding policy be extended? | 13yrs

Two law firms have dodged negligence bullets in recent days, with one case highlighting growing concerns over potential pitfalls in third-party litigation funding. | 13yrs

Federal authorities reeled in a record breaking $9 billion in corporate settlements last year, figures released today in Washington reveal. | 13yrs

Switzerland-based offshore drilling contractor Transocean will pay $1.4 billion in civil and criminal fines for the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, the US Department of Justice announced yesterday. | 13yrs

Wegelin & Company -- Switzerland's oldest private bank -- is to shut its doors after executives put up their hands to charges of assisting Americans avoid US tax. | 13yrs

Discrimination claims arising from inappropriate banter between colleagues could cost UK businesses close to £300 billion, magic circle law firm Allen & Overy has warned. | 13yrs

Britain's financial watchdog dished out a record-breaking £312 million in fines last year, fulfilling a promise to hit hard on big name companies for several high-profile scandals and compliance failings. | 13yrs

In the realm of understatement, the suggestion that 2012 was a troublesome year for former US law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf is king. | 13yrs

US internet giant Yahoo has instructed Mexican law firm Quijano Cortina y de la Torre to represent it after being hit with a $2.7 billion damages bill in the country last month. | 13yrs

A US reality television star has finished 2012 by having to cough up about $100,000 more to her divorce lawyers than she fancied, after a court ruled her bid to slash a bill was unjustified. | 13yrs

Japanese motorcar manufacture Toyota is to stump up more than $1 billion to settle an action over claims that millions of its vehicles suffered from dangerous acceleration faults. | 13yrs