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A new study from the US Chamber's Institute for Legal Reform accused plaintiff lawyers of extracting millions of dollars a year in fees at the expense of company shareholders by challenging mergers in state and federal courts. | 13yrs

The in-house lawyer of a mining company has been prevented from leaving Mongolia after being detained at the airport last week. | 13yrs

More women could bring compensation claims for equal pay following a ground-breaking ruling by the UK's Supreme Court. | 13yrs

The judge presiding over a bias discrimination case called a mistrial after a jury failed to reach a decision on Wednesday over whether the plaintiff's 14th Amendment rights were violated. | 13yrs

The Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) UK legal panel has been trimmed down by 40 per cent, with a new roster of between 55 and 60 firms after the first review of its legal team since 2009. | 13yrs

Companies that operate both in the United States and in European Union Member States, such as France, often grapple with tensions between FCPA compliance and enforcement of European Union and local country data privacy protections. | 13yrs

A Californian law firm allegedly accepted a $6 million 'secret settlement' in a labour-related class action against a bank, and then agreed to dismiss its claims without telling 600 clients. | 13yrs

The size of the legal profession in the Australian state of Queensland has shrunk, just weeks after the state backed out of national legal reforms. | 13yrs

Plans to require major European businesses to have boardrooms of at least 40 per cent women have been postponed. | 13yrs

Britain's Chancellor is keen for employees to swap rights for shares in the businesses where they work. Simon Kerr-Davis explains why both workers and employers are cool on the idea | 13yrs

Recently made up law firm partners suffer from increasing anxiety over their ability to develop business and win clients, according to a recent survey. | 13yrs

Companies are running an ever-keener eye over long legal bills as corporate clients are less willing to bankroll overhead costs and extras such as car services, meals and photocopies, a report on US business attitudes indicates. | 13yrs

Reform of England's legal profession at times might seem like an inexorable steamroller, but senior figures in the London market continue to remain resistant to core elements of the new world. | 13yrs

London-headquartered international law firm Eversheds has ended its alliance releationship with a South African firm due to conflicts between the firms. | 13yrs

Philadelphia-headquartered Dechert is being countersued by a former associate who claims the law firm's 'macho culture' cost him his job. | 13yrs

Republican law makers are running out of money in their bid to defend controversial legislation that defines marriage as a heterosexual union, with the specialist law firm instructed nearing its billing cap. | 13yrs

A federal court in Texas has dismissed a class-action from former female employees of Walmart that claimed the world's largest retailer discriminated on the grounds of gender - but individual actions are likely to proceed. | 13yrs

A fourth judge was named earlier this week to sit on the Dubai special tribunal created to handle what is expected to be a flood of litigation following the default of one of the Gulf emirate's state-run investment groups. | 13yrs

Guidance released earlier this week clarifying the position over continuous disclosure for listed entities in Australia has won backing from expert lawyers, with the move described as 'helpful and pragmatic'. | 13yrs