Buzzfeed has named the first woman to open a law firm in Saudi Arabia as the top-placed in its annual list of the 15 most influential women in the world. | 8yrs

White & Case is to negotiate with the Saudi businessman who tried to force it to release documents about its former client Barclays. | 8yrs

Three lawyers have been sentenced to between five and eight years in jail after criticising the Saudi justice system on Twitter. | 8yrs

Global law firm Baker & McKenzie is to open an office in Jeddah, one of Saudi Arabia's primary commercial centres. | 8yrs

Clyde & Co has been given the go-ahead by the Saudi authorities to open up an office in Riyadh which will be fully integrated into the firm's international network. | 8yrs

The five partners and 18 other lawyers which made up the Squire Sanders side of the Squire Patton Boggs merger in the Middle East have broken away from the merged practice. | 8yrs

The Specialized Criminal Court in Jiddah has sentenced Waleed Abul-Khair to 15 years in jail for 'undermining the regime and officials' and 'inciting public opinion'. | 8yrs

Saudi Arabia's Justice Ministry has granted licences to 20 female lawyers. | 8yrs

Lawyers in Saudi Arabia are continuing to protest a proposal to wear black robes as part of their profession. | 8yrs

Saudi lawyers are going to court over unpaid bills. | 8yrs

Three lawyers in Saudi Arabia have been fined a total of US$266,667 for sending out tweets which were critical of the Ministry of Justice. | 8yrs

Charles Russell, the 300-lawyer London-based practice, is putting into place a formal association with Al-Soaib Law of Saudi Arabia. | 8yrs

A proposal for a special dress code for lawyers in court is to be published by the Justice Ministry in Jeddah within the next two weeks. | 8yrs

Clifford Chance has become the first international law firm to open up in Saudi Arabia - through a venture which is jointly owned with local lawyers. | 9yrs

The woman who became Saudi Arabia's first female registered lawyer in November has just opened an employment and business disputes practice in Jeddah. | 9yrs

Ahmed El-Gizawy is to be given 50 lashes in a Saudi Arabian square on 25 January, the third anniversary of the public uprising which saw Hosni Mubarak toppled after 30 years. | 9yrs

From January King & Wood Mallesons SJ Berwin will be represented in Riyadh by the law office of Majed Almarshad. | 9yrs

The Saudi government is claiming the the implementation of its 'Nitaqat' scheme over the last six months has been a success with 1.4m Indian workers regularising their immigration position. | 9yrs

The Ministry of Justice in Saudi has raised claims against three lawyers for using twitter and other media to criticise the ministry and undermine its credibility. | 9yrs