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July 2010

After years of struggling against the inevitable, Halliwells has final

UK Secretary of State for Justice Ken Clarke has submitted plans to the Treasury which - if they go ahead - could see up to half a billion pounds s

Ever keen to up its diversity points, Freshfields has introduced a pilo
According to a survey by recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark, the legal profession is set to lose 24% of its young talent in the coming year.
Nicholas Green QC, Chairman of the Bar Council, has risked the wrath of the Daily Mail by arguing that decriminalising personal drug use is "ratio
The Attorney-General finally moved this week to address the issues raised by April's National Legal Reform Bill.
Turtons - a small but venerable Sydney commercial firm - has introduced a "pay us what you think we are worth" policy for its clients.
Qantas has reached a settlement with an American tourist who claimed an unruly youngster deafened her on a plane.
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Freshfields has become the second Magic Circle firm to announce a forma
Another bumper set of top-notch blogs this week. Make sure you start writing your own, too.
The wildly-varying fortunes of law firms have been revealed this week following the release of an eye-popping set of results.
Lawsuits against soliciors were up an incredible 163% in 2009, according to data gathered by
After two years of consultation, candidates for the 2011 Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) will finally have to sit an aptitude test (including
Lucasfilms - makers of the Star Wars trilogy (plus three other vastly inferior films) - have demanded that a Hong Kong company stops production of a l
The Ministry of Justice has announced plans to scrap a scheme that has funded the training of legal aid solicitors.
The traditional top tier of Aussie firms is coming under increased pressure from regional and international firms, according to league tables released
Allen & Overy has claimed that entire teams of lawyers from competitor firms are cl
Mallesons has leapfrogged the competition to become the first t