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• Australian firm Slater & Gordon shifts strategy away from acquisitions

  Feb 21 2012 Australian law firm Slater & Gordon is changing tack, leaving behind its decade-long acquisitive strategy in favour of a more organic growth strategy focusing upon... more

• US firms cut pro bono hours while need increases

  Dec 02 2011 Pro bono work at large law firms appears to be on the slide, as law firms cut costs in a difficult economy. Reports show that the average number of pro bono hours... more

• UK couples may be forced to mediate divorces

  Feb 28 2011 New government proposals could force UK couples to take their divorce disputes to before resorting to the court system. The move was announced by Justice Minister... more

• The demise of the trial lawyer

  Feb 14 2011 Court statistics show a trend away from jury trials, with disputes increasingly being settled by alternative means outside the courtroom. U.S. District courts had... more

• High fee potential in family law? BigLaw may want to take a look

  Sep 01 2010 The view that family law is not lucrative enough to attract the interest of large law firms may be changing, in light of a recent series of divorce cases that earned... more

• Tiger Woods' wife turns to McGuire Woods for divorce

  Aug 26 2010 Tiger Woods' website has officially revealed about the finalized divorce settlement of the number one golfer in the world, Tiger Woods with wife of five years and a... more

• Indian Supreme Court says live-in for a long period equivalent to marriage; children born out of live-in, not illegitimate

  Aug 18 2010 A live-in which has been long lasting, will be considered as marriage according to the Supreme Court of India. Children born out of live-in are not illegitimate. more