Melbourne-based law firm Maurice Blackburn, working with a coalition of anti-gambling groups called Alliance for Gambling Reform, is preparing a case arguing that poker machine operators are engaging in deceptive and misleading conduct. | 9yrs

Volkswagen AG has suspended a larger number of employees than previously acknowledged, following advice from Jones Day, the law firm conducting an internal investigation into the company's emissions cheating scandal. | 9yrs

In the clearest sign yet that the US search giant will face fresh competition charges in Brussels, the bloc's antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has said that EU regulators will actively pursue Google parent company Alphabet on a range of fronts. | 9yrs

American International Group (AIG) is to launch The Legal Operations Company in January next year. It will advise outside corporations on how to set competitive pricing and make their legal operations more efficient. | 9yrs

Justice secretary Michael Gove has floated a plan to impose a multi-million pound tax on commercial law firms, in order to fund the abolition of a controversial criminal court charge on guilty defendants. | 9yrs

As he continues to face battles in courtrooms across the US, Bill Cosby has replaced Martin D. Singer with business litigation and arbitration specialists Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. | 9yrs

The Japanese government and manufacturers are setting their sights on 'complete driverless driving', which would eliminate accidents caused by human error and ease traffic congestion. | 9yrs

GT Law, one of Slater & Gordon's major rivals in the UK personal injury space, has gone into administration. | 9yrs

Multi-millionaire property tycoons the Chow brothers are launching Tempest, a no-win, no-fee litigation start-up that promises to help 'the little guy'. | 9yrs

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has revealed up 50 law firms have been victim to cyberattacks, as criminals find increasingly sophisticated ways to target the legal sector. | 9yrs

Ukrainian government officials have said the country is prepared to go to court over a $3bn bond note owed to Russia. | 9yrs

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has shut down London-headquartered firm Blavo & Co. | 9yrs

A quarterly report by Allen & Overy shows that, despite a lower number of transactions globally, M&A values look set to exceed pre-financial crisis levels. | 9yrs

Headcount and revenue for several of the biggest international firms in Paris dropped sharply last year, according to new figures. | 9yrs

Herbert Smith Freehills has hired a new process management team from Berwin Leighton Paisner, in order to strengthen its ability to separate legal mandates so that work can be handled more efficiently. | 9yrs

VW has admitted that its 2016 vehicles contain software that could help them beat emission controls test. | 9yrs

Lawyers with Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan have escalated their legal battle against Volkswagen A.G., demanding the company buy back half a million vehicles affected by the recent emissions scandal | 9yrs

South Africa could leave the International Criminal Court (ICC), as the government faces criticism for ignoring a court order to arrest Sudan's president. | 9yrs

Malaysia's Chooi & Company and Tokyo-headquartered TMI Associates, Japan's fifth largest law firm, are teaming up to capitalise on the long-standing ties between the two countries. | 9yrs

DLA Piper is to launch an office in Morocco, the firm's first base on the continent, ahead of its planned move into South Africa in 2016 | 9yrs