The Turkish president has signed and given effect to the controversial law which increases government control over the judiciary. | 10yrs

The Canadian Bar Association has estimated that 95 per cent of litigants in family cases are representing themselves because they are unable to afford a lawyer. | 10yrs

A number of high profile Indian lawyers will have to resign from boards following a cap on the number of directorships an individual can hold. | 10yrs

Law firms which advised the former Antigua-based billionaire could be sued by investors in his Ponzi schemes after the Supreme Court gave them the green light. | 10yrs

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AmLaw 100 firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton has added a team of three partners to specialise in white collar crime and investigations in its San Francisco office. | 10yrs