The city of Jacksonville is moving to challenge the role of one of its former lawyers in a legal suit against the city. | 10yrs

The litigation-only US firm Quinn Emanuel has set up a Brussels office with particular emphasis on competition. | 10yrs

Chinese regulators have given more details of the mysterious investigations which have been made into US chip-maker Qualcomm and which could lead to a US$1b record fine. | 10yrs

The failure of law firms to pay their debts, despite increased action from creditors, has emerged as the most common factor in law practice insolvencies in the UK. | 10yrs

The EU and US have protested at moves by the Turkish parliament to increase central government control over the judiciary. | 10yrs

While litigation appears to be booming globally, one Australian firm, Piper Alderman, has laid off four lawyers from its team in Adelaide. | 10yrs

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, a US plaintiffs firm, is merging with Leopold Law of Florida in a move that brings together two specialists in complex litigation. | 10yrs

Three litigation and three leveraged finance partners, including one global co-head, are moving in New York from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe to Shearman & Sterling. | 10yrs

Mortgage banking-specialist Butler & Hosch is to acquire the loan default practice of McCurdy & Candler in Atlanta. | 10yrs

Italian law firm NCTM is launching a luxury and fashion department. | 10yrs

Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP and Gowlings have both increased their lawyer numbers by recruiting from the lawyers pool at the now-defunct firm of Heenan Blaikie. | 10yrs

Australian firm Slater & Gordon has posted a 21pc H1 profit rise after announcing five UK acquisitions in that time. | 10yrs

Boca Raton-based law firm Kenny Leigh and Associates is doing so well with its rule on serving male clients only that it is considering opening more offices in Florida. | 10yrs

Cleary Gottlieb is seeking US$3m in damages over a power loss suffered because of Hurricane Sandy which it says generated that amount in loss of business. | 10yrs

Three US state attorney generals and three GCs have met at a round table discussion and agreed on the extent and importance of the patent troll problem. | 10yrs

Miami-based law firm is opening up in Chicago, bringing its network of offices to 20. | 10yrs

The ex-head of restructuring and insolvency, Ben Larkin, has left Berwin Leighton Paisner to join two former colleagues at Jones Day in London. | 10yrs

Lawyer Timothy Griffin has been indicted on charges that he took nearly US$2m from the United Hebrew Cemetery on Staten Island between 2012 and last month. | 10yrs

The divorce capital of the world, London is expected to take a big step nearer to recommending the recognition of pre-nuptial agreements this month. | 10yrs