Attempts to curb greenhouse gases by legal challenge have had little result in the US and are unlikely to produce much over the next few years, according to academic research. | 9yrs

Akin Gump, one of the leading lobbying firms, has topped the law firm contributions lists, donating to both Republicans and Democrats this year. | 9yrs

The New York-based investment bank has cut back on its banking provisions, in marked contrast with several other leading US and UK banking groups. | 9yrs

Leaks relating to tax arrangements for 340 multinationals, many of them tax clients of PwC, have produced angry responses from the Big Four accountancy giant. | 9yrs

JP Morgan, which has just increased its legal provisions by US$1.1b, is one of six banks which expect to settle forex allegations with the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the next few weeks. | 9yrs

More businesses are filing suits against other organisations as a way of generating income, according to Dallas-based lawyers Steckler LLP. | 9yrs

The head of the Allens national workplace and employment relations group has defected to King & Wood Mallesons where he becomes a Brisbane partner. | 9yrs

Hogan Lovells has appointed ten associate lawyers to staff new legal servicing teams in Birmingham in real estate, corporate and disputes. | 9yrs

The International Bar Association (IBA) has issued guidance to law firms and other advisers to businesses on human rights. | 9yrs

Travis Tygart, the investigator who brought down Lance Armstrong, expects that the cyclist will co-operate with the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in the future. | 9yrs

The oil giant has produced new evidence to back its claim that the lawyer administering the settlement process for the Gulf of Mexico 2010 oil leak should stand down. | 9yrs

The Law Society of Upper Canada is trying to locate a real estate lawyer who has disappeared with all but US$89 from the trust account. | 9yrs

White & Case is to negotiate with the Saudi businessman who tried to force it to release documents about its former client Barclays. | 9yrs

Slater & Gordon, the fast-expanding Australian and UK plaintiff law firm, has acquired two more practices in Australia. | 9yrs

Baker Hostetler and Quinn Emanuel are said to have decided not to be involved in bringing a suit against President Barack Obama over Obamacare. | 9yrs

A string of victories by the large law firms has prompted the National Tax Service (NTS) of Korea to reorganise its legal affairs teams and rethink its tactics. | 9yrs

Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland have joined the stream of banks in Europe and the US increasing their legal provisions as a result of negotiatons with regulators. | 9yrs

Between six and ten lawyers in DLA Piper are about to leave to join the Daschle Group, set up by former US senator Tom Daschle. | 9yrs

Just over two-thirds (67%) of in-house tax specialists and lawyers are 'somewhat or very concerned' about tax adjustments which they expect to follow from the implementation of OECD guidance on transfer pricing. | 9yrs