Legal news

Law firms pessimistic despite recovering economy

US law firm leaders remain deflated over hiring and demand even though the economy is recovering at a quicker pace than expected, a survey by Citi Private Bank has revealed.

• CYBER-CRIME

  

  Lulzsec hackers jailed after cyber-attacks

  Four British members of international hacking gang Lulzsec have been given jail sentences of up to 32 months following a spree of 'sophisticated' cyber-attacks which brought several major companies to their knees.

• COPYRIGHT

  

  Nintendo cashes in on YouTube content

  Japanese gaming titan Nintendo is reportedly using its copyright muscle to cash-in on YouTube videos featuring its games, using 'content ID matching' to take control over advertising and visibility issues.

• GLOBAL LAW FIRMS

  

  Dentons plot Latin America trip

  Recently-merged global law firm Dentons is considering taking its first steps into the Latin American market with a spree of proposed launches in countries including Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia and Brazil.

• TECHNOLOGY

  

  Top IP lawyer questions Google Glass

  Google's ground-breaking Glass technology is likely to be illegal in the UK, a two-time IP lawyer of the year has claimed.

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HOT GOSSIP

Change in the Force may allow Jedi marriages

British government proposals could see Jedi marriages made legal, bringing joy some 175,000 British Jedi Knights, it was claimed this week.

DOING THE DEALS

Dealmakers

A round-up of recent global deals and the lawyers who made them happen

MOVES

In and out

A weekly round-up of who's moving up, down or out in global legal practice

BLOG: SOCIAL MEDIA

Is the world still flat?

SEC social media rule overlooks rules of engagement around the world, says Veta T Richardson, president and chief executive officer of the Association of Corporate Counsel.

Blogs

LEGAL PROFESSION

Which way now for Personal Injury lawyers?

Personal injury (PI) lawyers are working in an era of fundamental and evolutionary change, not least because of the changes driven by the Jackson reforms but also because of the changing attitudes of banks and funders to PI law firms.

LITIGATION FUNDING

Litigation funding comes of age

In his latest blog for The Global Legal Post, Nick Rowles-Davies, a solicitor and consultant with litigation funder Vannin Capital, examines the views of litigators to third-party funding.

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SURVEY

Has your firm recently considered merging as a way of combating the effects of continuing harsh economic conditions?

Leading law firm partners answer the big questions

SURVEY

Are there more women at your in-house legal department in senior positions than in other areas of your company?

Global general counsel answer our big question

Business sector round up

LUXURY LAW SUMMIT

Luxury brands head for the summit

A raft of top luxury brands are on the VIP list for the first ever Luxury Law Summit.

PFI

PF2: a new approach to public private partnerships?

James Larmour of Freeth Cartwright considers HM Treasury's “Standardisation of PF2 Guidance.”