Legal news

Kirkland & Ellis sends five lawyers to apologise to judge over Facebook blunder

US District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis has resolved his spat with Facebook's legal team.

• M&A

  

  Global M&A values down 50 per cent, research finds

  New data from Thompson Reuters has revealed a significant drop-off in the value of global mergers and acquisitions so far this year.

• THEFT

  

  Law firm office manager steals millions

  A former office manager of a law firm in Fremantle, south of Perth, is facing jail after admitting to stealing more than A$2m from her employer.

• LATERAL HIRES

  

  Jones Day picks up Middle East finance head from HSF

  Herbert Smith Freehills' regional lynchpin Nadim Khan is making the switch to Jones Day.

• LATERAL HIRES

  

  Nigel Ward sticking with Ashurst despite planned switch

  Despite a planned move to Paul Hastings announced earlier this year, Ashurst has confirmed that banking partner Nigel Ward is staying put.

Editor's picks

LAW AND TECHNOLOGY

Legal CIOs quicker to embrace AI than counterparts in other sectors

Although the legal sector is often criticised for being slow to adopt new technologies, a new study suggests it is more advanced in its use and understanding of AI than other sectors.

GC FUTURES SUMMIT 2016

The law department of the future

General counsel give their view of how the law department of the future will look in the run-up to the GC Futures Summit 2016.

CRIME

'Disgruntled lawyer' suspected of shooting nine people in Houston

'Disgruntled lawyer' suspected of shooting nine people in Houston

IP

Cartier win battle against counterfeit websites

Counterfeiters beware - a recent court decision was good news for luxury companies.

Blogs

MANAGEMENT

Five things to know about face

The rules around saving face are key to conducting both professional and personal business, according to the author of Face: How Saving Face Changes Everything.

FINANCIAL CRIME

Failure to prevent economic crime - déjà vu or getting serious at last?

Khawar Qureshi QC considers the background to the proposed new corporate offence and asks whether it can be effective.

Business sector round up

LUXURY LAW SUMMIT 2017

Swatch wins Apple trademark battle

Watch company Swatch has successfully opposed Apple's "iWatch" trademark on the basis of its registrations covering the logo "iSwatch" and the word "Swatch".

STATE AID

European Commission rules on Italian state aid case

In an important decision on state aid, the Commission cleared public financing for Italian ground handler Airport Handling and found no economic continuity with SEA Handling.