Legal news

Speechly and Withers pull plug on merger

City law firms Speechly Bircham and Withers have opted against a merger after management decided the move would not be in the best interests of either firm.

• HUMAN RIGHTS

  

  Bermuda lawyer flags up British human rights issue

  Britain could fall foul of the European Convention on Human Rights if it fails to improve conditions in Bermuda, a QC and former attorney general has warned.

• MEDIA

  

  RPC victorious in privacy cases

  City law firm RPC has won two major privacy cases this week, leading the firm to claim a 'better balance' now exists in privacy rights and freedom of speech.

• ASIA

  

  Ex-lawyer sentenced to death in Malaysia

  A former Malaysian Indian lawyer was among four people sentenced to death by a Malaysian court yesterday for the murders of a Malaysian businesswoman and three others in 2010.

• LEGAL PROFESSION

  

  Fears escalate for safety of human rights lawyer

  A leading Syrian human rights lawyer is at grave risk of abuse after apparently being abducted last weekend, Amnesty International has said.

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DOING THE DEALS

Dealmakers

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

BLOG: CYBER SECURITY

Plan for a disaster - but don't pay until it happens

Matt Rhodes, Commercial Services Manager for managed IT services specialist, Quiss Technology, explains how businesses can protect their business IT infrastructure, mitigate risk and keep costs to a minimum.

MOVES

In and out

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

LUXURY LAW SUMMIT

Protecting your brand in the global marketplace

The luxury team at Covington & Burling discuss managing reputational risk at the contract stage.

Blogs

WHISTLEBLOWERS

Is Ranbaxy the Tip of the Iceberg?

As a result of a 2007 lawsuit initiated by a whistleblower under the US Federal False Claims Act, Ranbaxy USA has agreed to pay the United States Government and multiple state governments the sum of $350 million to resolve civil claims.

EMPLOYMENT

Waiting for roast duck

The Chinese appreciate their jobs more than their Western counterparts, says Bob Gogel.

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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.”