Legal news

Akin Gump role central to collapse of UK bribery trial

A £40m bribery case has collapsed six weeks into the trial after two lawyers from US law firm Akin Gump refused to testify.

• LEGAL AID

  

  Pressures on crime lawyers produce poor service

  Criminal lawyers in the UK are likely to get more frustrated with their clients after new government cuts come into place, according to an academic.

• FEES

  

  Use of paralegals set to push down legal fees in Canada

  Experiments to allow paralegals to work under qualified lawyers are set to push down prices for legal work in parts of Canada.

• SERVICES TO LAWYERS

  

  Legal head at Thomson Reuters to leave at year-end

  Mike Suchsland, president of Thomson Reuters Legal, is one of three senior executives leaving the global media company on 31 December.

• INNOVATION

  

  Lawyers make Silicon Valley 'top 40 under 40' list

  Lawyers are well-represented in the new annual listing will be revealed in full on Friday, taking four of the 40 places.

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PUBLIC OFFICE

Uganda Law Society to enter reconciliation talks with Attorney General

Having suspended the Attorney General, Peter Nyombi, for two years on the grounds of incompetence, the Uganda Law Society (ULS) has now agreed to start talks aimed at a reconciliation.

DISCIPLINARY

Lawyer and former mayor confesses to irregularities on client funds

The former mayor of St Louis, Freeman Bosley, has admitted to a state panel that he did not handle client funds properly in his law firm, Bosley & Associates.

BLOG: EMPLOYMENT LAW

Christmas crackers at the Xmas party

Mistletoe and wine are often the precursors to a less than happy Christmas aftermath for employers, says employment lawyer Philip Henson.

BLOG: FORUM SHOPPING

The importance of jurisdiction in international divorce

Forum shopping is key to a good international divorce with Scotland being a case in point, says Catherine Thomas.

Blogs

HUMAN RESOURCES

Retention of Gen Y lawyers

Job fulfilment is key to this generation of digital natives, says Jessica Pryce-Jones.

INSOLVENCY

An accountancy lesson for law firms

Lawyers need to up their game on business finance if a recent report from Baker Tilly is to be believed, says ex-lawyer and businessman Nigel Cannings.

Barometer

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

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Herbert Smith names Asia litigation head

Tokyo-based Peter Godwin has been named as the new head of disputes in Asia by Herbert Smith Freehills.

TELECOMS

Unified license set to impact managed services in India

The unified license has revamped the regulatory framework governing the provision of telecom services in India. But will it provide the clarity it so desperately requires, asks Rahul Matthan of Trilegal?