Research conducted by Ipsos MORI for the Legal Services Board and Legal Services Consumer Panel shows unbundling has the potential to widen access to justice. | 7yrs

An appeals court has granted Apple an injunction that means Samsung may have to make changes to the software running on its smartphones in order to continue to sell them in the US. | 7yrs

A white paper from Guidance Software is intended to be a handy reference guide for GCs who need to be able to take part in the cybersecurity conversation, but may not be familiar with the vocabulary. | 7yrs

A weekly round-up of moves around the globe. | 7yrs

A law firm has filed a discrimination claim in New York on behalf of Giorgio Armani Corporation's former general counsel. | 7yrs

Jerome Abelman, global GC of British American Tobacco (BAT), is kicking off the first review of the FTSE 5 company's external legal advisers since he was appointed to the role in May. | 7yrs

Police have searched the Kobe headquarters of the Yamaken-gumi. It is the yakuza group's first police raid since it was ousted from the Yamaguchi-gumi, in a rupture of Japan's largest crime syndicate. | 7yrs

Lawyers using Chichester Combined Court have pleaded with Lord Chancellor Michael Gove to reconsider the decision to close it. | 7yrs

The Supreme Court of India has said that the mental and physical fitness of lawyers should be put to the test to prove they are able to conduct trials in criminal cases and ensure that litigants don't suffer on account of their competence. | 7yrs

Japanese prosecutors have charged the head of collapsed Bitcoin exchange MtGox with embezzlement, amid allegations of fraud relating to the disappearance of hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars with of the virtual currency. | 7yrs

Several families of those who lost loved ones and a number of those who were seriously injured in the beach gun attack in Tunisia in June have begun legal action against Thomson, the tour operator who provided their holidays. | 7yrs

International law firm Linklaters is giving clients the opportunity to sign legal documents electronically, directly from their smartphone, tablet or desktop. | 7yrs

Lawyers in New South Wales will now be able to make requests and seek preliminary orders such as adjournments and hearing dates online. | 7yrs

Centurion Law Group continues it pan-African expansion with the opening of an office in Douala this month. It is the first move by an international law firm into Cameroon and is fuelled by a resurgent oil and gas industry. | 7yrs

A NSW solicitor who fraudulently charged Legal Aid A$30,000 has been stripped of his right to practice law. | 7yrs

Hogan Lovells has made an application to the High Court on behalf of its client, the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), to resolve the issue of authority over management of the country's assets in the UK. | 7yrs

Top UK pharmaceutical companies set aside a massive £1.46bn this year to fund tax litigation, according to a report by Thompson Reuters. | 7yrs

Research from marketing collective First4Lawyers has found that claimant lawyers are spending £208,000 per day on marketing, with the internet the fastest-growing marketing channel. | 7yrs

Ke Jie Law Office, based in Beijing, has formed a global legal network service with thirteen foreign firms. | 7yrs

11KBW silk Sean Jones has begun an appeal on Just Giving requesting lawyers donate a billable hour to support Save the Children's work for refugees. | 7yrs