Latest legal news

Four women promoted to partnership; US arm boosted by four partner appointments across New York and Washington DC | 6yrs

First pro bono partner among 26 lawyers promoted to partnership across Europe, Asia and Australia | 6yrs

Barristers Martin Lee QC and Dr Margaret Ng were last year awarded the IBA's Human Rights Award for defending the rule of law | 6yrs

MoFo hails sustained New York push with eye-catching hire from UK rival | 6yrs

Three women appointed to competition team, but gender balance slips below 30% target | 6yrs

Polsinelli and Herbert Smith Freehills also make Latin America-focused appointments, in Miami and London respectively | 6yrs

Corporate disputes saw biggest rise at SIAC as cases from India and the Philippines increased | 6yrs

Ashurst cuts associate hours and pay by 20%; Hogan Lovells delays some partner distributions and bonuses | 6yrs

Dutch firm Houthoff offers clients 'virtual night out' with exclusive streaming of popular ballet | 6yrs

America loses top spot for the first time in almost half a century; expert points to 'dramatic' improvement in China enforcement regime | 6yrs

In one of the first major trademark lawsuits over the COVID-19 pandemic, the company is taking action with proceeds going to related nonprofit organisations. | 6yrs

More than 90% of employees volunteer for Flex programme allowing firm to cut hours by 20% | 6yrs

Post pandemic, the rapid evolution of the personal data economy will have huge implications for the luxury industry, according to Milton Pedraza, Luxury Institute CEO, and former Google senior executive Richard Whitt, President of the GLIA Foundation.  | 6yrs

Forty-one per cent of 2020 partner intake at global firm are women with a 50/50 split in London | 6yrs

With many companies adapting their plans to new products in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, a number of challenges can arise, warns Elizabeth Dennis of Marks-Clerk. | 6yrs

Catherine Hanaway, former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives, will replace outgoing chair Greg Smith | 6yrs

Leading Spanish firm gains 'peace of mind' after partners volunteer additional capital | 6yrs

Global giant imposes 15% pay cuts for high earners in US with 10% reductions in Canada in response to Covid-19 | 6yrs

Kim Roberts argues that while businesses may welcome the failure of this month's landmark mass data breach claim, respite will be limited | 6yrs