Latest legal news

French study into digitisation of legal departments highlights concern about adaptation time and the need to transform behaviours. | 7yrs

Tribunal of eight justices will fast-track recovery and ensure accountability says South African President. | 7yrs

The Supreme Court of Canada chief justice emphasizes importance of pro bono work in signature speech. | 7yrs

UK legal services market revenue tops £35bn while annual growth exceeds 5 per cent forecast amid growing practitioner confidence. | 7yrs

Farmer-owned cooperative gets new general counsel, while United Airlines onboards new legal head. | 7yrs

Law firm report finds digital transformation, regulatory compliance weigh heavily on financial services and legal executives. | 7yrs

Firm expands New York real estate practice as it picks up six-lawyer team from Haynes and Boone. | 7yrs

Dentons is believed to have been in talks with a number of law firms in Portugal, eyeing a possible new office in Lisbon. | 7yrs

Backlog at employment tribunals rises 77 per cent in a year as they struggle with high volume of claims and number of staff employed falls. | 7yrs

Data breaches reported by financial services firms rise 480 per cent in a year to 145, says law firm's research. | 7yrs

In London expansion, Crowell & Moring hires trio from Squire Patton Boggs for restructuring, insolvency and infrastructure transactions. | 7yrs

New study says nearly half of all startup legal spending goes to just five firms, with two firms attracting 14 percent of total between them. | 7yrs

New York magazine to fete financial services and IT specialist Robin Nunn at awards luncheon in New Times Square. | 7yrs

In what the firm says is the 'next natural step,' Eversheds Sutherland creates dedicated global innovation team. | 7yrs

Law firm joins governing council for Hedera Hashgraph to shape distributed ledger technology adoption. | 7yrs

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas sets up country's first legal tech incubator, with selected start-ups due to move in mid-year. | 7yrs

US patent and trademark office releases report on trends and characteristics of women inventors, echoing findings from IWPR report. | 7yrs

Talk around the house this week is dominated by surprising departure of Tesla general counsel after only two months. | 7yrs

PwC Australia launches new service for in-house legal departments transforming function, led by former senior general counsel at Telstra. | 7yrs