Latest legal news

LeClairRyan has launched a new cross-office, cross-disciplinary practice team focused on ramping up service for companies that sell - or are heavily dependent upon - technology. | 8yrs

Rodier & Rodier is suing David Cassidy's estate over a longstanding $102,000 unpaid bill. | 8yrs

Allen & Overy has appointed 20 new staff at its Belfast-based Legal Services Centre (LSC) - the second largest office in the firm's global footprint. | 8yrs

Mills & Reeve has bolstered its European reach signing agreements with partner firms in Germany and the Netherlands in efforts to boost business and serve clients better post Brexit. | 8yrs

The UK law firm could see one in five leave the firm following a difficult three years since it was acquired by a publicly quoted company. | 8yrs

Clifford Chance and Clyde & Co are the latest to announce new technology initiatives. | 8yrs

Ethos was impressed by the law firm's plan to implement its own blockchain technology. | 8yrs

Luxury cosmetics supplier Coty has won its case in the highest court in Europe over selling its products on Amazon but, say lawyers, other questions remain. | 8yrs

The US law firm has launched a new cross-disciplinary team across its offices to deal with companies which sell or depend on technology. | 8yrs

BT's top legal chief is stepping down as general counsel after eight years as the head of the legal department to be replaced by InBev's Sabine Chalmers. | 8yrs

Santiago law firm Alessandri has taken a team of ten construction law specialists from the local firm Halpern de la Fuente in a rare lateral team hire. | 8yrs

Mayer Brown is to open an office in Tokyo headed up by an Ashurst partner. | 8yrs

Defective product-related risks were the single largest driver of liability claims with losses from recent product recalls in the region of $34 billion. | 8yrs

Matthew Layton is to serve as Clifford Chance's global managing partner for a second term. | 8yrs

IP specialists have urged the British government to take urgent action to protect British businesses with EU-registered trademarks as UK lawyers are set to lose up to £1.7 billion a year in fees. | 8yrs

The troubled firm has won approval for a debt-for-equity swap in Australia at a robust AGM. | 8yrs

McGuireWoods has elected Jonathan Harmon to succeed Richard Cullen as chairman and appointed J Tracy Walker IV to follow Thomas Cabaniss as the firm's managing partner. | 8yrs

Kennedys is strengthening its insurance practice with five lateral partner hires to bolster the firm's multi-jurisdiction capabilities. | 8yrs

King & Spalding has added two senior counsel to its trade practice in Geneva -Hannes Welge, formerly with the European Commission (EC) and Hamid Mamdouh, formerly with the World Trade Organisation (WTO). | 8yrs