Latest legal news

Ellex Raidla and Primus have merged, strengthening Ellex's position as the largest firm across the Baltics. | 8yrs

American law firm Sedgwick is to close in January after some 85 years in business. | 8yrs

Katherine Adams, Apple's incoming general counsel, has received a bonus package in the millions in the form of restricted stock units RSUs which could net her between $10-20 million. | 8yrs

The Senate has confirmed Peter Robb as the next General Counsel of the National Labour Relations Board (NLRB), according to a posting on the NLRB website. | 8yrs

Addison Cameron-Huff has been promoted to President of Decentral, Canada's largest blockchain startup and makers of the popular Jaxx cryptocurrency wallet. | 8yrs

Andersen Global has announced plans to launch a presence in Uganda signalling its fourth location in Africa - one day after revealing it was opening an office in Venice-Mestre and expanding its office space in Milan. | 8yrs

New Zealand's largest corporate law firm Chapman Tripp has launched its technology and innovation business, Zeren to deliver legal documentation and advice in new ways. | 8yrs

Allen & Overy's online legal subscription business aosphere has launched a range of RegTech apps as part of its product offering to financial services clients. | 8yrs

Andersen Global has launched a presence in Venice-Mestre and is to expand its office space in Milan. | 8yrs

Ireland's top law firms are facing more security risks than ever before with the top 20 experiencing a 60 per cent increase in cyber attacks in under a year and six out of 10 firms reporting attacks. | 8yrs

A leading legal entrepreneur says that Big Bang has not happened but that but big money is keeping a close eye on the sector. | 8yrs

The head of the SFO says criminal cases will soon be prepared by artificial intelligence instead of lawyers after the agency made major cost savings in a recent bribery investigation using AI instead of barristers. | 8yrs

The St Louis law firm announced the departure of one in five of its lawyers. | 8yrs

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is to overhaul its lockstep system with top performers awarded around £3m. | 8yrs

Not only are London courts expensive, there is no certainty post-Brexit, a leading Dutch lawyer argues as the Netherlands prepares to launch an English language Commercial Court. | 8yrs

The latest report by Wells Fargo reveals that growth is slowing for many of the top 200 law firms. | 8yrs

Many corporates do not formally measure law firm performance, according to a poll by US legal operators. | 8yrs

The 'disruptive' law firm is looking to raise £15m as it becomes the third firm to go public. | 8yrs

With 50 ex-Gcs on hand to advise on law departments on innovation, processes and legal spend, Nextlaw will operate as a consultancy. | 8yrs