Latest legal news

The lack of a unified global approach to data and regulation is a serious impediment to global business, says Dean Armstrong QC, Dan Hyde & Sam Thomas of Cyber Counsel. | 9yrs

Law firms have come under pressure from general counsel to up their game on cybersecurity with some of the largest law firms in the spotlight. | 9yrs

Mr Mueller is hiring for the team which is probing a range of issues related to interference in last year's US election. | 9yrs

CMS is poineering a unique internship scheme which includes business training at a top Swiss business school. | 9yrs

The global firm now has a presence in Boston as it moves to strengthen its life science and healthcare practice. | 9yrs

Europeans working in top British companies have little support from their employers over Brexit, feel discriminated against and are preparing to leave the country, according to a Baker McKenzie survey. | 9yrs

Potential conflicts have stalled the merger talks between Norton Rose Fulbright and New York firm Chadbourne & Parke whilst German law firm Luther is reported to have turned down overtures from Addleshaw Goddard. | 9yrs

Male corporate counsel are blind to the raw deal female colleagues are experiencing over salaries and promotions as a new report finds 'dramatic' evidence of pay inequity for women. | 9yrs

The top lawyer at Herbalife who signed the nutrition and supplement company's $200 million settlement last year with federal regulators over allegations of deceiving customers has moved to another role in the company. | 9yrs

In a first for the US, a law passed by the state of Connecticut means that abused animals now have a voice in court. | 9yrs

The Australian government is set to pay $70 million in compensation to more than 1900 asylum seekers detained at Manus Island. The landmark deal is thought to be Australia's largest-ever human rights-related settlement. | 9yrs

With emerging technologies now dictating the pace of legal, general counsel have a new remit. | 9yrs

An alliance for advertising lawyers has released a book to help companies organising sweepstakes and contests globally. | 9yrs

A weekly round-up of moves around the globe. | 9yrs

Law firms are suffering from commoditisation blindness as their profits disappear and clients call the shots. | 9yrs

Insurance company Therium Capital Management is funding the action which is being taken by the Road Haulage Association. | 9yrs

The European Union has launched an 'infringement procedure' against the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland for failing to comply with a 2015 agreement to harbour asylum-seekers. | 9yrs

A former UK Claims Organisation manager has pleaded guilty to more than 10 offences of unlawfully obtaining personal data. He was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay prosecution costs of £1,600 as well as a victim surcharge of £15. | 9yrs

Litigation boutique firm Holwell Shuster & Goldberg has subleased nearly 60,000 square feet from much larger law firm, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. | 9yrs