Latest legal news

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's father-in-law is jailed for six months for conspiring to hack a computer system relating to the chef's business interests in a case that went ahead against the wishes of chef Ramsay who has reconciled with his in-laws. | 9yrs

Law firms should be aware that their brands could be being used without permission in China after a number of global firms discovered their names were being used illegitimately. | 9yrs

Four major law firms are reported to have declined White House requests to represent President Donald Trump in the Russian investigations. | 9yrs

Indian court judgments can now be accessed through a recently launched app which selects information from multiple courts across the country. | 9yrs

Uber has fired more than 20 employees after a law firm probe at the company into a number of complaints including sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination - both those in management and in lower level positions. | 9yrs

The space lawyer leaves a top government position to join the company which mines natural resources from asteroids. | 9yrs

Magento Commerce, the worldwide leader in cloud digital commerce innovation, has appointed Aparna Bawa as Senior Vice President, General Counsel. | 9yrs

While, on average, a large law firm may typically spend a quarter of a million dollars creating an annual business plan the harsh reality is that few are actually maximising the investment and carrying it out. | 9yrs

While, on average, a large law firm may typically spend a quarter of a million dollars creating an annual business plan the harsh reality is that few are actually maximising the investment and carrying it out. | 9yrs

The bad news for in-house counsel is that most in-house legal staff in Australia should expect only meagre salary increases over the next year - unless you are in the IT or telecomms sectors. | 9yrs

The Association of Corporate Counsel and US Chamber of Commerce have filed a brief in support of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals in its dispute with the Federal Trade Commission in order to protect 'the greatest strength' of in-house counsels. | 9yrs

The UK's Prime Minister Theresa May has indicated that jail terms for terrorism offences could be significantly increased. | 9yrs

LexisNexis UK has today launched LexisPSL Risk & Compliance, the latest addition to its suite of leading practice support solutions. | 9yrs

Former US Senator David Vitter, who left the Senate in January after two terms and 25 years in elected office, has made a return to practicing law by joining the New Orleans office of Butler Snow - a firm with a focus on energy issues. | 9yrs

Small and medium sized legal firms both understand the importance of the use of AI (artificial intelligence), regard it as an opportunity to be embraced and do not feel threatened by its impact on their business model. | 9yrs

Lawyers from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds have more than doubled in the last decade, with 16 per cent (19,145) of solicitors now from those backgrounds. | 9yrs

The Barbados Bar Association has been called upon to set up mandatory continuous education for all its lawyers, magistrates and judges with Chief Justice Sir Marston Gibson saying it should follow the example set by other Caribbean jurisdictions. | 9yrs

Pinset Masons has acquired D&I business Brook Graham. The news comes shortly after the firm bought a 20 per cent stake in New Law outsourcing business Yuzu. | 9yrs

Bangkok-headquartered Weerawong, Chinnavat & Partners has appointed capital markets and corporate acquisitions expert Khemajit Choomwattana as a partner from local firm LS Horizon. | 9yrs