Latest legal news

London law firm Schillings is taking the concept of agile working to a new level, telling its lawyers that they only need to come into the office two days per week. | 10yrs

Anheuser-Busch InBev's $108bn (£71bn) takeover of SABMiller, set to be the largest ever of a London-listed company, has generated $261m (£197m) in fees for law firms. | 10yrs

The rising number of drug manufacturing-related violations in India and increasing presence of large US companies in the country are leading whistleblower law firms to search for their potential clients there. | 10yrs

The Sri Lankan government has been forced to defend its decision to hire global firm Baker & McKenzie for a 12-week spate of legal work amid reports that the firm is practicing Sri Lankan law in Colombo. | 10yrs

New series The Split will explore the fictional lives of two high-powered female City divorce lawyers. | 10yrs

The Magic Circle firm has been called in to bat for MasterCard against a £14bn class action lawsuit being brought by Quinn Emanuel - the largest of its kind ever seen in a UK court. | 10yrs

Proof that a top-tier reputation is no guarantee of student satisfaction. | 10yrs

New research has found that lawyers are less able to cope with uncertainty and are less suited to handling difficult situations than other professionals. | 10yrs

The trend of earlier retirement for partners in law firms could put them in financial danger. | 10yrs

Talks of a transatlantic tie-up between Addleshaw Goddard and US firm Hunton & Williams have been put on the backburner. | 10yrs

Law firms spend increasing amounts on marketing but most are not geared to exploit the results, research for the inaugural Law Firm Marketing Summit 2016 has revealed. | 10yrs

Amazon.com has added clout to its antitrust lobbying team in Washington DC with the hire of former US Senate Antitrust Subcommittee general counsel Seth Bloom. | 10yrs

A fake law firm reportedly used Craigslist to find real lawyers to do their work while reeling in hundreds of clients who were near being foreclosed from their homes. | 10yrs

The firm has attempted to reassure shareholders that the disappointing figure masks 'a story of two different halves'. | 10yrs

The firm has tapped Stephen Miller for the newly-created role of regional practice head for Asia. | 10yrs

Profit before tax tumbled more than 25 per cent at Irwin Mitchell last year. | 10yrs

The legal profession is not moving quickly enough to address the concerns of consumers over transparency in pricing and quality, according to the industry's consumer watchdog. | 10yrs

Many in-house counsel still feel the value of their work outweighs their pay packets, even though salaries are on the up. | 10yrs

A federal judge has rejected a proposed settlement between car-hailing company Uber and its drivers in California and Massachusetts. | 10yrs