Latest legal news

International law firm Cooley is enhancing its global private equity group with the arrival of three prominent partners. | 10yrs

A City lawyer has co-founded an online dispute resolution service intended to enable small businesses and individuals in the UK to resolve contract disputes without the 'headache' of expensive litigation. | 10yrs

Dentons has launched the 'Nextlaw Global Referral Network,' a free referral network that will allow member law firms to 'easily connect and track referrals.' | 10yrs

A survey of board-level executives by law firm Eversheds has found that 80 percent have seen bribery and corruption at their companies, a sign that anti-bribery laws aren't having enough of an effect. | 10yrs

A round-up of moves from around the globe. | 10yrs

Osborne Clarke has promoted three to partner in the UK, in its smallest promotions round in the country since 2013. | 10yrs

New research suggests independent lawyers and mid-sized law firms are feeling less confident about the future than they were last year. | 10yrs

International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Farfetch, an online community of fashion boutiques and global brands, on the company's latest successful funding round. | 10yrs

US-based law firm Holland & Knight today announced that it has opened an office in London to expand its aviation and maritime finance practices. | 10yrs

Legal services provider Lawyers on Demand has launched an online marketplace to pair individual lawyers with clients. | 10yrs

The American Bar Association is once more looking at whether it change the rules relating to non-lawyer owners and this time may see a different answer. | 10yrs

In what is only the third opening of an international law firm in Iran since the 1979 Iranian revolution, a Swiss firm has opened its doors in Tehran. | 10yrs

Class action firm Edelson has filed a lawsuit against an unnamed Chicago firm for alleged data security breaches and claims there are more lawsuits to come. | 10yrs

Skadden's exit from Australia has profited A&O which has recruited a securities team for its Sydney office. | 10yrs

As part of the team which built Michael Kors, Mr Sporn was at the forefront of many initiatives in the fashion legal world. | 10yrs

Leaders at Bowman Gilfillan are reaping the rewards of coaching as the firm puts its top lawyers through the paces. | 10yrs

The ex-chair of Liberty is to head up an inquiry into allegations of anti-Semitism in the British Labour Party. | 10yrs

The Chicago law firm has embarked on a yoga, meditation and wellness training programme. | 10yrs

India spends less money on judges than anywhere in the world with many cases pending for over ten years and some 27 million pending overall. | 10yrs