Latest legal news

Agile working is gathering pace as Dentons becomes the latest to allow flexiblity. | 10yrs

Vodafone's move into fashion-tech is one of the subjects for discussion at this year's Luxury Law Summit on 16/17 May when over 200 luxury leaders and dealmakers gather in London to discuss the hot issues impacting on the luxury marketplace. | 10yrs

According to a survey from litigation funder Burford Capital, litigation finance is seeing explosive growth and continuing evolution. | 10yrs

Ashurst has promoted 12 lawyers to partner in its annual promotions round, the firm's third since its Australian merger in 2013 and a noticeable decline on the 20 made up last year. | 10yrs

Two US academics believe that the rapidly expanding technology landscape demands greater knowledge ties between the legal and engineering professions, perhaps beginning as early as university curriculum. | 10yrs

As the filing deadline for claims relating to the catastrophic 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill approaches this month, BP is readying itself for a wave of new litigation. | 10yrs

International law firm Withers is set to open a tax office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) with the hire of tax specialist Stijn Janssen, following regulatory approval. | 10yrs

This time, it's cold beverage ratios which have ruffled the feathers of Starbucks' litigation-happy customers. | 10yrs

The backlog of cases in Indian courts is deterring foreign investment and stifling development efforts, argues Chief Justice of India (CJI) T.S. Thakur. | 10yrs

Sturdier legal employment figures for recent law school leavers come down to fewer graduates rather than more jobs, insists one professor. | 10yrs

A new survey has revealed that anticorruption efforts in emerging markets, such as Africa and Latin America, are still failing to win trust from the in-house legal community. | 10yrs

The Norwegian telecom's general counsel has resigned after an investigation uncovered 'weaknesses in organizational structure, communication and leadership.' | 10yrs

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

Bird & Bird has promoted nine to partner, including four each in London and continental Europe. | 10yrs

Simmons & Simmons has made up just seven lawyers in its latest promotions round, a significant decline on the 13 made up to partner last year. | 10yrs

Embattled Australian firm Slater & Gordon has been thrown a lifeline by its banks. | 10yrs

Norton Rose Fulbright has made up 39 new partners globally, the firm's smallest promotions round since its US merger in 2013. | 10yrs

A pair of private equity partners are reportedly stepping out from Weil Gotshal & Manges' New York office to join the corporate practice at rival firm Kirkland & Ellis. | 10yrs

California legislators are considering taking the battle against social media use during trial proceedings to the next level. | 10yrs