Latest legal news

Keystone Law has set up shop on the Isle of Man with a new 'mobile' firm offering. | 10yrs

Former Olswang chief executive David Stewart has signed up with rent-an-arbitrator platform JAMS International. | 10yrs

Law Society of South Australia president David Caruso is looking to put a 'Gen-Y' spin on open justice, recommending that high-profile court cases should be filmed and broadcast to the public. | 10yrs

A report by professional services firm EY shows mergers and acquisitions in the biopharmaceutical industry skyrocketed in 2015, with the value of announced deals totalling more than US$300bn. | 10yrs

A landmark legal challenge claiming the government's position on civil partnerships is incompatible with equality law is to be heard today in the High Court. Currently civil partnerships are only open to same-sex couples. | 10yrs

Law firm Reed Smith has made significant cuts to its US, Europe and Middle East offices, laying off 45 lawyers and 'a related number of staff'. | 10yrs

Litigation funder Burford has been granted a licence to launch an alternative business structure, opening up the prospect of a funder pumping cash into its own law firm. | 10yrs

Envoys representing the US, UK, EU and Australia have protested the current bill on the opening of Korea's legal market in a joint statement, prompting criticism from Korean lawyers' groups of their 'intervention in domestic affairs.' | 10yrs

King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) will hold managing partner elections for its European practice, as William Boss has resigned after less than twelve months in the role. | 10yrs

US drugmaker Merck has agreed to fork out $830m to settle a securities class action lawsuit brought by investors over its disclosure of cardiovascular safety risks associated with painkiller Vioxx. | 10yrs

Startup Everlaw has announced an $8.1m round of funding from high-profile venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, with ex-Microsoft Windows boss Steven Sinofsky joining the company's board. | 10yrs

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that a Romanian company did not infringe an employee's privacy rights when it accessed an account in order to monitor his communication. | 10yrs

Litigation finance firm Lake Whillans has released its first ever Life Sciences Law Firm Index, identifying which firms are the most active and relevant for life science companies. | 10yrs

Hogan Lovells has made a key City hire with Pinsent Masons financial services chief John Salmon, as it attempts to optimise its positions for opportunities in the fast-growing financial technology (FinTech) market. | 10yrs

Law firm Leigh Day has accused the British government of violating international law by enabling the export of British-made arms to Saudi Arabia, which may have been used to kill civilians. | 10yrs

Matthew Kay has been named as the new head of Vario, Pinsent Masons' flexible legal resourcing service. | 10yrs

An overhaul of Clifford Chance's equity structure is 'still on the agenda' at the firm, with a consultation being done through the regions and practice areas up to the leadership group on a potential move to a full-equity partnership. | 10yrs

Three Italian consumer groups have filed a complaint urging EU antitrust regulators to investigate McDonald's franchise system in Europe, a month after the opening of an EU inquiry into the company's tax deals with Luxembourg. | 10yrs

Argentina's Finance Ministry yesterday said it will make an offer to US hedge funds later this month, in order to end a legal standoff that has locked the country out of global credit markets for more than a decade. | 10yrs