US internet companies and politicians have voiced concern over the consequences of a ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that undermines the so-called safe harbour legal provision. | 11yrs
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BP has settled litigation by US states following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. | 11yrs
Six brokers accused of rigging a global financial benchmark have gone on trial in London. | 11yrs
The legal sector has been 'sticking its head in the sand' about its drug issues, according to Dr Robert Fisher, head of the Department of Psychiatry, St Vincent's Clinic and Private Hospital in Australia. | 11yrs
An original copy of the document has just arrived in Luxembourg to be exhibited at the European Court of Justice, as part of worldwide celebrations of the eight hundredth anniversary of its creation. | 11yrs
American Apparel has filed for bankruptcy, with creditors taking over the loss-making clothing company. | 11yrs
On day 13 of deliberations in the fraud trial of three former Dewey & LeBoeuf executives, at least one juror is reporting physical problems - revealing in a note that she has been treated for muscle spasms caused by sitting for so long. | 11yrs
Delhi's six district courts see more strikes than any other courts in India, a country bedevilled by the use of strike action among lawyers. | 11yrs
Littler Global has tied up with vangard, a German employment boutique with offices in Hamburg, Berlin, Dusseldorf and Munich. | 11yrs
The latest moves from around the globe. | 11yrs
West Virginia looks set to become the first US state to sue Volkswagen AG for deceiving car buyers, after the company installed software to hide that its diesel engines exceeded pollution standards. | 11yrs
As well as outgunning the top UK firms on trainee pay, the US firms are increasing their recruitment demands - with White & Case, for instance, increasing its graduate intake this year from 30 to 40 people. | 11yrs
The seven partners who will man the office are made up of five coming from DLA Piper and two from an Italian boutique named hELP - The Employment Law Plant. | 11yrs
The total number has fallen from 178 to 170 in the last 12 months, according to figures published by the Chinese Ministry of Justice. | 11yrs
London-based Gordon Dadds is to become a £30m full-service practice, following the acquisition of Jeffrey Green Russell after it appointed administrators last week. | 11yrs
The high level of activity is being interpreted as the result of poaching expeditions, flights to safety in challenging markets and the strategic view that 'big is best' in the current climate. | 11yrs
The firm says that the two events - the November closure of the 12-lawyer, four-partner Paris office and the consultation of possible redundancies in London, including 20 of the 22 partners - are separate. | 11yrs
Allen & Overy senior partner David Morley and global managing partner Wim Dejonghe are both to stand down from their leadership posts in May, after eight years in situ. | 11yrs
DLA Piper is planning to reach around 100 lawyers within the next few years, with particular focus on expanding the litigation and intellectual property groups. | 11yrs
Davis Polk & Wardwell comes first in the Bloomberg rankings by volume of issuings, while Latham & Watkins tops the table when ranked by number of deals. | 11yrs