Proposals from the Intellectual Property Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills have called for commercial infringement of copyright to be punishable by a ten year prision sentence, instead of the current two year maximum. | 11yrs
The first law firm to float in the UK has reported strong trading conditions. | 11yrs
Reed Smith star Yvan-Claude Pierre, head of its global corporate and securities group and chair of its US capital markets team, is working out his notice period, alongside three other partners, before departing for Cooley. | 11yrs
A New York real estate lawyer has railed against lawyers from elite universities, but admits they would not apply for his firm anyway. | 11yrs
The abrupt resignation of UK regulator Martin Wheatley - seen as the head of the 'bankers are bad' regime - is being greeted with sober welcome in public but rejoicing in the back rooms of the City of London institutions. | 11yrs
Most junior lawyers are fulfilled in their professional lives and enjoy a reasonably healthy work/life balance, despite some concerns over bonus schemes, the quality of management and career prospects. | 11yrs
In a report by the Law Society, City firms warn that proposals to change legal training by the Solicitors Regulation Authority are potentially dangerous to the UK law industry's global reputation. | 11yrs
The chair of the 1,800-person firm has revealed that it makes extra efforts to reassure both partners and staff over the finances of the firm 'in the post Dewey era'. | 11yrs
The Chicago-based international firm is closing in the Swiss city at the end of September, from which stage the practice will run its European arbitration practice through the Paris and London offices. | 11yrs
The bank has posted a US$1.45b expense for legal bills and is in talks with the US Justice Department about a possible settlement over its role in selling mortgage securities in the run-up to the global financial crisis. | 11yrs
Spanish retailers have been ordered to clear the shelves of a range of 'smell-alike' perfumes following a successful trademark suit. | 11yrs
The Ministry of Justice is consulting between now and October on proposals which could see 91 of its English and Welsh courts shut and a further 31 combined - as part of a cost-cutting move - but innovation could become part of the answer. | 11yrs
Legal consultant John Chisholm believes firms could to do more to keep their top lawyers engaged, saying that many major firms have excellent strategies for recruiting talented lawyers, but could do more to retain them long term. | 11yrs
Malaysian law firm ZICOlaw has hired Samuel Britton as its Myanmar managing partner in Yangon. He moves from Sciaroni & Associates, where he was regional managing partner. | 11yrs
The 1,000-lawyer US law firm is saying farewell to some of its partners, including London City head Joe Pillman, in a move which sees the end of a City-based practice that had 50 lawyers. | 11yrs
A construction lawyer who helped quadruple the size of her team in five years, the women's champion known for her stylish dress, Lynne Freeman has died, just six weeks after sending her last message on Twitter. | 11yrs
Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has hired Haydn Dare as a partner from Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung, Herbert Smith Freehills' alliance firm in Indonesia. | 11yrs
The international drone market is forecast to grow at 22 per cent per annum to take it to $2.3b in five years - despite 'strict airspace regulations', according to a report from Markets and Markets. | 11yrs
Law firms are expected to launch R&D teams in larger numbers in the next few years, creating a new, more pro-active approach to highlighting issues and serving clients. | 11yrs
Two-thirds of the newly promoted partners at King & Wood Mallesons are located in China - with 10 of them working in corporate and seven in dispute resolution. | 11yrs