Latest legal news

Lawyers work an average of 45.5 hours a week in the UK, more than counterparts in marketing (43.2 hours), IT, HR, accounting and secretarial, according to a survey from recruiters Robert Half. | 12yrs

A Louisiana bankruptcy lawyer has plea bargained away a criminal prosecution by giving up his licence to practise. | 12yrs

Law firms and specialist consultants and accountants are benefitting from a marked increase in demands from banks for advice on compliance and anti-money laundering (AML). | 12yrs

The Law Ministry in India is planning courses for judges on cyber laws and IT-related cases after the judiciary was deemed to be struggling in handling cases relating to content on Google and Facebook. | 12yrs

The acquisition at the start of this month of Tods Murray by Shepherd & Wedderburn means that nearly a third, 50 out of 160, of the Tods Murray personnel are unsure about their jobs. | 12yrs

David Stewart has stepped down from his role and is considering his options. | 12yrs

The market for mid-size law firm services may be showing some signs of stability and tentative improvement. | 12yrs

Law firms in England and Wales will have to notify regulators tomorrow if they have been unable to obtain indemnity insurance. | 12yrs

The law firm is looking at other options in case the Morgan Lewis deal collapses. | 12yrs

Grant Thornton, the sixth largest accountancy firm in the world, says it will not follow the Big Four in offering legal services. | 12yrs

A letter from US lawyer Marty Singer threatening the company with a $100 million lawsuit has had a response. | 12yrs

The Forbes 400 list of America's wealthiest people featured 35 people with law degrees. | 12yrs

Britain's most expensive divorce bill has caused comment from the judges. | 12yrs

Large law firms are aggressively fighting disciplinary actions and employing the tactics used in white-collar enforcement cases, the Solicitors Regulation Authority has claimed. | 12yrs

Jones Day is the firm which clients least like to see on the other side of the table. | 12yrs

Fashion brands can protect their names against other fashion companies even when the two are operating in very different markets, following a London High Court ruling this month. | 12yrs

Deloittes has declared that it will not set up a UK law firm at the Future of Law Summit in London following the news that KPMG has received approval for its ABS. | 12yrs

Former senior partner Charlie Geffen is departing with Mark Sperotto. | 12yrs

New Zealand is heading up an international initiative to deal with jurors who ignore court rules and research online for case information. | 12yrs