Latest legal news

Half of the partners at Vasil Kisil leave to set up a new firm. | 12yrs

Clyde & Co, Addleshaw Goddard and Stephenson Harwood have all been ordered to disclose documents relating to a client who was held to have deceived them. | 12yrs

Two lawyers, including one who used to work at Harbottle & Lewis, are due to appear before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal in relation to phone hacking at News International. | 12yrs

Law firms need to change their outlook on cybersecurity, delegates at the American Bar Association conference heard. | 12yrs

A proposed ban on future Solicitor-Generals giving evidence in cases involving the state is being consulted on in Trinidad but has been attacked by a former Attorney General. | 12yrs

Baker & McKenzie and other law firms are offering dry runs on dawn raids and other forms of preparation as Chinese regulators up their enforcement activities. | 12yrs

The crown, which belonged to DLA Piper, has been grasped by Baker & McKenzie on the back of good results. | 12yrs

Numerous questions are being raised about the killing of Dan Markel, law professor at Florida State University and founder of PrawfsBlawg. | 12yrs

New statistics reveal that New York is the top place for arbitration within the US, attracting almost three times as many arbitrations as Miami which was second. | 12yrs

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has confirmed the closure of the corporate part of its Barcelona office, after losing two partners to Allen & Overy and Osborne Clarke. | 12yrs

A new set of rules has been introduced in the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) - but they are 'largely intended' to bring the centre 'up-to-date', according to Allen & Overy. | 12yrs

The British government is being forced to re-examine the rules of international combat as soldiers sue over war injuries. | 12yrs

Two former partners in a Pennsylvania insurance practice, Daniel de Luca and Kenneth Levine, have been sued for leaving their former firm last Friday in a way that allegedly breached the partnership agreement. | 12yrs

BigLaw Australia has been 'bitterly disappointed' at its limited success in entering Asian markets, according to business consultant Dr George Beaton. | 12yrs

A lawyer from Connecticut has agreed to a lifetime ban on taking on female clients after he was accused of breaching a court order. | 12yrs

Search company Major, Lindsey & Africa has described the role it played in last week's LeClairRyan merger. | 12yrs

Lawyers have come under fire from the Information Commissioner for not keeping information secure. | 12yrs

International law firms are looking for Indian-qualified lawyers to man their India desks and offices in Singapore and London, according to recruitment specialists. | 12yrs

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has expanded its legal clinic programme to cover 45 law schools, up from 26 a year ago. | 12yrs