Latest legal news

Law firms do not have 'the capabilities and the resources to protect themselves' against cyber criminals, according to the FBI in Pittsburgh. | 12yrs

Andrew Fitch-Holland, of Argent Chambers in London, acted for Chris Cairns, the former New Zealand cricketer, when he won libel damages of £90,000 in 2012. | 12yrs

Canadian organisations are registering the intellectual property and signing non-disclosure agreements as the main ways of protecting themselves over IP in China. | 12yrs

An increased emphasis on a more virtual legal profession is one of the predictions made by the Future Law Office research. | 12yrs

Baker & McKenzie, alongside its client Yahoo, has been accused of perverting the course of justice in Mexico and arranging for a secret meeting between two judges. | 12yrs

John Weber, the former CEO of Minter Ellison, is joining DLA Piper in Australia on 1 November and will take over as the firm's Australian managing partner in March. | 12yrs

A senior regulator in China has denied treating foreign businesses more harshly than domestic ones - despite handing out fines to Audi and Chrysler. | 12yrs

Paul Hastings in Manhattan is moving to an office 25% smaller even though it is continuing to recruit more lawyers. | 12yrs

A research report, suggesting that half of lawyers have suffered from depression, has been released in Australia, amid calls to lighten the load on stressed fee-earners. | 12yrs

Leading Iberian law firm Garrigues has recruited a team of four finance lawyers to strengthen the full service offering of its Peruvian office. | 12yrs

Lawyer and former Israel prime minister Ehud Olmert is the subject of a request to expel him from the Jerusalem Bar Association. | 12yrs

Allen & Overy is extending its 'lawyers on demand' service, Peerpoint, and hiring a chief executive, Richard Punt, from accountant Deloitte. | 12yrs

Intelligent Office, provider of document and administration services to UK law firms, is opening in Glasgow city after experiencing 80 per cent growth over the last two years. | 12yrs

Law departments are winning the battle over rates with law firms as increases are pegged at half their pre-recession levels, according to Datacert/TyMetrix and CEB. | 12yrs

The legal outsourcer Integreon has received the accolade from the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP). | 12yrs

The two top 100 US law firms have drawn up a letter of intent for the deal which is on the cards for early 2015. | 12yrs

Hong Kong's new Law Society president has announced plans to review alternative business structures. | 12yrs

One law firm with offices in both England and Scotland has moved its Scottish-based cash deposits into English accounts incase problems emerge after next week's independence vote. | 12yrs

A New Jersey lawyer who has been suspended for three months has blamed a lifestyle of golf and holidays for making him neglect his files. | 12yrs