Facing a fine of US$10b for allegedly breaking a blacklist to trade with Sudan, French bank BNP is reported to have tried an 'advice of counsel' defence, referring to a leading US law firm. | 12yrs
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Bombardier general counsel Daniel Desjardins has called on law firms to act more like businesses in an open letter to the profession. | 12yrs
Cybercrime is rising with three in four saying they had detected a security breach in the past year. | 12yrs
BigLaw can attract premium rates for access to client service and large pools of talent and resources, according to research. | 12yrs
A weekly round-up of moves across the globe. | 12yrs
UK law firm DAC Beachcroft is closing one of two offices in the city of Manchester and is launching a redundancy consultation over 65 posts. | 12yrs
Korean companies considering entering US markets need to be aware of the aggressive stance of many US businesses, according to Jeff Randall, global IP litigation head at Paul Hastings. | 12yrs
As the Chinese Trademark Office rushes to meet new deadlines for trademark applications, inexperienced staff have turned down applications with 'no basis in either logic or law', according to law firm Harris Moure. | 12yrs
Charles Russell, the 300-lawyer London-based practice, is putting into place a formal association with Al-Soaib Law of Saudi Arabia. | 12yrs
Chicago-based, 1,100-lawyer, international practice McDermott Will & Emery is laying off 25 secretaries across its 20 offices 'as a first step' towards creating 'further efficiencies' in the secretarial department. | 12yrs
Research from Allen & Overy suggests that the new European patent-filing and enforcement system could put the continent ahead of the US and Asia in terms of attractiveness. | 12yrs
Litigation funder Burford Capital is in the money after a lucrative innovative financing linked to an arbitration claim. | 12yrs
Eversheds has opened up in the South African city of Durban by joining forces with local firm Knight Turner. | 12yrs
Global accountancy giant EY is upping the ante in building its legal arm. The firm has recruited Freshfields partner Richard Norbruis to join its Global Law Leadership team. | 12yrs
Pillsbury Winthrop, the 15-office international firm, is strengthening its Nashville back office with the addition of six new litigation support lawyers. | 12yrs
Partners are leaving the large law firms because of internal rivalries, particularly over earnings, according to senior support staff in Australia. | 12yrs
New laws are being introduced in the UK through which lawyers, couriers, van hire companies and others who assist organised crime can face up to five years in prison for giving their assistance. | 12yrs
Economists are increasingly at the forefront of merger reviews in Washington. | 12yrs
Lawyers are less protected when information is held digitally than on paper, a new study on European jurisdictions has revealed. | 12yrs
Ugandan lawyer Gerald Abila has set up an organisation called Barefoot Law to inform the majority of the population, some 36m people, who live outside the capital of Kampala, about their rights and obligations. | 12yrs