Latest legal news

South African law firms are under fire for lack of diversity. | 12yrs

Legal departments are saving costs by introducing programmes to analyse law firm panels, introducing budget reviews and demanding alternative fee arrangements. | 12yrs

SCOTUS blog, read by judges for its comments on the Supreme Court, is seeking the official status given to traditional court reporters. | 12yrs

With European integration a primary goal for Serbia, law firm Karanovic & Nikolic has launched a book on competition law. | 12yrs

DLA has reacted to a string of departures in its Australian operations. | 12yrs

The Australian firm is in discussions with UK firm Pannone over a potential deal. | 12yrs

Canadians are looking to paralegals to assist in family cases to help reduce costs. | 12yrs

The Australian Government has paid out large bonuses to its best in-house lawyers. | 12yrs

Board minutes recording actions by Stephen Mullens, the former lawyer at Formula One, have been produced as evidence in the High Court civil lawsuit brought against F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone. | 12yrs

The Ukranian government's hiring of foreign law firms has been described as 'supporting the luxurious lifestyles of American and British solicitors...' | 12yrs

Irish lawyers in Britain have been showcased in a new legal listing by the Irish Post newspaper. | 12yrs

The prospects for new lawyers are so bad that one lawyer has taken an unusual step to persuade graduates to select another career. | 12yrs

International law firms may receive a warmer welcome in Hong Kong next year which is considering allowing lawyers to operate as Limited Liability Partnerships in 2014. | 12yrs

A Dentons lawyer who specialises in the nuclear sector, Rupert Cowen, has left the London firm just as the market is picking up. | 12yrs

Nebraska Attorney General Jon Brunning has pointed the finger at Texas law firm Farney Daniels over the sending of patent enforcement letters to individuals and companies in the state. | 12yrs

A patent licenser has suffered major losses as its litigation exposure doubled. | 12yrs

Experts are predicting 'a host of legal controversies' to come out of the find of over 1,400 art works in Munich which had been stolen by the Nazis. | 12yrs

Canadian law firms look set to raise salaries next year with the most experienced getting the biggest increases. | 12yrs

A&O has come under the spotlight as a trial in a high-profile corruption case begins in London. | 12yrs