Latest legal news

Ex-KPMG partner Scott London has agreed to plead guilty to one felony count of securities fraud after admitting he exchanged privileged information for cash and luxury items. | 13yrs

A lawyer representing eight of the 85 Afghan nationals held at Camp Bastion has slammed the 'secret facility' and compared it to the US detention camp in Guantanamo Bay. | 13yrs

Costa Rica-based digital currency firm Liberty Reserve has been accused of running a massive money laundering scheme which, according to US prosecutors, saw the company become the 'bank of choice for the criminal underworld'. | 13yrs

A weekly round-up of in-house legal moves from around the globe. | 13yrs

Oil and gas giant Shell revealed its new global legal panel last week with 11 firms winning a seat. | 13yrs

Kent County Council is planning to take on four trainees a year in its legal department as part of a series of white label and cross-selling initiatives. | 13yrs

The UK arm of Spanish telecommunications provider Telefonica has embarked on a major legal reshuffle following the departure of two senior lawyers. | 13yrs

The trial of Zimbabwean human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has been postponed until next month after yesterday's attempts to hold the trial failed after hours of delays and power cuts. | 13yrs

Australian lawyers could have dined on taxpayers' money for years if any attempt was made by the Queensland State Government to take IBM to court following the collapse of a payroll contract, an inquiry has heard. | 13yrs

A group of UK lawyers have told supermarkets they may be vulnerable to legal action from employees and customers if they continue to stock raunchy magazines and newspapers. | 13yrs

The majority of courts in Delhi were deserted yesterday as lawyers observed a 'black day', abstaining from courts in protest against the 'arbitrary' enhancement of the 'pecuniary jurisdiction' for filing suits from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 2 crore. | 13yrs

International law firm Norton Rose has revealed the leaders for three key global practices ahead of its June merger with Houston-based law firm Fulbright & Jawaorski. | 13yrs

Britain could fall foul of the European Convention on Human Rights if it fails to improve conditions in Bermuda, a QC and former attorney general has warned. | 13yrs

A leading Syrian human rights lawyer is at grave risk of abuse after apparently being abducted last weekend, Amnesty International has said. | 13yrs

A former Malaysian Indian lawyer was among four people sentenced to death by a Malaysian court yesterday for the murders of a Malaysian businesswoman and three others in 2010. | 13yrs

City law firms Speechly Bircham and Withers have opted against a merger after management decided the move would not be in the best interests of either firm. | 13yrs

City law firm RPC has won two major privacy cases this week, leading the firm to claim a 'better balance' now exists in privacy rights and freedom of speech. | 13yrs

Social media platform Facebook is being sued by the music company representing US rap superstar Eminem over an alleged copyright infringement. | 13yrs

San Francisco-based law firm Morrison & Foerster has deployed leading litigation partner Daniel Levison to its Singapore office to enhance its ability to assist businesses expand into the region. | 13yrs