Latest legal news

Lawyers in New Zealand will have to plough through 10 hours of extra training a year under a new provision introduced by the country's Law Society. | 13yrs

Voluntary concessions made by US technology firm Google to appease European Commission competition watchdogs have been lauded by lawyers as a sensible strategy. | 13yrs

Those in the legal profession are failing to make as much of an impact on social media as their accountant rivals, a benchmarking survey has found. | 13yrs

A major clampdown by Australian enforcers on foreign bribery has created a 'mountain of work' for lawyers, a Jones Day partner in Sydney has said. | 13yrs

Global law firm Baker & McKenzie is rejigging its promotion model in a bid to increase the number of female lawyers promoted to partner status at the firm. | 13yrs

A scatter bomb approach to tackling piracy has seen 20th Century Fox appear somewhat clumsy in their efforts to protect prized assets such as Emmy Award-winning drama Homeland. | 13yrs

New York-headquartered media group News Corp has reached a $139m settlement with shareholders over complaints filed against the company's board of directors. | 13yrs

The Law Society of South Africa has added its voice to growing calls to suspend Sri Lanka from the Commonwealth Lawyers Association. | 13yrs

Lawyers appointed to defend Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be forced to take three unpaid weeks off work due to budget cuts as they gear up for one of the most complicated cases in US history. | 13yrs

Leading Chinese law firm Zhong Lun Law has announced the opening of its first US base in New York City, adding to its international footprint which already includes offices in London, Tokyo and Hong Kong. | 13yrs

The Co-operative Bank's decision to pull out of a deal to buy 632 Verde branches from Lloyd's Bank Group brought light relief to traditional UK law firms yesterday, but it may not last for long according a leading professional services firm. | 13yrs

A round-up of recent global deals and the lawyers who made them happen | 13yrs

Global law firm Norton Rose today announced the promotion of 33 lawyers around its international network ahead of its combination with US firm Fulbright & Jaworski on 3 June. | 13yrs

Hundreds of lawyers yesterday gathered outside a Cairo court to protest against a judicial authority draft law and defend the independence of the country's judges. | 13yrs

A Turkish billionaire's efforts to regain control of the country's biggest mobile group have been dealt a serious blow by a recent US court decision which could 'kill' any potential deal, lawyers have claimed. | 13yrs

A Miami law firm has decided to no longer work with 'political intelligence' firms after it was questioned by a US Senator over the gathering and sharing of confidential government information concerning Medicare rates. | 13yrs

The settlement funding company responsible for helping law firms in US states affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has announced an increase in its credit facility. | 13yrs

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

Almost three quarters of in-house lawyers use social media as a way to 'listen in' rather than contribute to their companies' online dialogue, a study released last week found. | 13yrs