Latest legal news

A nine-month court battle over a missing cat has settled a tug of war between its original owner and its adopted family. | 13yrs

A Vancouver lawyer has been sentenced to a year in prison after being found guilty of participating in the activities of a Greek gang. | 13yrs

A Libyan lawyers' association has called upon the country's government to find and bring to justice those responsible for the destruction of the Al-Andalusi Mausoleum in Tajoura. | 13yrs

The federal judge overseeing BP's Gulf of Mexico oil spill trial has ripped into lawyers representing oil field services giant Halliburton for repeatedly delaying the turning over of evidence. | 13yrs

Pressure has been heaped onto the European Union's executive body to finally make a decision on their investigation into alleged illegal state aid given to Spanish football club Real Madrid to improve their stadium's profitability. | 13yrs

Law firm mergers in the US have hit a four-year high after the first quarter of 2013 saw 21 combinations, according to Altman Weil Mergerline. | 13yrs

A lawyer at a Chicago anti-piracy law firm who claimed to have made 'millions' from suing more than 20,000 internet users who illegally downloaded pornographic films has been accused of misconduct. | 13yrs

US technology giant Apple has taken down at least one application from the China App Store after it was discovered that books banned by the Chinese government had been made available. | 13yrs

Fears over breaking recent anti-corruption regulations are increasingly taking their toll on companies' business decisions, according to this year's Dow Jones State of Anti-Corruption Compliance Survey. | 13yrs

Law firms eyeing up a place on London market insurers' legal panels have been told to improve their global offering, as many City market firms prepare to review their panels this year. | 13yrs

London law firm Bird & Bird has confirmed it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Swiss law firm BCCC Avocats to boost its offering in the jurisdiciton. | 13yrs

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

Independent law firm Uría Menéndez has taken the lead in engaging a new version of a programme designed to train Chinese lawyers in cross-border work and management in conjunction with the firms' 'best friends' in Europe and Latin America. | 13yrs

British lawyers have welcomed representatives from climate-vulnerable countries to a week-long course aimed at boosting their ability to argue cases at UN negotiations. | 13yrs

US technology group Google is under pressure from six European countries' privacy watchdogs after refusing to change its policies, while EU regulators are still considering if action is needed. | 13yrs

London-based IP specialist firm Rouse yesterday announced it is to open an office in Moscow, taking the firm's office count to 19. | 13yrs

HowardKennedyFsi has successfully advised the US Attorney's Office in a dispute between the US authorities, Sotheby's and a Belgian consignor regarding an allegedly stolen and unlawfully exported ancient Cambodian statue. | 13yrs

With Chinese counterfeiters responsible for two in three of the products seized by US and UK customs, Paolo Beconcini, who is speaking at the Luxury Law Summit, advises businesses on the best way to protect their goods. | 13yrs

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