Latest legal news

American hedge fund manager David Einhorn is suing technology giant Apple to force the company to hand out more of its $137bn (£87bn) cash pile to shareholders. | 13yrs

A group of retired partners from defunct New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has reached an agreement to put bankruptcy proceedings back on track for fast approval, according to media reports last week. | 13yrs

The Georgia Department of Driver Services is being sued by an Atlanta man who was denied a personalised licence plate as it made reference to his sexual orientation. | 13yrs

A man injured by a flying hot dog thrown by a mascot at a 2009 baseball game will be allowed to take another swing at legal action, a state appeal court recently ruled. | 13yrs

The Council of Europe is considering a request from the US to join the Venice Commission, the Council of Europe's advisory body on legal and constitutional reform. | 13yrs

The UK legal sector is facing an 'unprecedented change' as major reforms to legislation take their toll on once lucrative markets, a leading financial advisory firm yesterday claimed. | 13yrs

Partner hiring by US law firms in London climbed to record levels last year as the collapse of New York's Dewey & LeBoeuf continued to drive recruitment, according to Legal Week magazine. | 13yrs

Lawyers representing three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot have appealed to the European Court of Human Rights over prison sentences handed down following a protest in a Moscow church last year. | 13yrs

Two major US firms significantly enhanced their overseas offices yesterday with practice openings and strategic hires while another international firm raised eyebrows by cutting loose a key department. | 13yrs

A raft of global law firms took starring roles as US cable giant Liberty Global completed the $23.3bn (£14.9bn) purchase of Virgin Media yesterday. | 13yrs

Californian technology giant Google yesterday won a six year legal battle with an Australian watchdog in a significant development for internet advertising. | 13yrs

The legal sector will never return to the good times experienced before the recession and must react to changes in the marketplace to survive in the future, a report warned this week. | 13yrs

US college freshmen who go on to apply for law school are likely to be wealthier, more self-confident and have at least one lawyer parent, a survey revealed earlier this week. | 13yrs

UK law firm Pinsent Masons has revealed it is to launch a new flexible resources service in the spring. | 13yrs

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

US law firm retirement schemes are to go back under the microscope following the release of an updated ranking of the top-25 plans this week, less than a year after researchers reported on the crippling burden pensions were causing younger partners. | 13yrs

The future for law schools and their hordes of graduates is murky at best as student debt increases and employers cut entry-level positions, the dean of a leading US academic institution claimed yesterday. | 13yrs

Europe's latest anti-money laundering proposals -- unveiled yesterday -- could have been more ambitious, complained leading independent corruption busting campaigners. | 13yrs

Lawyers in Kathmandu have claimed that the lack of judges in Nepal's highest court is hurting the legal profession and the public, while law students are already beginning to fear for their futures. | 13yrs