A round-up of recent global deals and the lawyers who made them happen | 13yrs
Latest legal news
Power giant Duke Energy's bid to pass on repair costs to customers has been rejected by a state appeal court in a case that has embroiled the business's former general counsel in more than two years of controversy. | 13yrs
An eastern seaboard US property business has split with its general counsel amid concerns over financial reporting and compliance regimes, the company announced within the last few days. | 13yrs
Canadian companies must get to grips quickly with the country's adoption of US-style anti-corruption legislation, according to a leading in-house lawyer at the world's largest gold mining business. | 13yrs
A gaming business and a native American resort are among those recently reshuffling the top levels of their in-house legal teams | 13yrs
A game featuring cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants has been removed from Apple's app store amid complaints that it violated children's privacy rights. | 13yrs
US internet giant Yahoo has instructed Mexican law firm Quijano Cortina y de la Torre to represent it after being hit with a $2.7 billion damages bill in the country last month. | 13yrs
As the US teetered on the edge of a fiscal cliff, the country's top judge proudly claimed in the last few days that the judiciary has dutifully tightened its belt in tough economic times. | 13yrs
Details of alleged racial profiling of two black lawyers in Canada were aired for the third time in three years earlier this week, as the Ontario appeal court grappled with what can be considered evidence of discrimination. | 13yrs
China's growing role as a regional legal powerhouse was confirmed today by figures showing its law firms dominating Asia in terms of boots on the ground. | 13yrs
Female lawyers in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have welcomed proposals by chief minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram to impose the death penalty and chemical castration on convicted rapists. | 13yrs
Antiquated elitist backslapping is perhaps the mildest of invective being hurled at the British honours system, but nonetheless, a raft of lawyers has featured in this year's list announced at the weekend. | 13yrs
Wrangling over the fate of an alleged Nazi war criminal continues this week in Canada as the government pressed ahead with moves to deport Helmut Oberlander. | 13yrs
Legal qualification routes in the UK should be liberalised to allow a non-academic path via apprenticeships, a government minister stated at the end of last week. | 13yrs
Two Pennsylvania lawyers were found guilty of fraud last Friday over bogus asbestos claims brought on behalf of railway worker clients. | 13yrs
A US reality television star has finished 2012 by having to cough up about $100,000 more to her divorce lawyers than she fancied, after a court ruled her bid to slash a bill was unjustified. | 13yrs
Women lawyers in Nigeria are calling on the Abuja government to beef up child protection legislation and laws against domestic violence. | 13yrs
Jumping off the so-called fiscal cliff may sound ominous to ordinary US citizens, but the rapidly approaching New Year deadline is keeping a phalanx of law firms churning out fee notes as they advise clients on dramatic tax implications. | 13yrs
A high profile Hong Kong immigration hearing has sparked concern among the island's legal profession that China is infringing on its autonomy. | 13yrs
A top California law school is to launch an innovative legal clinic to advise on religious freedom under the US constitution in what organisers maintain is the first development of its kind. | 13yrs