The death of retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria Kayode Eso has led to an outpouring of tributes in the country, with many describing his impact on the Nigerian legal system as immeasurable. | 13yrs
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European regulators overstepped their authority and went on a 'fishing expedition' by launching a dawn raid on the offices of a Paris-based energy company, a branch of the European Court of Justice has ruled. | 13yrs
Technology giant Google is facing a wave of legal issues across two continents over allegations of predatory pricing and the promotion of products in search results -- in what experts describe as a potential 'perfect storm' of litigation. | 13yrs
British oil and gas company BP has been stung with the largest criminal fine in US history as part of a $4.5 billion settlement in the fallout from the fatal 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. | 13yrs
Proposed restrictions on foreign firms in Vietnam have been roundly criticised by global lawyers and business leaders claiming the changes would scare off investors at the time when they are needed most. | 13yrs
Lobbyists have successfully encouraged a leading Wisconsin law firm to cease advising pro-marriage campaigners in a move that could see lawyers face increasing public pressure over contentious clients in the US. | 13yrs
US pizza chain Papa John's is facing a $250 million class-action law suit after being accused of bombarding customers with illegal text messages. | 13yrs
An unforeseen casualty of Hurricane Sandy is the long-standing ban on inter-state legal practice in the US, as New York bar authorities have waived restrictions and allowed lawyers from across the country to assist with pro bono advice. | 13yrs
A legal scrap between a lap dancer and the proprietor of a group of gentlemen's clubs is being watched with interest by UK employment lawyers -- and could have a knock on effect for church organists. | 13yrs
Pittsburgh-based K&L Gates has become the latest firm to clear the last regulatory hurdle before opening an office in the South Korean capital of Seoul. | 13yrs
A 'small but significant' number of English solicitors is failing the public and the profession through dishonesty, incompetence and misunderstanding of regulations, according to the jurisdiction's regulatory chief. | 13yrs
British Telecommunications has bought the world's largest independent supplier of legal and accountancy sector technology in a £64.2 million deal. | 13yrs
Deloitte is to become the last of the 'Big Four' accountancy firms to introduce its own legal offering in Germany by acquiring mid-market mergers and acquisitions specialist practice Raupach & Wollert-Elmendorff. | 13yrs
London-headquartered Norton Rose is to combine with Houston-based Fulbright & Jaworski next year, creating a global top-10 law firm with almost 4,000 lawyers. | 13yrs
The law school at King's College London is to boost its scholarship fund by £20 million following a donation from Dickson Poon, the owner of Knightsbridge department store Harvey Nichols. | 13yrs
The chairman of the Society of Black Lawyers has claimed that Chelsea Football Club and England's Football Association have 'covered-up' alleged racial comments made by referee Mark Clattenburg by not reporting them to the police. | 13yrs
Kenyan lawyers preparing to present evidence in a forthcoming International Criminal Court trial have harshly criticised proposed video links as potentially being susceptible to 'external pressure' and interference. | 13yrs
Leading London law firms -- including two magic circle players -- have committed to pay the living wage to their lowest-paid staff, including all outsourced employees. | 13yrs
A lawyer from the same firm that represented Monica Lewinsky is to represent Paula Broadwell, the biographer-turned-mistress of former CIA director David Petraeus. | 13yrs
A former Nixon Peabody partner was this week facing a potentially long prison stretch after being found guilty of a $20 million Ponzi scheme fraud in California. | 13yrs