The Solicitors Regulation Authority has released a set of proposals that could ease the sanctions on whistleblowers who are implicated in the misconduct they are reporting. | 13yrs
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Lawyers for thousands of former National Football League players embroiled in a lawsuit against the NFL are arguing that their case is about health and safety, and not a simple labour dispute. | 13yrs
An influential committee in Singapore has proposed that lawyers in the city-state should be required to fulfil a minimum of 16 hours of free legal services, as part of a scheme to provide legal aid to disadvantaged Singaporeans. | 13yrs
Californian technology giant Google has been found liable for damages by an Australian jury after its search engine linked a Melbourne man to gangland crime. | 13yrs
UK law firm DAC Beachcroft has become the first European-based firm to establish a presence in Chile, following a merger deal with two local firms today. | 13yrs
San Francisco firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has announced that Mitchell Zuklie will succeed Ralph Baxter as chairman of the firm. | 13yrs
Whistleblowing at City banks has nearly quadrupled in the last year, but lawyers are still concerned over the protection that tipsters receive. | 13yrs
The chairman of the Society of Black Lawyers has moved to defend his actions which triggered a Metropolitan Police investigation into Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg, following allegations that he used inappropriate language during a match. | 13yrs
Russian entrepreneur Boris Berezovsky has seen off a $23 million fraud lawsuit after a UK judge threw out claims made by Russian airline OAO Aeroflot. | 13yrs
Los Angeles-based law firm Latham & Watkins and New York-headquartered Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom have advised Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company on one of the most high-profile M&A deals of the year. | 13yrs
HSBC Holdings, Google and NBA side the Portland Trail Blazers are among those who have made changes to their legal line-ups this week | 13yrs
Transport for London has announced a reduced legal panel which will run for the next four years. | 13yrs
External law firms which provide accurate advice on how much their services will cost are likely to be retained by their clients, but many lack the necessary technical knowledge, according to a leading in-house counsel. | 13yrs
Tens of thousands of dollars have been donated by leading general counsel as this year's election season builds to a critical week. | 13yrs
The College of Law has teamed up with IE University in Madrid to offer an LL.B degree in Civil and English Law that will qualify undergraduates as lawyers in both English and Welsh and Spanish jurisdictions. | 13yrs
Law firms across the East Coast have suspended operations early this week, following announcements that most state and federal courts would be closed. | 13yrs
The lawyers are hovering as the race tightens up between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney. | 13yrs
London-based law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner is set to open an office in Tel Aviv as part of an expansion of its international operations. | 13yrs
Several online law firms have sprung up into the Indian legal market, hoping their Do-it-yourself (DIY) style can save clients the time and effort of finding a dependable lawyer. | 13yrs
Lawyers in Australian state New South Wales received more complaints this year than last, but the figure is still an improvement from when the Legal Services Commission (LSC) first began to take complaints in 1994. | 13yrs