Latest legal news

A leading Trinidad & Tobago lawyer has called on the head of the body representing the Caribbean island's legal profession to resign over allegations of conflict of interest. | 13yrs

Philadelphia-headquartered Dechert is being countersued by a former associate who claims the law firm's 'macho culture' cost him his job. | 13yrs

Republican law makers are running out of money in their bid to defend controversial legislation that defines marriage as a heterosexual union, with the specialist law firm instructed nearing its billing cap. | 13yrs

A federal court in Texas has dismissed a class-action from former female employees of Walmart that claimed the world's largest retailer discriminated on the grounds of gender - but individual actions are likely to proceed. | 13yrs

A fourth judge was named earlier this week to sit on the Dubai special tribunal created to handle what is expected to be a flood of litigation following the default of one of the Gulf emirate's state-run investment groups. | 13yrs

Guidance released earlier this week clarifying the position over continuous disclosure for listed entities in Australia has won backing from expert lawyers, with the move described as 'helpful and pragmatic'. | 13yrs

Milan and Rome-based Legance is to open a London office next year, the Italian law firm announced earlier this week. | 13yrs

Legislation defining marriage as being between a man and a woman violates US equality laws and is unconstitutional, an appeal court ruled yesterday in what could be a landmark decision for other common law jurisdictions. | 13yrs

For a select group of lucky law firms, the row between two of the world's technology giants -- Apple and Samsung -- is the litigation that just keeps giving, with the latest round going to the South Koreans. | 13yrs

Specialist lawyers have welcomed moves by Britain's competition watchdog to reform its decision-making process and create a three-person panel to deal with infringement and penalty rulings. | 13yrs

On-line promotion is finally making an impact on the global legal profession with the percentage of law firm marketing budgets devoted to web sites slightly exceeding business sector averages, according to research released today. | 13yrs

A University of Iowa staff member is suing her employer for alleged discrimination on the grounds of her politically conservative views, in a case that is likely to attract national attention in the run-up to next month's US presidential election. | 13yrs

An aboriginal and a Torres Strait Islander lawyer have been celebrated for their outstanding contributions to the legal profession at a recent ceremony in Australia. | 13yrs

Lawyers Eamonn Dornan and James Cotter declared victory yesterday in a US Supreme Court case that will temporarily deny access to the British government of recorded interviews of former IRA and loyalist paramilitaries. | 13yrs

Women lawyers in Saudi Arabia are to be permitted to practise on the same terms as their male counterparts from early next month, as the authorities bow to increased international pressure to liberalise social and professional life in the Gulf state. | 13yrs

Ohio-founded law firm Squire Sanders has confirmed it will open in Sydney from the beginning of next month and has recruited several high-profile players in preparation. | 13yrs

An Ottawa lawyer's successful appeal against a C$500,000 sanction has won tax lawyers and advisors across Canada improved security against regulatory penalties. | 13yrs

As though there hasn't been enough teeth gnashing in the English legal profession over reforms revolutionising its structure, a leading television actor has piled into the debate with dire warnings that lawyers are being railroaded to destruction. | 13yrs

Washington law firm Schertler & Onorato claims it is owed $13 million after assisting a banker expose his employers for evading American taxes six years ago, despite the lawyers having been sacked by the whistleblower. | 13yrs