Corporates reporting internal wrongdoing to the authorities receive brownie points in the US. But, says Telecom Italia general counsel Antonino Cusinamo, it's time for lawmakers in other jurisdictions to follow suit | 14yrs
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Kim Dotcom -- the extravagant founder of file-sharing web site MegaUpload -- yesterday announced a new on-line storage service aimed at providing users full control over data. | 14yrs
Christopher Grierson -- the former high-flying City of London lawyer convicted of defrauding his global law firm of £1.3 million -- has been struck off the roll of solicitors by England's regulators. | 14yrs
Washington DC-based law firm Covington & Burling has become the latest global practice to open in Seoul, following approval from the Korean Ministry of Justice and the Korean Bar Association. | 14yrs
New York lawyers are rallying to provide free legal advice to hundreds of thousands of people affected by the devastation inflicted earlier this week by hurricane Sandy. | 14yrs
Californian technology Goliath, Apple, has been slapped on the wrist by the UK Appeal Court after a statement on its web site conceding a design infringement verdict to long-time rival Samsung was deemed 'non-compliant'. | 14yrs
The number of practising lawyers in New Zealand has increased slightly over the past 12 months, according to the nation's law society. | 14yrs
Australian regulators are having mixed results with legal budget planning, as increased external costs and high-profile court cases bump up expenditure. | 14yrs
To reduce the risks linked to lateral hiring, law firms need to professionalise the acquisition and integration process, say leadership consultants Marc Bartel and Caroline Vanovermeire | 14yrs
Magic circle firm Slaughter and May has announced it will reduce bonuses this year, with associates receiving a 5 per cent bonus and trainees and support staff receiving a 2.5 per cent bonus. | 14yrs
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. | 14yrs
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. | 14yrs
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. | 14yrs
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. | 14yrs
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. | 14yrs
San Francisco firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has announced that Mitchell Zuklie will succeed Ralph Baxter as chairman of the firm. | 14yrs
Whistleblowing at City banks has nearly quadrupled in the last year, but lawyers are still concerned over the protection that tipsters receive. | 14yrs
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. | 14yrs
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. | 14yrs
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. | 14yrs