Latest legal news

A legal affairs lobbying body representing Europe's more than 1 million lawyers has welcomed proposed increases to EU consumer regulation through a common sales law. | 14yrs

London-based media law firm Wiggin is gearing up for its first international launch as it moves into Brussels to address client demand for pan-European copyright advice. | 14yrs

Bank of America Corporation has asked a number of its outside law firms to give the bank credit on its annual legal fees. | 14yrs

Leading Indian law firm DH Law Associates has opened two new offices in the country, as well as expanding its Mumbai headquarters. | 14yrs

The lawyer of Lance Armstrong has slammed a report by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) accusing the seven-time Tour de France winner of using and distributing performance enhancing drugs. | 14yrs

Ohio-founded law firm Squire Sanders has bolstered its Middle East practice with the acquisition of El-Khoury & Partners' Middle East and North Africa (Mena) practice, which previously operated in Saudi Arabia as EK Partners & Al-Enezee. | 14yrs

The International Bar Association (IBA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have announced an extension to their relationship devoted to improving legal frameworks, expertise and development. | 14yrs

Clients are unwilling to complain to their lawyer about the service they receive because they feel intimidated or have no confidence that it would be taken seriously, according to a new report. | 14yrs

London-based Linklaters and New York heavyweight Sullivan & Cromwell have scooped roles on UnitedHealth Group's buy out of a controlling stake in Brazilian health insurer and care provider Amil Participacoes for $4.9bn. | 14yrs

A survey which suggested men and women are leaving the New South Wales Bar in equal numbers has been slated by the president of Australian Women Lawyers (AWL). | 14yrs

A US bankruptcy judge has approved a $71.5 million settlement plan for former partners of defunct New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. | 14yrs

Constance Briscoe, one of Britain's few black female judges, was arrested at her home in south-west London at the weekend. | 14yrs

Burness and Paull & Williamsons are set to create the biggest all-Scottish legal merger, forming a firm with an estimated turnover of around £38 million. | 14yrs

Pittsburgh-based international law firm Reed Smith has opened its fourth Asian office, adding Singapore to its already existing presence in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai. | 14yrs

Weight Watchers show no signs of slimming down their legal department, while pharmaceuticals giant Novartis shakes up its own in-house team. | 14yrs

Routine matters that do not necessarily require the input of legal departments could be handled more efficiently by business clients through training, a panel of in-house lawyers has suggested. | 14yrs

The Association of Corporate Counsel has launched a project to document the frequency with which in-house lawyers are targeted by prosecutors and regulators when their employers are in trouble. | 14yrs

In-house lawyers may not be aware of the extent to which they can be held liable as a company officer, the senior legal counsel at information technology giant Hewlett Packard has warned. | 14yrs

A local legal profession leader has criticised the Law Council of Australia (LCA) for allegedly supporting the interests of the country's large firms over reform issues. | 14yrs