Latest legal news

A Chinese law firm is suing US-based legal practice Jones Day in an on-going dispute about the firms' brands. | 14yrs

US lawyers are falling victim to a convincing internet scam in which they are tricked into collecting funds for a third-party law firm. | 14yrs

Mobile technology rivals Apple and Samsung have begun their California court showdown with a fiery first round of accusations and arguments. | 14yrs

A prominent Russian lawyer, blogger and anti-corruption activist faces a long prison term after being charged with embezzlement in a case that has reignited international concern over the rule of law in the country. | 14yrs

Chicago-headquartered international law firm Jenner & Block has taken the top spot in a recent US pro bono survey, which also saw many leading practices squeezed out of the higher positions. | 14yrs

The UK's Serious Fraud Office has been rocked by a High Court decision over-ruling warrants used against property tycoon brothers Robert and Vincent Tchenguiz because information provided by the authorities was 'inadequate and unfair'. | 14yrs

Senior US corporate counsel pay packages shrank by 30 per cent last year, according to research released yesterday. | 14yrs

A US federal appeals court has upheld a ban imposed on three ex-Purdue Pharma executives -- including a former general counsel -- backing the Washington government's crackdown on corporate pharmaceutical wrongdoing. | 14yrs

A legal battle between Minnesota's 3M and its former outside law firm is causing rumblings of discontent among in-house lawyers over potential conflicts of interest. | 14yrs

In house developments at Lloyds Banking, Amerigon Incorporate and Burford Group | 14yrs

English law firm Pinsent Masons has shot to the top of a league table of practices advising smaller companies following its merger with Scottish firm McGrigors earlier this year. | 14yrs

Freshfields bagged the top slot, but other practices of all sizes are also hovering around the park | 14yrs

American law schools are boosting scholarships and allowing late applications to fill spaces in response to a significant fall in applications resulting from the harsh economic climate. | 14yrs

Pakistan's President has sacked 18 federal law officers and recruited 23 replacements in an apparent political move that also saw significant changes to the roster of the Lahore Supreme Court made on Monday. | 14yrs

One of the world's biggest and most influential law firms has streamlined its organisation by adopting an all-equity partnership structure -- a move that has generated £30m in partner capital. | 14yrs

The disciplinary system for English barristers is rife with 'systematic failures', a report released earlier this week has found. | 14yrs

They gave us the credit crunch of 2007, now experts in the US are forecasting that the Americans will launch the next debt crisis - in legal education. | 14yrs

Global law firms casting a hopeful eye towards South America as a route out of recessionary blues elsewhere could be in for a rougher ride than anticipated in Brazil as the authorities there are rumoured to be imposing strict foreign practice rules. | 14yrs

Legal profession fees in Ireland are rocketing despite the country facing some of the worst economic conditions since independence, government statistics from Dublin suggest. | 14yrs