Latest legal news

Michael Dillon is to become the new general counsel at US software developer Adobe, taking the reins from long-time GC Karen Cottle. | 14yrs

A California court has ruled in favour of the 'Big Pharma' companies in a competition action brought by 15 retail pharmacies in the state. | 14yrs

Bupa Group's employment law team has launched its second-ever review of outside counsel in a move expected to create three spaces for law firms. | 14yrs

US regulators have doled out the first whistleblower payments under new regulations brought about by the Dodd-Frank reforms. | 14yrs

Anglo-US global giant DLA Piper is looking to boost its presence in the French capital through a merger with a corporate Paris boutique law firm. | 14yrs

Maria Lourdes Punzalan Aranal-Sereno was appointed over the weekend as the new chief justice of the Philippines in a move local commentators predict will focus attention on a judicial reform agenda in the country. | 14yrs

The chairman of the Malaysian Bar Council has accused at least one London law firm of breaking the law, along with two practices from Singapore. | 14yrs

A former US government prosecutor who faces conspiracy to murder charges and a range of corruption allegations has accused the federal authorities handling his case of encouraging witnesses to lie under oath. | 14yrs

Queensland's lawyers have backed away from scuppering nationwide reforms to the regulatory structure of Australia's legal profession, it emerged at the end of last week. | 14yrs

Apple's victory over Samsung overshadows second important win against another rival technology company | 14yrs

A Seoul court has handed bickering mobile technology giants Apple and Samsung limited bans in South Korea when it ruled they had infringed each other's patents. | 14yrs

US regulators have beefed up rules covering the import of minerals from African war zones in a move that could significantly boost compliance costs for businesses. | 14yrs

A Malaysian group is bidding to resolve a long-standing problem for Sharia financial products by establishing a universally accepted code of ethics and standards for Islamic scholars. | 14yrs

American visa experts and immigration lawyers are highly in-demand by an increasing number of Indian technology and business process outsourcing companies aiming to ensure every visa petition they file complies with regulations. | 14yrs

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has staunchly rebutted claims that she benefitted from a union fund that she helped set up for free, and off the books, when practising as a lawyer 17 years ago. | 14yrs

A senior official at the body regulating English law firms threw a grenade into the debate over legal profession reforms yesterday, suggesting that it is almost a certainty that one of the newly-minted alternative business structures will fail. | 14yrs

South African firm ENS has bagged a six-strong team of lawyers from DLA Piper's South African affiliate, including the Anglo-US practice's corporate and commercial head, in a move highlighting increasing activity in the local market. | 14yrs

Implementation of elements of the controversial Dodd-Frank Act -- which subjects banks trading with American counterparties to US regulation -- could force Asian financial institutions doing North American deals to rush for the exists, warn lawyers. | 14yrs

America's legal profession continues to obsess over a senatorial candidate's controversial comments on rape and abortion, with a lawyer blogger from a top global white shoe law firm lashing out in an open letter to the politician. | 14yrs