Latest legal news

The United Methodist University (UMU) is to break the Liberian government's monopoly hold on legal education in the country, reports from Africa suggest. | 14yrs

Smartphone manufacturer HTC has won a significant High Court victory over Californian rival Apple, as a London judge ruled that the Taiwan-based company had not infringed four technologies that Apple had claimed as its own. | 14yrs

A former Debevoise & Plimpton associate who is currently in prison after forcing a teenage Russian boy to be his sex slave has finally been suspended from practice by a state appeals court pending disciplinary proceedings. | 14yrs

Barclays Bank could face claims totalling $6 billion globally as the fall-out continues from the revelation that staff manipulated a key interest rate. | 14yrs

A British judge has prevented identification of a divorcing couple to protect the safety of the husband's father, in a landmark judgment this week. | 14yrs

The California Assembly Judiciary Committee has voted to block a lawyer-backed bill seeking to improve the class-action prospects for consumers. | 14yrs

The number of commercial disputes brought before the European Court of Justice increased dramatically in 2011, according to figures released today. | 14yrs

A British businessman has been charged with attempted murder after attacking a solicitor with a sawn-off shotgun as he worked at his office in rural Wiltshire. | 14yrs

The Kenyan military and police forces must be more effective in their gathering and analysis of intelligence relating to attacks on Christian churches, a leading local lawyer has said. | 14yrs

Canadian lawyers who take up new private practice or in-house roles are likely to be on far lower salaries than those who took similar positions last year, according to recent survey. | 14yrs

London received more international propety investment in 2011 than any other European city, according to a report released today. | 14yrs

English firms rush to release financial figures | 14yrs

More than 60 per cent of lawyers working in private practice would consider moving to an in-house position, according to a survey from UK legal recruiter Laurence Simons. | 14yrs

Search engine giant Yahoo has confirmed general counsel Michael Callahan has resigned after more than 12 years with the Californian firm. | 14yrs

New York-based law firm Sullivan & Cromwell has taken on a leading role for Barclays on its £290 million settlement over charges of interest rate manipulation and false reporting. | 14yrs

Despite ploughing funds into marketing and business development on the internet, there is still a gap between what GCs want from an external law firm and what the firms are providing, according to recent research. | 14yrs

A Manhattan judge has ordered Twitter to produce the tweets and user information of an 'Occupy Wall Street' protestor, throwing out objections from the social media web site. | 14yrs

A global association of lawyers has donated nearly €7,000 to a Greek children's charity in recognition of the on-going difficulties facing the country as its economy continues to deteriorate. | 14yrs

Investment products legislation set for unveiling today | 14yrs