Latest legal news

A host of law firms unveiled last year's financial performance figures over the last few days as the English reporting round continued with most claiming year-on-year gains. | 14yrs

Global recruitment at law firms and in-house legal departments has surged at a time when staff are looking for fresh opportunities, according to recent research. | 14yrs

Fewer than half of consumers seek professional advice for legal problems because they perceive services as being too costly. | 14yrs

US regulators have triggered waves of privacy policies that are now washing over developers of applications used on mobile devices, a recent study has found. | 14yrs

In-house lawyer pay rates have dropped over the last year, putting the brakes on significant recent increases, research released in the last few days claims. | 14yrs

Top lawyers from the US Food and Drug Administration are preparing to face tough questions from Congress after allegedly authorising the surveillance of agency scientists who had expressed concerns over the safety of medical products. | 14yrs

A round-up of general counsel appointments and panel reviews | 14yrs

Andrew Munro and Jane Pearce of Ogier Fund Services in Guernsey and Jersey explain how the fund administrator's role has evolved and the international legislation facing the industry. | 14yrs

The US military lawyer who represented high-profile Guantanamo detainee David Hicks has moved to Australia to work as a civilian lawyer. | 14yrs

Retention rates for newly qualified solicitors at a cross-section of leading English law firms are increasing, but graduate vacancies are waning, providing a mixed outlook for new lawyers. | 14yrs

The office of the late Johnnie Cochran -- the lawyer famous for successfully defending OJ Simpson -- has been placed under receivership following a dispute between partners. | 14yrs

The former chief executive of Indian Premier League Cricket team -- the Deccan Chargers -- has won £10.5 million in court ruling against the franchise for breach of his employment contract. | 14yrs

The New York branch of Boston-founded law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr has become the first major legal practice to move to downtown Manhattan since the 11 September terrorist attacks in 2001. | 14yrs

Senators in Jamaica have amended the country's Legal Profession Act, opening the door for a legal regulatory body to tighten control over the relationships between lawyers and clients, in a move that has triggered howls of protest from practitioners. | 14yrs

Former US Supreme Court justice Cynthia Baldwin has been singled out for 'missteps' taken during the investigation of former university football coach Jerry Sandusky. | 14yrs

Scottish lawyers could soon join their counterparts south of the UK border in radical alternative business structures as the jurisdiction's regulator has submitted reform plans to the Edinburgh government, it was announced today. | 14yrs

A London-headquartered niche litigation practice has launched a process to make it easier for its partners to invest in litigation. | 14yrs

A lawyer acting in a suit against US universities over fraud allegations has countersued the country's biggest law school for defamation, it emerged over the weekend. | 14yrs

Creditors from London and Paris are ramping up claims against bankrupt New York-based law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, with one claim totalling more than £600,000. | 14yrs