Latest legal news

An EU Council proposal that affects the rights of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings falls 'dramatically below' accepted human rights standards, according to Europe's leading legal affairs campaigning body. | 14yrs

A British Columbia judge has dismissed claims that the appointment of the province's attorney general should be ruled invalid because she is not a lawyer. | 14yrs

Successful reforms in the Zambian Judiciary and legal profession will only materialise if lawyers and senior judges work more closely, according to one of the country's leading practitioners. | 14yrs

Pressure on the UAE authorities to support traditional Muslim values is building as the rulers face calls for the imposition of a strict dress code law. | 14yrs

Russian lawyers have strongly criticised the leader of the country's Supreme Commercial Court after it was suggested that local courts should have the power to overturn foreign rulings that are not in the national interest. | 14yrs

A lawsuit targeting more than 150 Canadian lawyers has triggered a round of unparalleled professional infighting that threatens to impact on the way local practitioners provide commercial law advice. | 14yrs

Internet copyright infringement is a bane to businesses - and a boon to intellectual property lawyers. James Barnes reports on an expert gathering where one leading player calls for a crack-down on advertisers instead of service providers | 14yrs

The second reading of the UK government's Defamation Bill yesterday has caused a stir in the media, with many expecting a harsh clamp-down on internet 'trolls'. | 14yrs

The renowned Chicago personal injury lawyer who acted in the 1979 American Airlines jumbo jet crash at O'Hare Airport has died aged 87. | 14yrs

Malaysia's Legal Profession Bill has been tabled before parliament for a second reading, taking the country a step closer to a more liberalised regime that will allow foreign firms a foothold in the local market. | 14yrs

Channel Islands law firm Carey Olsen is to expand its off-shore practice to include the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands (BVI). | 14yrs

A high-profile criminal defence lawyer with some 30 years' experience has been found guilty of seven counts of money laundering and could now face a lengthy spell in prison. | 14yrs

An employment court judge has become the first member of the British judiciary to be named and shamed following implementation last week of beefed up disciplinary rules. | 14yrs

DLA Piper has recruited Mahmood Ahmad, one of the region's most experienced corporate governance and compliance consultants, as he joins the Dubai office of the global firm's network as a legal director. | 14yrs

Canadian business law firm Stikeman Elliott has confirmed the return of Paul Collins following a two-year term as senior deputy commissioner with the country's Competition Bureau. | 14yrs

Legal profession moves from around Europe | 14yrs

Legal profession moves from around Asia | 14yrs

Legal profession moves from around the UK | 14yrs

Leading former regulator moves to private practice | 14yrs