Latest legal news

Welsh singer-song writer Charlotte Church is close to settling her phone-hacking case against defunct British tabloid newspaper, the News of the World. | 14yrs

UK-based global oil and gas company BP has agreed a settlement with a worker who was injured in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster, opening the door for more claims to be settled and therefore averting a trial to determine damages and fines. | 14yrs

Fans of the early sixties US television series Flipper won't need convincing, but a group of North American scientists are pleading for dolphins and whales to be given their own legal bill of rights. | 14yrs

A British-based oil entrepreneur has won the right to have Nigeria's customary laws considered when appealing a multi-million pound divorce case, in a ruling considered to be the first of its kind. | 14yrs

Maverick file sharing website The Pirate Bay could soon be blocked in Britain after a high court ruling deemed that the site encourages copyright infringement. | 14yrs

A new generation of legal services is set to be unleashed today as Riverview Law officially becomes the first known brand-share between a barristers' chambers and a solicitor's firm in the UK. | 14yrs

International shipping companies are seeking bankruptcy protection by lodging cash with American law firms to take advantage of US laws, according to a report in the UK's Financial Times. | 14yrs

The Chinese legal battle over the iPad trademark could have global implications for the in-demand Apple product, as bans and predicted shortages open the tablet market for rivals. | 14yrs

Two leading UK firms rush to Singapore private client market as recent American tax legislation makes jurisdiction attractive to global mega-rich. | 14yrs

It's been several years in the making, but the 'big bang' for the English legal sector took a leap forwards over the last few days, in a move that will have a profound effect on the profession around the world. | 14yrs