Legislation defining marriage as being between a man and a woman violates US equality laws and is unconstitutional, an appeal court ruled yesterday in what could be a landmark decision for other common law jurisdictions. | 13yrs
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For a select group of lucky law firms, the row between two of the world's technology giants -- Apple and Samsung -- is the litigation that just keeps giving, with the latest round going to the South Koreans. | 13yrs
Specialist lawyers have welcomed moves by Britain's competition watchdog to reform its decision-making process and create a three-person panel to deal with infringement and penalty rulings. | 13yrs
An Ottawa lawyer's successful appeal against a C$500,000 sanction has won tax lawyers and advisors across Canada improved security against regulatory penalties. | 13yrs
Washington law firm Schertler & Onorato claims it is owed $13 million after assisting a banker expose his employers for evading American taxes six years ago, despite the lawyers having been sacked by the whistleblower. | 13yrs
US justice authorities have denied they are unfairly targeting in-house lawyers over their private practice counterparts in cracking down on breaches of federal law, claiming they will pursue the legal profession across the board. | 13yrs
A leading civil liberties group is suing Morgan Stanley for allegedly targeting black and Hispanic Americans for sub-prime mortgage loans. | 13yrs
English solicitors found guilty of dishonesty will continue to be automatically barred from practice, following a High Court decision last week. | 13yrs
A leading Nigerian legal figure fired a broadside at the local profession within the last few days - calling on the country's lawyers to play a greater role in keeping judges honest. | 13yrs
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by Californian energy giant Chevron to block an $18 billion judgment in an Ecuadorian court. | 13yrs
Washington DC-based law firm Covington & Burling has been disqualified from representing the state of Minnesota in a longstanding environmental dispute against manufacturing company 3M. | 13yrs
A legal affairs lobbying body representing Europe's more than 1 million lawyers has welcomed proposed increases to EU consumer regulation through a common sales law. | 13yrs
Bank of America Corporation has asked a number of its outside law firms to give the bank credit on its annual legal fees. | 14yrs
The lawyer of Lance Armstrong has slammed a report by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) accusing the seven-time Tour de France winner of using and distributing performance enhancing drugs. | 14yrs
The International Bar Association (IBA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have announced an extension to their relationship devoted to improving legal frameworks, expertise and development. | 14yrs
Clients are unwilling to complain to their lawyer about the service they receive because they feel intimidated or have no confidence that it would be taken seriously, according to a new report. | 14yrs
A US bankruptcy judge has approved a $71.5 million settlement plan for former partners of defunct New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf. | 14yrs
Constance Briscoe, one of Britain's few black female judges, was arrested at her home in south-west London at the weekend. | 14yrs
The Association of Corporate Counsel has launched a project to document the frequency with which in-house lawyers are targeted by prosecutors and regulators when their employers are in trouble. | 14yrs
In-house lawyers may not be aware of the extent to which they can be held liable as a company officer, the senior legal counsel at information technology giant Hewlett Packard has warned. | 14yrs