Practice areas

London-headquartered Addleshaw Goddard has confirmed it is to cut 24 fee-earner positions following the second round of redundancies at the law firm in little more than a year. | 14yrs

A former client of New York-based Wilk Auslander is suing the law firm in federal court for malpractice, citing a 'massive overbilling for needless work' stemming from the defence of several securities class actions. | 14yrs

The number of internet domain name dispute cases handled by international adjudicators has rocketed over the last year, according to recent data. | 14yrs

Bupa Group's employment law team has launched its second-ever review of outside counsel in a move expected to create three spaces for law firms. | 14yrs

US regulators have doled out the first whistleblower payments under new regulations brought about by the Dodd-Frank reforms. | 14yrs

Queensland's lawyers have backed away from scuppering nationwide reforms to the regulatory structure of Australia's legal profession, it emerged at the end of last week. | 14yrs

Apple's victory over Samsung overshadows second important win against another rival technology company | 14yrs

A Malaysian group is bidding to resolve a long-standing problem for Sharia financial products by establishing a universally accepted code of ethics and standards for Islamic scholars. | 14yrs

Regulators have given the green light to the first law firm with private equity backing as part of the revolution sweeping through practice structures in England, it was announced today. | 14yrs

Family of 'big four' accountancy lawyer calls for inquiry following death at Connecticut home | 14yrs

Lawyers from global firm Latham & Watkins advised Macedonia as the Balkan state saw off claims that it broke a trade agreement. | 14yrs

Former partners of bankrupt New York law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf will pay at least $70 million as part of a proposed settlement, eclipsing the $50m that they agreed to pay just at the end of last week. | 14yrs

A legal action alleging that global law firm Covington & Burling switched client sides should be thrown out as the case is based on 'false premises', the Washington-DC-based practice claimed in court this week. | 14yrs

British students are flocking to law school, flying in the face of dire warnings from the legal profession that career prospects are tighter than they've been for years, statistics released this week show. | 14yrs

A class action suit aiming to reclaim more than AU$220m (£147m) in bank fees kicked off in Australia's High Court this week. | 14yrs

A clear-cut trademark infringement case has ended with a court breaking from standard US practice and awarding legal costs against the losing party. | 14yrs

The deal for Standard Chartered's $340 million fine cut yesterday has rocketed what was a relatively unheard of New York state financial authority into the middle of the global regulatory spotlight. | 14yrs

Two interns who last year sued over their unpaid work on the psychological thriller film Black Swan have filed a further action against all internships offered by a major Hollywood studio. | 14yrs

Compensation claims for clinical negligence have gone through the roof, with the head of the UK's Medical Defence Union claiming the rise of legal action is 'unmatched' in the company's 126-year history. | 14yrs