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Led Zeppelin to face trial for Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin's lead singer Robert Plant and guitarist Jimmy Page are to face a US jury trial over whether they stole opening chords for their 1971 classic Stairway to Heaven.
Law firms boosting marketing investment
A survey of law firms by Bloomberg Law and the Legal Marketing Association shows an increased focus on marketing and business development.
Law school admissions reflect 'reverse Robin Hood' scheme, argues professor
One US law professor has a word of warning for anyone feeling too optimistic about the growing number of black and Latino students winning places at US law schools.
Law clerk killed in 'mistaken identity' shooting
A young law clerk and aspiring lawyer was shot and killed at a Midwestern law firm last week, allegedly by an irate client who mistook him for another attorney.
Law school in Scalia acronym blunder
A law school in Virginia that was to be renamed in honour of late Supreme Court judge Antonin Scalia has adapted the name after the acronym became an object of derision on social media.
Washington workers may be banned from travel to anti-LGBT states
Lawmakers in the District of Columbia are considering enshrining into city law a ban on official travel by city workers to any state in the US which has laws that discriminate against members of the LGBT community.
Firms appointed for Virgin America sale
Alaska Air Group has agreed to purchase rival carrier Virgin America for $4bn, creating the fifth largest airline in the United States.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore loses dealmaking royalty to rival firm
Renowned Wall Street M&A lawyer Scott Barshay is stepping out on Cravath to become global head of mergers and acquisitions for rival firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
Apple now considering legal action against FBI
Oh, how the tables have turned.
Refugees file lawsuit against Hollywood screenplay
A group of Sudanese refugees are alleging breach of copyright over the use of their personal testimonies in the script development for the Reese Witherspoon film The Good Lie.
Disgruntled law school grad loses case
A law school graduate who sued her alma mater after failing to find work as a lawyer has been defeated in her long-running legal battle.
Woman convicted for posing as a lawyer
A US court has convicted a woman who posed as an estate lawyer for a decade but never qualified or even attended a law school.
Law student admitted 'by mistake' will miss out on LLM, court rules
Just days before graduating, New York law student Leodegario Salvador was informed that he would not be receiving his degree because his admission to an LLM program was the result of an administrative error.
Alibaba executive gives $30M to Yale Law School
The executive vice chairman of the Alibaba Group - often referred to as the Chinese Amazon -has donated $30m to his alma mater.
Class action spending is back on the up after four years of decline
In-house spending on class action defence has rebounded after four years of steady slump, with around 7 per cent more US companies fending off at least one class action lawsuit last year than in 2014.
Cup half empty: Starbucks faces lawsuit over latte portions
A pair of Californian coffee sticklers have accused caffeine giant Starbucks of ripping off its customers by deliberately under-filling their morning lattes.
Supreme Court in first even split since death of Scalia
The US Supreme Court has divided 4-4 in a case for the first time since the death last month of Justice Antonin Scalia.
Full-time female lawyers earn 77 percent of male lawyer pay
Data for 2014 released earlier this month by the US Census Bureau shows that the median pay for full-time female lawyers was 77.4 per cent that earned by their male counterparts.
Prosecutor known for fighting prostitution is himself charged with paying for sex
A Michigan prosecutor who took a hard-line approach to prostitution has been accused of paying women for sex hundreds of times between 2010 and 2015, including a woman seeking his aid in a child custody dispute.
President Obama picks Supreme Court nominee
After weeks of speculation, US President Barack Obama has finally chosen Merrick Garland as his best bet for having a new Supreme Court justice approved before the end of his term.