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• US Court dismisses suit by retired partners of defunct firm Coudert

  Apr 17 2012 A US District Court has dismissed a claim brought by 24 retired partners from the now-defunct law firm Coudert. The group alleged that Baker & McKenzie, Orrick... more

• Former A&O associate given green light to pursue the firm for unfair dismissal in NY courts

  Apr 16 2012 Former Allen & Overy associate Deidre Clark has overcome the firm’s attempt to have her wrongful termination and sexual discrimination claim dismissed from the New... more

• Law school class action to add 20 more schools to target list

  Mar 16 2012 The class action lawsuit suing multiple US schools over false data provided to prospective students has seen a win this week, when Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s... more

• Age discrimination suit challenges de-equitization of partners

  Mar 13 2012 The issue of how law firms handle older lawyers who wish to keep working is becoming more acute as more lawyers challenge mandatory retirement policies. An age... more

• Debate over the value of law school hits the mainstream

  Mar 01 2012 The debate over whether law school provides sufficient value to justify its huge costs – which has intensified as the job market has shrunk in response to global... more

• 20 more US law schools to be added to class action

  Feb 28 2012 David Anziska and Jesse Strauss' crusade against law schools that provide misleading information to potential students continues apace. This year, the duo have... more

• Russian oligarchs head to London

  Feb 27 2012 Here is an interesting article about the increasing presence of Russian oligarchs in London Courts. According to the article, London has become the preferred... more

• Two lawyers go after Westlaw and LexisNexis for copyright infringment

  Feb 27 2012 Two US lawyers are suing Westlaw and LexisNexis, with the audacious claim that the legal database providers have breached copyright by copying publicly filed briefs,... more

• Civil suits allege US law schools inflated graduate employment data

  Feb 03 2012 Twelve more law suits have been initated against US law schools, with the team of lawyers behind proposed class actions against the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law and... more

• News Corp parts with Farrer & Co and takes up with Olswang for Hacking suits

  Oct 18 2011 The Guardian reports that News Corporation has parted ways with Farrer & Co – the law firm that defended the company in lawsuits initiated by more than 60 victims of... more

• Former Halliwells partners prepare to sue equity partners

  Oct 17 2011 A group of former partners from defunct firm Halliwells are preparing to intiate proceedings against equity partners regarding decisions that were made immediately... more

• Proskauer Rose sued for discrimination by senior employee

  Oct 06 2011 Proskauer Rose - one of the leading labor and employment firms in the US – has been sued for wrongful termination of its chief financial officer. Proceedings were... more

• Linklaters reportedly pays £13m to settle professional negligence case

  Oct 04 2011 According to reports, Linklaters has paid up £13 million to settle a professional negligence claim brought against it by former client Levicom. Levicom claimed... more

• First-year associate sues law firm for firing him after he made a pratt of himself

  Sep 28 2011 ThomsonReuters reports that a first year associate has said that New York firm Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman was "extraordinarily vindictive" for firing him after... more

• Crowell & Moring sued in NY courts following alleged theft of client funds by former associate

  Sep 27 2011 Crowell & Moring has been sued in New York state court by a former client. Real estate management company Regal Real Estate is suing Crowell & Moring for... more

• Law firms make Houston-Mexico alliance

  Aug 22 2011 Houston-based law firm RAB Law Firm has formed an alliance with Mexico City-based practice L&T Law Firm. The agreement allows RAB to pursue civil litigation and... more

• Former Stroock partner sues firm for retirement benefits

  Aug 11 2011 A former litigation partner from US firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan is suing the firm for allegedly denying him retirement benefits to which he believes he is entitled.... more

• Hughes Hubbard and Foley & Lardner partners launch boutique firm in NY

  Apr 14 2011 Former Hughes Hubbard & Reed partner Kenneth Lee has joined forces with former Foley & Lardner partner Seth Levine and former federal prosecutor Scott Klugman to... more

• UK tribunal finds against Eversheds in discrimination case

  Apr 13 2011 The Employment Appeal Tribunal in the UK has found that Eversheds’ handling of an employee on maternity leave amounted to discrimination against other staff. Last... more

• Facebook v Winklevoss twins feud comes to an end

  Apr 13 2011 Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has won the legal battle against former Harvard classmates who accused him of stealing their idea for Facebook. A three-judge... more

• Wragge & Co to pay former client £7.5 in damages for professional negligence

  Apr 12 2011 Wragge & Co has been found guilty of professional negligence and ordered to pay damages of over £7.5m to former client Amalgamated Metal Corporation (AMC). The High... more

• US lawyer accused of stealing and trading on info from top law firms

  Apr 07 2011 Matthew H. Kluger, until recently a senior associate at the Washington office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, has been charged with stealing confidential... more

• Former Howrey staffer sues firm for failing to give sufficient notice

  Apr 06 2011 Former Howrey staffer Stephanie Langley has filed suit against the law firm, that it failed to meet its obligation under the WARN Act to provide employees with 60 days... more

• UK to shake up civil litigation rules

  Apr 04 2011 The UK government is considering changes to civil litigation rules in an attempt to ensure that the administration of justice is quicker and cheaper. One of the... more

• ECHR ruling: no more large 'success fees'

  Jan 22 2011 The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that law firms cannot charge large success fees as part of Conditional Fee Agreements. The proceeding began ten years... more

• Leading UK firms reassess retirement policy

  Jan 14 2011 Leading UK firms are reassessing their retirement policies ahead of legislative changes that will abolish the default retirement age of 65 for UK employees. Firm... more

• Lall & Sethi represents Kraft Foods in the Oreo cookie case against Britannia

  Jan 07 2011 IP Firm Lall & Sethi is representing Kraft Foods in its suit against Britannia. The US company is suing Nusli Wadia controlled Britannia over copyright violations of... more

• Bayer goes down the wrong road on Indian patent protection litigation

  Dec 06 2010 The Supreme Court has dismissed German drug-maker Bayer’s appeal against the Delhi High Court’s decision to dismiss their suit Mumbai based Cipla, whom Bayer claims is... more

• Litigation funding on the up

  Nov 16 2010 The New York Times has reported that investors are looking to litigation for new investment opportunities. They fund a wide range of litigation, from medical... more

• Things are looking up for US class-action lawyers

  Nov 10 2010 US class action lawyers will rest a little easier after argument in the Supreme Court in the case of AT&T v Conception on Tuesday. The judgment will not be handed down... more

• Former Clifford Chance associate sues for discrimination

  Nov 05 2010 A former associate from the New York office of Clifford Chance is suing the firm, claiming she was discriminated against when she was laid off in 2007. Karen... more

• NY judge rules 4 year old can be sued for negligence

  Nov 02 2010 In a surprising ruling, the New York Times has reported that a judge presiding over the State Supreme Court in Manhattan has ruled that a 4 year old girl accused of... more

• Four firms lead defence of oil-spill litigation

  Jun 16 2010 The defence against the avalanche of civil litigation relating to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will be led by four firms. BP has called upon Akerman,... more