Law News

Add news

Search results for tag "Controversy"

• Debate over minimum wage for trainees in the UK

  Mar 27 2012 Debate rages over whether to abolish the national minimum salary for trainee solicitors in the UK. The Solicitors Regulation Authority is currently consulting on the... 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

• Lawyers from Steven J. Baum launch new firm in Buffalo

  Feb 14 2012 Two lawyers from the disgraced New York foreclosure firm Steven J. Baum PC have opened their own firm in Buffalo with 18 attorneys and counting, with plans for another... more

• Rumours say Gerson Zweifach will be appointed next GC at News Corp

  Dec 31 2011 Rumour has it that Gerson Zweifach, a partner at Williams & Connolly in Washington, D.C., is set to become the next general counsel at media giant News Corporation.... more

• Bad behavior ruins foreclosure firm Steven J. Baum P.C.

  Nov 26 2011 Steven J. Baum P.C. law firm has announced that it will shut down after losing much of its client list in the wake of controversial foreclosure practices. They are one... more

• ABA considers allowing non-lawyers to have a stake in US law firms

  Oct 29 2011 Here is an interesting article in the NY Times that takes a look at developments around the world with respect to outside investment in law firms. Australia and... more

• ABA considers penalties for law schools that misrepresent job prospects

  Oct 21 2011 The ongoing debate over whether law schools are misrepresenting the job prospects for graduates might yet bear some positive outcomes: the American Bar Association is... more

• Liberalisation of law firm ownership in the UK - has anything changed?

  Oct 19 2011 Two weeks have passed since the introduction of the Legal Services Act in the UK – legislation that promised to overhaul the way that law firms do business by opening... more

• British Justice Minister investigated for conflict of interest

  Oct 17 2011 Deep cuts to the British Legal Aid budget have attracted significant controversy, and now more fuel has been added to the fire with accusations that British Justice... more

• McGrigors proposes controversial changes to maternity policy

  Sep 16 2011 McGrigors has proposed some controversial changes to its maternity policy, suggesting that women who become pregnant within 18 months of their return from a previous... more

• Controversy as Indian government seeks to regulate foreign trips of Judges

  Jun 20 2011 The government of India's has stirred up controversy with a move to implement guidelines for judges who go abroad for private visits. The Delhi High Court has stayed... more

• US firm King & Spalding drops DOMA brief

  May 10 2011 King & Spalding has decided to drop the politically-sensitive brief to defend the US Defense of Marriage Act (‘DOMA’). DOMA was enacted in 1996 to prevent... more

• Criticism of £2.5 million grant for A&O's offshore plan

  Mar 01 2011 Allen & Overy decided to place an offshore business support centre in Belfast after the firm was offered a £2.5 million grant from Northern Ireland's regional... more

• Controversy in India over the Legal Practitioners Act

  Feb 11 2011 The Legal Practitioners Act 2010 (LPA) has been the centre of controversy since it was proposedl in November 2010. The LPA would establish a Legal Services Board for... more

• Is Simpson Thacher & Bartlett's draconian policy illegal?

  Dec 02 2010 US firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has implemented a new policy of docking pay by 20 per cent for associates who are ten days late in filing their time records. The... more

• Ayodhya: Allahabad High Court's verdict expected any time; Summary of the case so far

  Oct 04 2010 A 3 Judge Bench at the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court today passed the verdict in the controversial 60 year old Ayodhya title suit case. Over 70 counsels... more

• Satyam’s Raju gets bail: Media's tirade against Raju's bail unwarranted says Jethmalani

  Aug 20 2010 The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday finally granted bail to Ramalinga Raju after 17 long months. Raju, ex-CEO of Satyam and chief perpetrator of the Rs. 7000... more