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• Korean legal services market set to open to foreign lawyers

  Jun 30 2011 The Korean-EU Free Trade Agreement has opened the way for European law firms the enter the Korean market from July. The agreement will see the Korean legal market... more

• India: Jethmalani defends Dr. Binayak Sen and CM Yeddyurappa

  Jan 25 2011 Senior Advocate and noted legal luminary Ram Jethmalani is having a field day. Jethmalani is defending Dr. Binayak Sen in the Chattisgarh High Court today, and on the... more

• Norton Rose struggles to get visas for trainees under UK immigration cap

  Aug 16 2010 Norton Rose has had problems getting work visas for new interns and trainees under a new UK immigration cap. Firms have been given lower quotas for the work... more

• UK Firms' chances in Asia not helped by new Free Trade Agreement

  Mar 27 2009 The new Free Trade Agreement between the EU and South Korea would not necessarily provide great prospects for UK firms to open in Asia. As many Korea practice group... more

• Anheuser-Busch loses 'Budweiser' trademark battle with Czech rival

  Mar 26 2009 A EU court has rejected an effort of US brewery giant Anheuser-Busch InBev to register the trademark "Budweiser" in the EU in the latest round in a 100-year old... more

• Brussels abandons plans to protect gays and lesbians

  Apr 23 2008 The European Commission has abandoned its plans to protect gays and lesbians against discrimination under pressure from Germany. An anti-discrimination bill against... more

• EU trade unions condemn court for minimum wage ruling

  Apr 06 2008 European trade unions have strongly criticised the latest EU court judgement on the right of member states to set minimum wages for foreign workers saying it is an... more

• Same-sex couples score victory on pension rights

  Apr 02 2008 The EU's top court has boosted the rights of same-sex couples, after ruling that a person is entitled to their dead partner's pension in all EU states that treat... more

• EU calls on Zimbabwe to 'swiftly' announce election results

  Apr 01 2008 European politicians have called on the Zimbabwean Electoral Commission to "swiftly" announce election results, after unusual delays in their release. Foreign... more

• EU borderless zone to be extended to airports

  Mar 29 2008 At midnight on Sunday (30 March) the enlargement of the EU's borderless zone to eight Eastern European countries and Malta will be completed through the lifting of air... more

• For Willkie Farr the gateway to Europe is Paris, not London

  Mar 29 2008 If Daniel Hurstel's schedule on Thursday, March 27, was anything to go by, the Paris legal market is in decent health. The head of Willkie Farr & Gallagher's office... more

• EU data protection chief criticises fingerprint plan

  Mar 28 2008 EU plans on regulating the issuing of passports and creating a centralised fingerprints database do not sufficiently protect the rights of citizens, the head of the... more

• EU data protection chief criticises fingerprint plan

  Mar 28 2008 EU plans on regulating the issuing of passports and creating a centralised fingerprints database do not sufficiently protect the rights of citizens, the head of the... more

• EU leaders urged to speak out on China

  Mar 26 2008 European leaders should not shy away from criticising China's recent crackdown on protests in Tibet out of fear of damaging economic relations with Beijing, the... more

• EU capitals ignore Brussels' questions about rendition flights

  Mar 19 2008 The European Commission is set to criticise EU governments for failing to reply to a questionnaire, which, among other issues, aimed at shedding more light on CIA... more

• EU pledges to create 'fifth freedom' of knowledge

  Mar 15 2008 As part of the EU's ongoing quest to make itself more competitive, the bloc's leaders have suggested creating a "fifth freedom" of knowledge to be added to the four... more

• EU leaders agree to weakened Mediterranean Union plan

  Mar 14 2008 EU leaders on Thursday (13 March) approved a watered-down version of a plan put forward by French President Nicolas Sarkozy for a grand Mediterranean Union stretching... more

• German constitutional court to decide on EU treaty complaint

  Mar 11 2008 Peter Gauweiler, who hails from the Christian Social Union (CSU) - part of the governing coalition, wants the country's constitutional court to decide on the legality... more

• European judges thwart attempts to deport foreign terrorist suspects

  Mar 02 2008 Britain’s efforts to deport terrorist suspects including the radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada were dealt a serious blow by the European Court of Human Rights... more

• Microsoft Fined A Record $1.39 Billion By EU

  Mar 01 2008 European Union regulators fined Microsoft Corp. a record 899 million euros ($1.35 billion) for failing to comply with a 2004 antitrust order to stop overcharging for... more

• US Recognizes Kosovo's Independence

  Feb 20 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush on Monday hailed Kosovo's historic bid for statehood and the U.S. government extended formal recognition to it as "a sovereign and... more

• Kosovo Is Recognized but Rebuked by Others

  Feb 19 2008 Kosovo won the recognition of the United States and its biggest Western European allies on Monday, while earning rebukes and rejections from Serbia, Russia and a... more

• Opera files antitrust complaint with the EU

  Dec 14 2007 The complaint describes how Microsoft is abusing its dominant position by tying its browser, Internet Explorer, to the Windows operating system and by hindering... more

• Aer Lingus files EU lawsuit seeking removal of Ryanair as its top shareholder

  Nov 20 2007 Aer Lingus Group PLC filed a lawsuit Monday in the European Union's second-highest court in hopes of forcing its main rival, budget airline Ryanair, to sell its shares... more

• The Law Society - International Highlights

  Nov 15 2007 The European Union has launched a series of free trade agreement negotiations with key Asian markets. The Law Society has successfully pressed for these negotiations... more

• EU starts legal action against Hungary's lex MOL

  Nov 14 2007 EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has opened legal action against Hungary over the country's so-called Lex MOL law, the bloc's executive European... more

• EU Court Overturns 'Volkswagen Law'

  Oct 24 2007 A European court on Tuesday ruled that a German law shielding car maker Volkswagen AG from hostile takeovers is illegal, clearing the way for Porsche AG to increase... more

• EU Court Set to Rule on 'VW Law'

  Oct 23 2007 A ruling Tuesday by the European Union's top court on a law shielding Germany's Volkswagen AG from takeover will set the boundaries on how far national governments can... more

• Montenegro signs agreement with EU begin accession process

  Oct 16 2007 Montenegrin Prime Minister Zeljko Sturanovic signed the EU-Montenegro Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) Monday, a preliminary step in Montenegro's... more

• Hungary okays "Lex-MOL" despite EU criticism

  Oct 09 2007 Hungary's parliament on Monday approved a law which many investors say is designed to protect oil company MOL from being taken over by Austria's OMV and which has been... more

• EU Court: Attorney-Client Privilege Does Not Apply To Communications Between Companies and In-House Counsel

  Sep 23 2007 Highlighting the differences between American law practice and international law practice, the second-highest court in the European Union ruled today that... more