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Leading law firms announced tie-up and launched globally
February 2nd, 2017
Eversheds Sutherland, created by the combination of leading law firms, Eversheds, headquartered in the UK, and Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, based in the US, launches globally today under the name Eversheds Sutherland. With more than 2,300 lawyers in ...
Multinational law firm launches alternative legal services platform
February 1st, 2017
Fieldfisher launches multi-product ALS platform with initial focus on the derivatives and securities financing markets. The European law firm Fieldfisher launches Condor Alternative Legal Solutions (Condor) – a multi-product alternative legal services platform and the brain-child of derivatives partner ...
Trump fired top federal government lawyer
January 31st, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump fired top federal government lawyer Sally Yates on Monday after she took the extraordinarily rare step of defying the White House and refused to defend new travel restrictions targeting seven Muslim-majority nations. It was another ...
More than 25,000 people in UK join legal action against Volkswagen
January 30th, 2017
More than 25,000 British motorists have joined legal action against car giant Volkswagen over the ‘dieselgate’ emissions scandal. Motorists take their fight to the High Court today seeking a green light to proceed with the UK’s first ‘class action’. ...
Judge denies $80 million penalty in Wal-Mart truck drivers lawsuit: AP
January 26th, 2017
A federal judge refused to order Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) to pay $80 million in penalties in a lawsuit alleging the retailer failed to pay hundreds of truck drivers in California the minimum compensation for certain tasks, the Associated ...
UK Government loses Brexit court case – so what happens now?
January 25th, 2017
The British Supreme Court has ruled that the government does not have the right to trigger Article 50, formally beginning the Brexit process, without an act of parliament. The court voted eight to three against the government, following an ...
Trump faces lawsuit for violating Constitution two days after taking oath
January 23rd, 2017
An all-star team of lawyers, including two leading experts on presidential ethics and two of the most prominent constitutional scholars in the nation, will file a lawsuit on Monday challenging President Trump’s ongoing violation of an anti-corruption provision in ...
Mark Zuckerberg to testify in $2bn VR lawsuit
January 17th, 2017
Zenimax Media says Facebook unlawfully copied its virtual reality technology to make the Oculus Rift Mark Zuckerberg is expected to appear in a Texas court today to defend Facebook over claims it stole virtual reality (VR) technology. Games studio ...
International law firm investigates multiple complaints against Banc de Binary
January 10th, 2017
International law firm investigates multiple complaints against Banc de Binary International law firm Giambrone (SLG) has today announced a partnership with a global finance firm focused on litigation funding to finance increasing number of litigation in the forex and ...
Why a multinational law firm has stopped paying some of its staff?
January 5th, 2017
KWM Europe halts pay for 100 staff as it prepares for administration Today (4 January) the European partnership of King & Wood Mallesons (KWM) has stopped paying 100 staff as the firm heads towards administration. The firm confirmed its ...
