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Lawyers are being replaced by machines that read
January 27th, 2017
Lawyers are the professionals everyone loves to loathe. Jokes about attorneys abound, and Shakespeare’s line from Henry VI remains a cultural favorite: ”The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” Soon, that dream may come true, and ...
First ever ‘para-law’ firm launches in the UK
January 23rd, 2017
The controversial new venture will allow unlicensed paralegals to do the bulk of case work in order to drive down costs for clients. Launched by the Kohen Rapoport Group and named ‘LCM’, the United Kingdom’s first ever ‘para-legal’ firm ...
Volkswagen confirms $4.3bn settlement; in addition it will plead guilty to criminal misconduct
January 11th, 2017
Volkswagen has confirmed it has negotiated a $4.3bn (£3.5bn) draft settlement with US regulators to resolve its diesel emissions scandal. The German car giant said in addition to the fine it will plead guilty to criminal misconduct as part ...
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 ...
General Electric creates external law firm ratings
January 5th, 2017
General Electric has launched a service allowing its internal lawyers to rate their external legal advisers. GE Select Connect will provide its in-house team with insight on around 200 law firms as well as feedback on the firms, hourly ...
British law firm continues international expansion with French merger
January 3rd, 2017
DWF Managing Partner and CEO Andrew Leaitherland said: “We are committed to growing our business internationally to best service our clients’ needs. France is a key market for us, both in terms of its size and importance within Europe and because our ...
Oil, EU exit and diversity will dominate law sector in 2017
December 28th, 2016
The impact of the downturn in the oil and gas industry will continue to be felt in 2017, despite some signs that the worst is over for the sector, according to Ledingham Chalmers chairman Jennifer Young. However, Ms Young, ...
Why Lawyers Sue Yahoo?
December 19th, 2016
On Wednesday afternoon, Yahoo disclosed that it had discovered a data breach exposing the private information of more than one billion user accounts. Less than 12 hours later that same day, a plaintiffs’ firm in Los Angeles had cranked out and ...
A ‘tsunami’ of new lawyers in Ireland
December 6th, 2016
Brexit has contributed to a ‘tsunami’ of new lawyers here, according to the Law Society of Ireland. Figures show the Society will have admitted an additional 1,347 new solicitors by the end of the year. The projected figure represents ...
Russian Central Bank confirms $31 million stolen from accounts
December 5th, 2016
Hackers stole more than 2 billion rubles ($31 million) from correspondent accounts at the Russian central bank, the bank said on Friday, the latest example of an escalation of cyber attacks on financial institutions around the globe. Central bank ...
