A British author who says she was sexually abused by her father since age 8 has written a book about the experience—and the strong emotional bond she still has with…
A first-time summit in New York City last week of Indian legal process outsourcing companies and their counsel shows how the industry—which could result in some $4 billion in foreign…
More than 10 weeks after the president of Pakistan suspended the country’s constitution and declared what many considered martial law, the chief justice of the country’s supreme court remains under…
A growing tsunami of investigations, class actions and bankruptcies resulting from the U.S. mortgage meltdown has created a business boom in some BigLaw practice areas.
In a tradition-breaking move that could soon be copied by other renowned “magic circle” law firms in London, Linklaters is helping a longtime client file suit against another financial institution.
It’s a relatively common practice in the United States for trial lawyers to seek help from jury consultants when preparing arguments and selecting jurors. But the idea is still a…
Privacy advocates, rev your engines: Microsoft is developing what a British newspaper describes as “Big Brother” software that will allow employers remotely to monitor their workers’ productivity, competence and physical…
Newly publicized details of a prominent Canadian lawyer’s alleged steamy affair with a client are prompting renewed questions about whether an existing legal ethics rule concerning conflicts of interest is…
Retiring at age 40-something probably isn’t a realistic goal for most lawyers. But in a move that may be viewed with envy by partners at some U.S. firms, one of…
An Oxford University don has sued the renowned British institution for employment discrimination, contending that she was excluded from a staff soccer team that is considered a department of the…
In a sign that the difficult situation in Pakistan may be resolving, lawyers throughout the country plan to end their boycott of the country’s appellate courts.
A British peer has brought to the attention of his colleagues the case of two twins, separated at birth, who he says later met and married, unaware of their biological…
A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit by four British detainees who contended they were tortured and their religious beliefs denigrated while at Guantanamo Bay.
A lawyer at a well-known British firm says a wave of lawsuits being filed over subprime mortgage issues could eventually exceed the scope of the litigation over the infamous Enron…
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