564 ABA Journal United Kingdom articles.
A strategic alliance announced Wednesday by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice and the United Kingdom-based Bond Dickinson is intended to help each of the well-known firms expand its…
Jun 15, 2016 1:15 PM CDT
A British law firm suffered a sudden loss of business over the last few days, after a series of tweets by a founding partner who serves as its managing director…
Jun 15, 2016 10:55 AM CDT
Megafirm Norton Rose Fulbright announced Thursday that it has hired Sidley Austin’s entire public finance practice group.
The group includes six partners, and seven of the lawyers will establish a…
Jun 3, 2016 9:47 AM CDT
A London-based international law firm plans to open its sixth U.S. office by acquiring an 18-attorney Miami, Florida, corporate litigation boutique.
Clyde & Co. announced the deal with
A British businessman who is also a law student got some real-world legal experience over the last few years when the title of his self-help book, Business Zero to Superhero,…
May 25, 2016 11:20 AM CDT
May 1, 2016 2:00 AM CDT
The first law firm to go public may be on the verge of collapse after reporting a loss of nearly $700 million during the second half of 2015.
On Monday,…
Feb 29, 2016 12:05 PM CST
Two brothers initially got no jail time in a British drug case, because the judge suspended their two-year sentences when their lawyers said they were remorseful about the crime.
But…
Feb 26, 2016 10:10 AM CST
With Monday’s announcement of the completed merger of equivalent Canadian and United Kingdom law firms, the nearly 1,400-attorney combination is already looking for more merger prospects.
“It’s an exciting time…
Feb 22, 2016 10:10 AM CST
If the KitKat name wasn’t printed on the four connected “fingers” of a well-known candy bar, would customers know it was a KitKat without seeing the wrapper?
The answer to…
Jan 21, 2016 11:45 AM CST
A 10-year-old British schoolboy meant to say in an English class exercise that he lived in a “terraced” house.
But he misspelled the word as “terrorist,” and teachers, not realizing…
Jan 20, 2016 12:00 PM CST
Hackers are intercepting email between lawyers and clients, as well as real estate agents and their clients, in an effort to steal closing funds.
The scheme has been successful in…
Jan 11, 2016 4:15 PM CST
LegalZoom has already been approved in the United Kingdom as an alternative business structure. But its expansion plans don’t end there.
The online legal document company announced plans on Thursday…
Dec 8, 2015 10:52 AM CST
A judge on the Belfast High Court in Northern Ireland ruled Monday that the region’s prohibition of abortions in cases of rape, incest and fetal abnormality violates the human rights…
Nov 30, 2015 12:55 PM CST
A judge on the High Court of Justice of England and Wales today approved the United Kingdom’s first deferred prosecution agreement, under which the ICBC Standard Bank will avoid criminal…
Nov 30, 2015 12:05 PM CST
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