High-street law firms are under threat on all sides. But they must move with the times and offer more accessible, flexible services.
A Chinese man has filed a lawsuit alleging he was denied a job because he has HIV.
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International asked Rwanda on Tuesday to review its laws on ´genocide ideology´ saying they are being used as a guise to suppress political opposition and freedom of speech.
Prominent divorce lawyer Norman M. Sheresky lodged a $26 million suit against his former partners at Sheresky Aronson Mayefsky & Sloan on Friday after being pushed out earlier this month.
Eleven complainants may be added to the $37 million sexual harassment claim against retailer David Jones and its former chief executive Mark McInnes, a judge has been told.
Antonio Palocci, who four years ago resigned as Brazil´s finance minister before the Supreme Court belatedly exonerated him of violating bank secrecy laws, can thank Pacific Investment Management Co. for helping him pave the way for Dilma Rousseff´s election as President in October.
After almost six years and a circuitous route through Georgia and federal courts, a class action claiming that several interrelated insurance companies illegally raised health policy premiums on small-group policyholders has settled for more than $14.6 million.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday upheld lower court findings that reject a causal connection between childhood vaccines and the onset of autism.
Plaintiffs lawyers in the 9/11 respiratory cases cannot pass on to clients some $6.1 million in interest costs associated with financing the massive litigation, Southern District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein ruled Friday.
Prime Minister-designate Kim Tae-ho of South Korea resigned on Sunday amid allegations that he lied about his connections with a businessman convicted of bribery.
A former Victoria University design student went to the High Court in Wellington today in a bid to clear her of plagiarism.
A former Komi police major who accused his ex-colleagues of fabricating a case against two convicts in a 2005 fire that killed 25 people was detained in Moscow on Friday, police said.
"Global Connections" is a brand-new segment on CNN´s Connect the World. Each week, we´ll be asking you to make connections between countries that, on first appearance, may not seem to have much in common.
Research In Motion Ltd., facing a possible ban on its BlackBerry service in India, offered to lead an industry forum in developing ways to balance the country´s security needs with customers´ privacy requirements.
The lawyers representing most of the ground zero workers who sued the city over health issues will be appearing in court in a new role: defending themselves.
A federal judge is recommending approval of a $12 million settlement for those sickened or killed in last year´s salmonella outbreak tied to a Virginia-based peanut processor.
Facebook is suing a new teacher´s community website called Teachbook.com, for using the word ´book´ in its name, according to court records.
Kenya´s president signed a new constitution into law Friday that institutes a U.S.-style system of checks and balances and has been hailed as the most significant political event since Kenya´s independence nearly a half century ago.
The EU Justice Commissioner has announced an investigation into whether France is complying with EU repatriation laws by deporting Roma to Bulgaria and Romania. Paris is standing by on the policy, rejecting criticism.
A German court says it has declined to issue a preliminary injunction against YouTube in a drawn-out conflict between the popular video-sharing site and several royalty collecting bodies over unlicensed music videos.
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