The proportion of class actions which is classified as 'high risk' or 'bet-the-company' has risen from 4.5 to 16.4% in three years but general counsel are rising to the challenge and managing them more efficiently, according to new research. | 9yrs

A 27-year old law and accountancy university student has been cleared of charges that he was plotting an Islamic State-style bomb or gun attack - but now faces sentencing in relation to a previous conviction of possessing a bomb-making manual. | 9yrs

Amazon has begun testing drones outside the US, criticising US regulators for falling behind technological developments - a move which highlights the progress that the EU is making in preparing the legal framework for an expected boom in the sector. | 9yrs

The leading UK legal regulator has recorded a 25 per cent rise in the number of occasions when individuals pretended to be running a law firm - taking the total to over 700 in 2014. | 9yrs

The retail giant's trademark and competition work has effectively transferred over to the Cooley office, which opened in January, in the arms of two Edwards Wildman partners - giving Cooley a priority spot on Amazon's European legal adviser panel. | 9yrs

Seven years after the start of a defamation dispute between a coach and one of the top US baseball players of his era, the insurer AIG has set up a settlement between its client, the ex-Boston Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens and his former trainer. | 9yrs

Chairs of non-European insurance companies operating in the UK face a higher standard of compliance regarding their awareness of potential rule breaches, under proposals due to take place next year. | 9yrs

Businesses could be saved from going under in conflict zones if they are offered the commercial lifeline of insurance, according to an American lawyer based in Ukraine. | 9yrs

What are the implications of the newly-published 'Report on Cyber Security in the Insurance Sector'? Vikram Sidhu of Clyde & Co explains. | 9yrs

Claire Temple of Osborne Clarke answers four questions to explain how and when the new insurance and the complex liability issues that could ensue. | 9yrs

2015 is the year in which driverless cars will start appearing on roads on both sides of the Atlantic - with pilots starting in the US and UK. Insurance lawyers will be helping develop new laws and policies. | 9yrs

US banks are in the first steps of preparing their Q1 results - and many are thought to be concerned that the inclusion of large legal provisions will encourage regulators and consumers to aim for bigger settlements than they would otherwise accept. | 9yrs

The 17-office, international firm King & Spalding practice has recruited the two Washington DC-based partners from its rival in order to strengthen their civil litigation group. | 9yrs

A lawyer who is defending the gang accused of raping a student on a bus who later died, has been called to the Supreme Court after saying 'there is no place for women in Indian culture' - and a colleague has also been summoned for similar statement. | 9yrs

With 1,000 insurance lawyers around the world, Clyde & Co clearly ranks among the top insurance law firms - but the Dentons Dacheng merger and specialisation by other firms are leading to a tighter race among the top practices. | 9yrs

As banks attract the wrath of their regulators, insurance companies are attracting much less publicity? Is this a genuine reflection of the behaviour of the two sectors? Or could the roles changes? | 9yrs

Contradicting general assumptions that China is the leading investor across the board in Africa, Linklaters says that Japan is the most active investor from Asia in African project finance schemes. | 9yrs

An African oil company whose share price collapsed by 97pc in the last year has reported itself to the Serious Fraud Office on the basis of a nearly-completed report from Wilkie Farr which raised questions about travel and accommodation expenses. | 9yrs

Some Australian law firms are actively discouraging staff to work part-time or flexibly by refusing to let them participate in the most challenging jobs, according to the head of industry body Victorian Women Lawyers. | 9yrs