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A United Nations panel cautioned on Friday that governments and non-state groups are deploying mercenaries and private security contractors as intermediaries to conduct military strikes, cyber intrusions, and resource extraction while evading accountability for abuses. The working group...

Cornell University will pay $60 million to the Trump administration and adopt federal interpretations of civil rights law after authorities restored more than $1 billion in suspended research funding. The Ivy League institution agreed on Friday to remit $30 million over three years to resolve...

Amnesty International accused Tunisia on Tuesday of escalating human rights violations against sub-Saharan migrants through mass deportations to remote border regions, arbitrary detentions, and physical violence by security forces. The rights organization warned that European nations providing...

The UN Security Council voted on Thursday to lift sanctions against Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab, removing them from a list targeting Islamic State and Al-Qaeda affiliates. Fourteen council members supported the measure while China abstained, arguing the...

A federal district judge in Oregon blocked President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Portland over state objections, determining that his actions violated constitutional limits on federal power. Judge Karin Immergut issued an injunction on Friday evening after concluding...

Canada's highest court determined on Friday that trial judges must evaluate all relevant evidence when assessing whether someone possessed the capacity to consent to sexual activity, rather than relying solely on a complainant's recollections. The ruling in R. v. Rioux established that...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a temporary stay on Friday, pausing a lower court mandate that required the Trump administration to maintain full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding for November. The emergency order allows the First Circuit Court of Appeals time to consider...

Two senior private equity partners have departed the London office of Ropes & Gray for Akin, strengthening the latter firm's transactional practice in a major European market. Dan Oates and Angela Becker are leaving after three years with Ropes, which they joined in 2022 from Fried Frank. The...

Global legal institutions are demonstrating resilience against efforts by the Trump administration to undermine the post-World War II international order, panellists reported on Wednesday at the International Bar Association conference in Toronto. Case Western Reserve University co-dean Michael...

Legendary journalist Bob Woodward delivered sharp criticism of Donald Trump during a Toronto conference, telling the International Bar Association that the former president dismantled constitutional safeguards and wielded authority in ways never before witnessed in American democracy. During...

Philadelphia-based Cozen O'Connor will absorb Minneapolis practice Moss & Barnett in a combination scheduled for January 1 that brings more than 50 additional attorneys to the acquiring firm. The transaction elevates the expanded Minneapolis location to the fourth-largest among 33 offices while...

Mishcon de Reya has established operations in Abu Dhabi and Dubai while securing authorization from Hong Kong regulators to practice as a solicitor firm, marking significant territorial expansion. Christopher Skipper will oversee the United Arab Emirates locations after joining from Greenberg...

McDermott Will & Schulte has added litigation specialist Hilton Mervis as a partner in its London practice after he departed from Arnold & Porter. The attorney brings more than 20 years of expertise representing financial services clients in commercial disputes, regulatory matters, and...

Managing technological transformation and providing artificial intelligence instruction have displaced workforce recruitment as the foremost immediate concerns for legal practitioners worldwide, according to findings that will be released on Monday at the International Bar Association gathering...

A study presented at the International Bar Association conference in Toronto reveals that independent law firms have gained substantial traction in international legal markets. The research conducted by London consultancy MD Communications found that 91 percent of such practices report securing...

The International Bar Association opened its 2025 gathering in Toronto on Sunday evening with addresses from president Jaime Carey and more than 5,000 attendees. Former Supreme Court of Canada justice Rosalie Silberman Abella received the Benjamin Berell Ferencz Rule of Law Lifetime Achievement...

Morgan Lewis has established a presence in Riyadh by assembling a six-attorney group that includes recent hires from A&O Shearman and Al Tamimi & Company. Partner Sultan Almasoud leads the launch after serving more than ten years as managing partner at legacy Shearman & Sterling's Saudi location...

Management representative Roman Fada has denied accusations from the family of deceased highlife musician Daddy Lumba that he distributed funeral invitations without authorization. The family previously stated that management lacked approval to communicate any arrangements for memorial services...

Ghanaian performer Real MC has established a charitable organization centered on assisting economically disadvantaged populations and marginalized groups. The entertainer described philanthropy as an inherent part of his character rather than a calculated response to financial success...

Gospel singer Celestine Donkor has expressed disappointment after a colleague she regarded as a personal friend requested a 70 percent advance payment to appear at her program. The artist told a radio host that the formal demand surprised her, given their history of mutual support and social...