More than two months after hearing oral arguments, the Georgia Supreme Court issued a ruling in a dispute over the constitutionality of a county ordinance that limited a merchant’s ability to “sell and display sex devices” at two of its storefronts in Gwinnett County. According to the high court ruling, facts “implicated”…

Sam Salehpour, an engineer at Boeing, told lawmakers that the company is cutting corners in assembling its 787 and 777 jets and claimed his supervisors have retaliated against him for blowing the whistle. (Credit: Senator Hawley Press Office) The relatives of victims that were killed in two separate plane crashes…

With foreign investment flowing into Africa, arbitration is becoming a more popular dispute resolution mechanism, especially for investors looking to avoid the long haul of navigating the courts and the associated costs. The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has reported a notable rise in the involvement of African parties…

A raft of leading corporate law firms have been drafted in to advise on two multi-billion-pound private equity deals involving high profile U.K. assets. Clifford Chance, Latham & Watkins and the newly-merged A&O Shearman all advised as Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial has come to an agreement relating to the sale…

Morrison & Foerster is closing its Beijing outfit, according to four people with knowledge of the matter, two of whom work at the firm. The move is the latest step by a U.S.-led firm to close or pare back offices in Greater China in the last year.

There has been significant growth in U.K. class actions (often referred to in the U.K. as “collective actions”) in recent years.  As has been the case in the U.S.—where class actions have been a mainstay of litigation for decades—that growth in claims has been fuelled by claimant-side law firms and…