The U.K.’s implementation of “no win, no fee” conditional fee arrangements has been pushed back, from October of this year to April 2013. The U.K. Ministry of Justice said the civil litigation reforms were postponed for six months to allow law firms and legal businesses more time to prepare.Visit International News

Liverpool’s Silverbeck Rymer is set to be acquired by software and outsourcing firm Quindell Portfolio in one of the first takeovers of a law firm under the U.K.’s Legal Services Act. The deal, which requires regulatory approval, will create a combined insurance claims outsourcing operation.Visit International News

Long-time defense attorney Ivan Stephan Fisher has been suspended from practicing in the Southern District of New York for misusing $250,000 in funds intended to go toward restitution to the International Gemological Institute, which was the victim of an embezzlement.

Former Macfarlanes banking partner Francis Bridgeman has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after claiming he had been kidnapped in order to avoid being arrested for a DUI-related offense in 2010. Bridgeman was also ordered to pay £4,200 in costs and has been banned from driving for 18 months.Visit International News

British telecom giant Vodafone is not liable for up to $4.4 billion in back taxes and penalties, India’s top court said Friday, in a ruling that removes significant uncertainty for foreign companies investing in the country. At least eight other companies — including GE and AT&T — are fighting tax cases in India that could be affected by the Vodafone precedent.Visit International News