US legal aid for 26,000 unaccompanied migrant children is at risk as the Office of Refugee Resettlement ceased funding services due to a dispute over confidential information. Lawyers warn children face deportation without representation, with some continuing pro bono.
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals offers HK$30,000 to households displaced by the Tai Po fire who transfer their flat ownership to the government for relocation assistance.
Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog has charged Wen Congmei, 62, with allegedly bribing a Legal Aid Department clerk with HK$10,000 to secure custody of her grandson. She faces one count of offering an advantage to a public servant and will appear in court Friday.
Anthropic launches new chatbot features for law firms, expanding its Claude for Legal platform with specialized legal plug-ins and MCP connectors for automation of clerical tasks across various legal fields.
Nvidia's corporate VC arm NVentures has invested in Legora, a Swedish legal AI startup, marking its first legal AI investment. The $50 million Series D extension values Legora at $5.6 billion, just months after it crossed $100 million in ARR. The company competes with U.S.-based Harvey, which reached an $11 billion valuation. Both are aggressively expanding globally, with Legora targeting the U.S. market while Harvey pushes into Europe.
Nvidia's VC arm NVentures invested in Legora, a Swedish legal AI startup, as part of a $50M Series D extension, valuing the company at $5.6B. The investment marks Nvidia's first legal AI bet. Legora, which crossed $100M ARR, competes with Harvey ($11B valuation) as both expand globally. Legora has 1,000+ law firm clients across 50 markets, while Harvey claims 100,000 lawyers across 1,300 organizations.
