By Staff, LexisNexis* Fifty-seven per cent of the world’s population lives outside the shelter of the law. Legal Publisher LexisNexis is playing its part to bring that figure down. The rule of law, put simply, is the idea that “no one is above the law”. It is the fundamental basis on which prosperous societies rest. Access to legal remedies, equal and transparent laws and … [Read more...]
Is Investment Arbitration at a Crossroads?
Lord Goldsmith QC, Chair of Asian and European Litigation at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, has delivered the keynote speech at the opening of the inaugural Tel Aviv Arbitration Day, where he asked if investment arbitration is at a crossroads in its development. Some 3,000 Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) have been made since the first one was signed in 1959. Since then, … [Read more...]
Bob Jones On Where Jamie-Lee Ross Should Go
Pundit, Knight, Author and Property investment supreme Sir Robert Jones has launched a blog to poke fun at a world "gone mad with political correctness". His initial entry provides some advice for politician Jamie-Lee Ross, who Sir Robert castigates and notes that MP Sarah Dowie's text that is the subject of police investigation is a 'preposterous' situation and is akin to … [Read more...]
Former Fiber Optic CEO Used Forged Contracts to Obtain $250 Million in Investment Funds
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ELIZABETH ANN PIERCE, the former Chief Executive Officer of a telecommunications company based in Anchorage, Alaska, pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to use forged guaranteed revenue … [Read more...]
Basketball Coach Used His Position to Enrich Himself US Attorney Says
Bland, a Former University of Southern California Men’s Basketball Coach, Pled Guilty to Accepting a Cash Bribe in Return for Steering College Players on His Team to Corrupt Financial Advisers Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANTHONY BLAND, a/k/a “Tony,” a former men’s basketball coach at the … [Read more...]