2007

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Mr Anthony John Brownlee, of Stanmore in New South Wales, has been sentenced in the Downing Centre Local Court to nine months imprisonment with a minimum term of three months imprisonment, after pleading guilty to six charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Mr Brownlee was […]

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The use and prevalence of termination for convenience clauses in a wide range of commercial contracts is increasing. These have historically been used by Government organisations in their contracts but, progressively, termination for convenience clauses are more frequently included in contracts involving both private sector and Government parties. There

LAWFUEL – The Law Practice Newswire – October 26 – 27, 2007 Hilton on the Park – Melbourne The 2007 Legal Management Summit registrations are now open. This years Summit program focuses on leading trends in legal practice management and has specifically targeted presenters who are leading edge and highly intuned with the Australian Legal

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and MARK J. MERSHON, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that DENNIS MICHAEL NOURI, the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and President of Smart

HOUSTON–LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP announces that Steven L. Roberts, formerly of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP, has joined the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the Litigation Practice. Roberts’ arrival follows closely behind that of Rachel Giesber Clingman. Mr. Roberts has nearly 30 years of courtroom experience, with

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – From Tax Etcetera – The Full Federal Court of Australia has confirmed NZ’s practice (TRA 001/02, Decision No 19/2003, Judge Willy) of reversing the GST on a deposit where the contract is cancelled and the deposit forfeited. The AAT (our TRA equivalent) had ruled that the deposit was a

LAWFUEL – Following the failure of the James Brown prosecution for rape, the Illinois law has been altered to permit accusers more than two years to sue. The new law, which will be implemented on January 1, 2008 suspends the statute of limitations when the victim has been intimidated or manipulated into staying quiet. The

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Miami Field Office (“FBI”), and Michael E. Yasofsky, Jr., Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division (“IRS-CI”), announced that defendant Warren H. Newell,

LawFuel’s Hot Gossip reports that High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens has been offered half a million to “join the GGW brand”, by Girls Gone Wild owner Joe Francis, who issued the contract offer via a press release from a Nevada prison.