2007

LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Embattled Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is expected to enter a formal plea of guilty tomorrow in his federal dogfighting case. By pleading guilty, the flashy football star who was suspended indefinitely by the NFL will almost certainly trigger a prison sentence, fines and possibly the end of his career. He […]

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Broadcaster Paul Holmes’ adopted daughter Millie Elder has today admitted three drugs charges. The NZ Herald reports that Elder, 19, whispered guilty pleas this morning to possessing P, possession of a P pipe, and permitting her premises to be used for drugs consumption. Six other charges were withdrawn by

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The parents of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann are disappointed there has been no breakthrough in the investigation of their daughter’s disappearance. The Telegraph reports that Gerry McCann, who returned to the Algarve at the weekend after giving a talk at the Edinburgh festival, said there was no sign of

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Forced to retire at the top of their game in their mid-50s, why are more of London’s top lawyers not snapped up by big companies? The Times reports on why so many top London lawyers are lagging behind bankers and accountants in the City’s pecking order. Earlier this month

LAWFUEL – The Legal Business Newswire – Burness has become Scotland’s second most profitable law firm measured by profits per equity partner, reports The Herald. The Edinburgh and Glasgow-based commercial firm leapfrogged its larger Scottish rivals, including McGrigors, Maclay Murray & Spens, Dundas & Wilson and Brodies, by increasing profits per equity partner to £361,000.

Monday, 27 August 2007 LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – New guidelines have been drawn up to help businesses and government organisations take the right steps after a privacy breach occurs, including notifying people if their personal information has been stolen, lost or mistakenly disclosed. Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff announced the voluntary draft guidelines today,

Stockholm and Wellington, August 27 (JY&A Media)LAWFUEL – The Medinge Group, a Stockholm-based think-tank on international branding, today launches its new yearly online publication, The Journal of the Medinge Group at . Exclusively digital, the collection of essays and thought provides a window into the think-tank’s evolving vision of humanistic branding. Medinge is closely watched

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – China’s top legislature on Sunday started to read the draft law on labor dispute mediation and arbitration amid an increasing number of labor disputes that emerged in the country. ChinaView.cn reports that the draft law was submitted Sunday to the seven-day 29th session of the Standing Committee of the

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – In her first TV interview ever Diane Zamora says she wants to set the record straight about what really happened the night of the ‘Texas Cadet Murder’ and her involvement in the case. Zamora was convicted in the infamous case but says she is ‘not a killer.’ Diane Zamora

LAWFUEL – Lead story from the Wall Street Journal – New York law firms LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP and Dewey Ballantine LLP are in advanced merger talks, with an announcement of a deal expected as early as Monday, according to people familiar with the situation.