2019 – Page 81

Georgia Woman Charged In Relation to ISIS Support and US “Kill List”

Press Releases / March 13, 2019

Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the Police Department for

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High Risks For Publishers With New Public Interest Defence

Law Firms, New Zealand Law News, Press Releases / March 12, 2019

The embedding of the public interest defence to defamation has raised the bar for publishers, Chapman Tripp says. The public interest defence differs from the Lange qualified privilege defence, which it replaces, in two key ways: it shifts the burden of proof from the complainant to the publisher, and it requires the publisher to prove not only

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Former Senior KPMG Audit Partner Involved in “Chain of Corruption” Over PCAOB Info

Law Firms, Press Releases / March 11, 2019

Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DAVID MIDDENDORF, who was the National Managing Partner for audit quality at the accounting firm KPMG LLP (“KPMG”), and JEFFREY WADA a former employee of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (the “PCAOB”), were convicted of wire fraud charges in

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SFO To Investigate JLR Compaints On Electoral Act Donations

New Zealand Law News, Press Releases / March 11, 2019

The Serious Fraud Office have commenced an investigation into Jami-Lee Ross’s accusations regarding National Party election donations. The SFO have announced in a press release today that they have received a referral from the Police about a complaint they received in October last year in relation to the disclosure of political donations under the Electoral

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Mishcon de Reya Joined By Former K&L Gates Partner

Big Law, Press Releases, UK Law / March 11, 2019

Mishcon de Reya has today announced that Neil Baylis will join the firm’s Competition Group as a partner on 18 March 2019. Neil was previously a partner at K&L Gates LLP, heading the firm’s Competition and Trade Regulation Group in London. He specialises in all aspects of EU and UK competition law, as well as giving advice

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Read Carefully! What New Research Tells You About Your Coffee Habit

Featured, Lifestyle & Travel / March 10, 2019

Rachel Croyden* We here good and bad coffee reports almost monthly. Is it good? Is it bad? Will it fight disease? Will it help hasten your demise? However, for coffee lovers – like those hard-working lawyers, business people, professionals and others who need their once- twice- or more daily coffees, there is some good news.

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Dame Sian Retires, And Top Woman QC Asks ‘How Much Do Women Want?’

New Zealand Law News, Press Releases / March 10, 2019

The retirement of Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias was notable for a number of reasons, particularly given the increasing focus upon gender equality in the legal profession and the notable women that hold top legal roles. The valedictory sitting was auspiciously held on International Woman’s Day, with appearances from two other women law leaders, Solicitor

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Former LA Police Officer Jailed Over Bribery & Organized Crime Links

Press Releases / March 10, 2019

LOS ANGELES – A former Glendale police officer was sentenced today to 21 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to a series of charges and admitted that he provided information to the Mexican Mafia that allowed an associate of the prison gang to escape justice for a time and that he also repeatedly mislead

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Kiwifruit Case Return to Court Over Government Negligence

New Zealand Law News, NZ Press Releases, Press Releases / March 10, 2019

The Government’s negligent actions in allowing the deadly Psa disease into New Zealand will again be under close scrutiny as the kiwifruit case heads to the Court of Appeal this week. Nine years after the Psa outbreak which decimated the kiwifruit industry in New Zealand, the Government has appealed the decision that found MPI negligent

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What IS Blockchain? And How Is It Used?

Briefings, Briefings / March 8, 2019

Jones Day – Do you have questions about blockchain technology? Watch “What is Blockchain and How is it Used?,” the first in a series of 12 short Jones Day Presents: Blockchain videos. In this program, Jones Day partner Mark Rasmussen explains blockchain technology and its potential applications in several industry sectors. Watch other videos in our Jones Day Presents: Blockchain series.

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