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Friday 23 June 2006 The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today announced a new class order [CO 06/495] extending the transitional compensation arrangements under s912B of the Corporations Act 2001 until 31 December 2006. ‘ASIC is continuing the transitional arrangements for six months to maintain current minimum compensation requirements while the Government considers its

WASHINGTON- LAWFUEL – Law News Network -June 22, 2006–New Yorkers do not need to hire a lawyer for their uncontested legal needs, including wills, living trusts, immigration forms, no fault divorces, business incorporations and bankruptcies. Instead, they can visit a new online directory from the National Association of Legal Document Preparers (NALDP)–http://www.naldp.org–to find a legal

LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – The US Department of Justice announced that earlier today, the FBI, in conjunction with federal, state and local authorities, executed arrests as part of an ongoing investigation into a terrorist-related matter. The individuals arrested posed no immediate threat to our community. A press conference will be held in Washington,

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – The former chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Homestore.com, Inc. was convicted today of 18 felony charges for orchestrating a scheme to inflate the company’s on-line advertising revenues in 2001 through a series of fraudulent, “round-trip” transactions. Stuart Wolff, 43, of Westlake Village, was found guilty

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – International law firm Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP has advised Allgemeine HypothekenBank Rheinboden AG (AHBR) on the sale of its European real estate financing business. The loans portfolio has a total volume of €3.5 bil-lion. The buyer is Hypo Real Estate Bank International AG, a subsidiary of Hypo

Thursday 22 June 2006 – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service – The former director of a Melbourne-based advertising business has been charged with dishonestly using his position and obtaining a financial advantage, following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Mr John Tsingaris, 48, of Melbourne, Victoria, has appeared in the Melbourne

DALLAS, June 22, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – The Coffey Firm announced today that Mimi Coffey has spoken at the seminars listed below during the first half of 2006. DVD copies of the two most recent presentations are available from the respective associations. Mimi highlights the statistical mismatch of approximately 1.4 million

Highly Regarded Consumer Protection and Antitrust Attorney Strengthens O’Melveny’s Practice San Francisco, June 21, 2006 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – O’Melveny & Myers LLP announced that Thomas Brown has joined the firm as a partner in its Antitrust/Competition practice and will reside in the firm’s San Francisco office. Brown joins O’Melveny & Myers

SAN JOSE – LAWFUEL – Press Release Service -United States Attorney Kevin V. Ryan announced that a federal grand jury sitting in San Jose returned a sealed indictment on June 15, 2006, charging Vivian Michelle Titus, 43, of Woodside, with six counts of bank fraud and six counts of theft or embezzlement by a bank

San Francisco (June 22, 2006)LAWFUEL – Press Release Service- Heller Ehrman LLP today announced the addition of Lynn Kirk as the firm’s new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Ms. Kirk, most recently CMO at DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, will oversee the Heller Ehrman’s marketing, business development and communication activities. “Lynn will be a great addition