The Commerce Commission will examine documentation relating to Blue Chip New Zealand after complaints that people may have been induced to invest based on false or misleading representations. Nineteen firms connected to Blue Chip’s New Zealand franchisee went into voluntary liquidation last week owing millions to about 2000 investors. The Commission has received a large
Hong Kong: LAWFUEL – Law Firm Newswire – Renowned Hong Kong litigator Brian Gilchrist is to join leading law firm Clifford Chance from 1 May 2008. Brian joins the strongest litigation team in Asia, with four partners based in Hong Kong, including leading practitioner Martin Rogers, and 40 litigation lawyers working across Asia. “His courtroom
LawFuel – The latest letter from Ron Paul outlines the need to preserve his libertarian, free market ideals in the face of the “DC neocons” who would love to see him defeated. Ron Paul writes to supporters: “The DC neocons think their old dream is about to come true. They think they can defeat me
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LawFuel – The BlackBerry litigation has been resurrected with both Motorola and Research In Motion filing lawsuits over alleged patent violations. Motorola claims Research In Motion has used its patented inventions without permission, while RIM have countersued alleging Motorola’s infringement of RIM patents. Motorola is the largest maker of mobile phones in the US. The
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Mon Feb 18 00:00:00 GMT 2008 The following release has not been proofed due to time constraints. Transparency group Wikileaks forcibly censored at ex-parte Californian hearing — ordered to print blank pages — ‘wikileaks.org’ name forcibly deleted from Californian domain registrar — the best justice Cayman Islands money launderers can buy? When the transparency group
PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 18, 2008 – LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – HR Futures announced that Dr. Steve McElfresh has been elected to the national Board of Directors of the Forensic Expert Witness Association (FEWA). FEWA is a non-profit professional association dedicated to the development, ethics, and promotion of forensic consultants in all fields and
LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – A high-ranking member of a Pomona gang associated with the Crips, his girlfriend and a dozen other gang members and associates have been arrested on federal narcotics-trafficking charges resulting from a joint federal-state investigation that targeted gang activity in the East Los Angeles County community. The lead defendant in the
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LawFuel – Legal Newswire – Clifford Chance have advised on the establishment of a Shari’a compliant real estate development fund and debt raising for United Development Company in Qatar, for the Qanat Quartier development on The Pearl, Qatar. The firm acted for the Sponsor in establishing the US$300 million fund, and the legal structuring of
COLUMBUS–LAWFUEL – Labor & Employment Law News – Ulmer & Berne LLP, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2008, announced today the addition of Adam C. Miller to its Columbus office. As a member of the Employment & Labor Group at Ulmer & Berne, Mr. Miller focuses on representing governmental entities, particularly school districts.
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Company recognized as leader in e-discovery software, e-discovery systems service, and litigation support software SAN FRANCISCO– LAWFUEL – Legal Technology News –Readers of Law Technology News recognized CT Summation, part of CT, a Wolters Kluwer business, with three 2007 Law Technology News® Awards, which were announced on February 5th at the fifth annual Law Technology
