LAWFUEL – NZ Legal Jobs & Law News – Chapman Tripp has just released the latest issue of its superannuation newsletter which discusses the Taxation (Annual Rates, Business Taxation, KiwiSaver, and Remedial Matters) Bill. The Bill, which was recently reported back from the Finance and Expenditure Committee, introduces some refinements and new measures related to
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LAWFUEL – Former Labour MP Taito Phillip Field is due in court on Monday after police laid 15 bribery charges against him, along with 25 for attempting to pervert the course of justice, on Friday. He is due to appear in the Manukau District Court at 10am. His lawyer, Simativa Perese, told Radio New Zealand
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LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Australian Law Reform Commission has recommended a major overhaul of Australia’s federal privacy laws, putting forward more than 300 sweeping changes to the current regime under the Privacy Act 1988. Many of the proposals focus on greater protection for individual privacy, reflecting the advances in technology since the
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LAWFUEL – See LawFuel’s ‘Hot Gossip’ – Fresh from his divorce from Heather Mills and its ongoing legal ramifications, Paul McCartney is now linked to actress Rosanna Arquette, despite the standard denials. Our source is the impeccable London News of the World. NOTW report that McCartney collected Rosanna from a friend’s house in West London
A bill that would ease curbs on former Baathists was presented to Iraq’s parliament on Sunday, but a row quickly erupted and forced postponement of debate on a draft law seen as vital to fostering national reconciliation. It was the first time parliament had taken up any major bills this year that Washington believes will
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 24, 2007 LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire — Kahn Gauthier Swick, LLC (“KGS”), the law firm that has filed a securities fraud class action lawsuit against WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (“WellCare” or the “Company”) (NYSE:WCG) on behalf of shareholders who purchased the common stock of the Company between May 8, 2006 and
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LAWFUEL – The Legal newswire – Chessmaster Garry Kasparov has been beaten and imprisoned by Russian police after helping lead a protest in Moscow against President Vladimir Putin on Saturday. He was charged with organizing an unsanctioned protest and resisting arrest. The arrest comes a week before Russia’s parliamentary election and has seen Kasparov jailed
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LAWFUEL – A federal judge has overturned a decision that doubled damages in the patent infringement lawsuit brought by Broadcom Corp against Qualcomm Inc. A judge awarded Broadcom nearly $40 million in August, following a finding that the patent infringements were wilful. Broadcom has reportedly chosen to accept $19.6 million in patent infringement damages and
LawJobsPipeline.com – The Lawjobspipeline.blog has two new postings relating to the tight New Zealand legal market and the growing trend of inhouse lawyers to both grow their own legal departments and do deals on legal fees See: LawJobsPipeline.com
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LAWFUEL – Law Firm Announcements – Lovells have received the WORLDleaders International Trademark Excellence award for our work representing the Swedish retailing giant Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) in a dispute against a Russian holder of the H&M trademark in Russia. The award was announced at a ceremony in London on 15 November. The WORLDleaders awards,
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