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LAWFUEL- The Legal Newswire – Legal experts from the 27 EU nations overnight agreed on a new reform treaty for the bloc, to replace the failed constitution, the EU’s Portuguese presidency announced. The “legal experts found agreement. (The) treaty draft is ready”, the EU presidency said, following lengthy talks between the drafting experts. However, the […]

LAWFUEL- The Legal Newswire – What has Britney Spears’ done that caused the Judge in her custody case to deny her custody of her children? ABC reports that a judge’s decision Monday to force Britney Spears to relinquish custody of her two children may have been prompted by evidence of more bad behavior by Spears,

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A solicitor “embellished” claims for legal aid in child welfare cases with false details of sex abuse to fraudulently obtain nearly £2 million, The Scotsman can reveal. In Scotland’s biggest-ever legal aid fraud, James Muir made false claims for public money in hundreds of child protection cases over seven

LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The New York Times reports that the European Commission elevated its antitrust investigation against the chip maker Qualcomm to priority status Monday, after two years of apparent inactivity on the case. The regulatory agency said an in-depth investigation would be conducted as “a matter of priority.” The move does

LAWFUEL -The Legal newswire – A transient with ties to Las Vegas and Southern California was sentenced today to 130 months in federal prison for running a scheme that bilked several victims out of more than $5 million with promises of huge returns on their investments that they thought were being used to make “bridge

HOUSTON – LAWFUEL- The Legal Newswire – To help businesses adapt to the changing legal and economic dynamics associated with climate change and environmental law, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP has organized a Climate Change Task Force. The initiative is led by Richard O. Faulk, chair of the firm’s Litigation Department. The group will assist businesses

LAWFUEL – The Lawyer Newswire – Nigel Tozzi, QC, of 4 Pump Court, acted for Ferrari, the Formula One constructor, in the hearings over the confidential documents and a blueprint of the design of a Ferrari Formula One car illegally obtained by McLaren, The Times reports. McLaren was stripped of all constructor points in the

LAWFUEL – The Australia & New Zealand Legal Newswire – The Australian Government Minister for Trade, Warren Truss, today announced that Australia and India have agreed to undertake a joint feasibility study into the merits of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. Mr Truss said the study will provide an opportunity to

LAWFUEL- The Legal Newswire – After years of painful soul searching, Rhiannon O’Donnabhain — a former construction engineer from a devout Irish Catholic family in Boston — decided to surgically change his sex to female in 2001. The struggle was equally tough financially — hormone treatments and medical procedures set her back $25,000, a burden

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Fresh off the Democratic Debates at Dartmouth College, Ron Paul stopped up at Dartmouth College to discuss his libertarian ideals and campaign with Dartmouth students. Here, he speaks frankly with a group of politically active students about Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” and the influence of objectivism on libertarians such