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LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Perth lawyers should shut up and let police get on with catching the killer of Supreme Court registrar Corryn Rayney, Western Australia’s Attorney General Jim McGinty says. Members of Perth’s small legal circle have publicly criticised police in the wake of a decision by detectives last week to name

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Scotland’s legal aid bill cost the public purse more than £150m last year, figures have revealed, the BBC reports. The total bill was 2% up on the previous year and brought spending to the second highest ever level. Criminal cases accounted for nearly two thirds of the total. The

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Britney Spears’ alcohol and drug use have lost her custody of her children, according to judicial reports. The sources report that husband Kevin Federline “is to retain physical custody of the minor children on Wednesday October 3, 2007 at 12:00 pm until further order of the court,” the court

New York (October 1, 2007) – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Morrison & Foerster LLP announced today that Anna Pinedo, partner in the firm’s Capital Markets group in the New York office, has been named one of “The 100 Most Influential Hispanics” by Hispanic Business magazine. She was recognized for her contribution to the

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1, 2007 — Gallo & Associates today announced that it has filed a class action suit against Career Education Corporation (Nasdaq:CECO) alleging that the company’s profit-oriented approach to education crossed the line into fraud on a massive scale at its California Culinary Academy vocational school, victimizing

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Amsterdam – DLA Piper is pleased to announce that Paulus Merks has joined its Tax team as a partner. Paulus joins DLA Piper from Ernst & Young, where he worked for over 12 years in Europe and the US. His broad experience will be of huge benefit to DLA

RELEASE NO. 34-56584 / October 1, 2007 LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), of trading of the securities of ConnectAJet.com, Inc. (“ConnectAJet” ticker symbol CAJT), a company with offices in Bloomington, Minnesota

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – TALLAHASSEE, FL – Attorney General Bill McCollum today joined state and local law enforcement and prosecutors to announce that the CyberCrimes Against Children Act of 2007 is now in effect. The new law substantially increases the penalties for various types of cybercrime and creates a new, separate criminal charge

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Washington, D.C., October 1, 2007 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled enforcement actions against former Dynegy Inc. chief financial officer Robert D. Doty, Jr. and two other former executives at the Houston-based energy company for their roles in a $300 million accounting fraud known as Project

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Major Compendium Explores Best Practices, Creative Yet Practical Approaches to Cross-Border Disputes October 1, 2007 (New York, NY) – Proskauer Rose LLP, an international law firm with more than 750 lawyers worldwide, is proud to announce the release of “Proskauer on International Litigation and Arbitration: Managing, Resolving, and Avoiding