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LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A top adviser to former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney appears to be behind today’s launch of a new Web site attacking GOP presidential rival Fred Thompson, the Washington Post reports. The site, www.phoneyfred.org, paints an unflattering picture of Thompson, dubbing him: Fancy Fred, Five O’clock Fred, Flip-Flop Fred, McCain […]

LAWFUEL – In brief: Last year, we reported on a groundbreaking agreement signed in July 2006 by the governments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the People’s Republic of China to implement laws to recognise the judgments of each other’s courts. Legislative changes are now underway in Hong Kong to implement this arrangement.

LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Partnership may be the culmination of a well planned career development journey for Jared Muller, but nevertheless he describes his reaction to making partner as ‘overwhelming’ and a great honour. ‘I completed my articles at one of Queensland’s biggest firms, but it was mid-tier in size when compared

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Australian Government’s new Australian citizenship test has been approved by the Senate. It means immigrants hoping to become citizens will soon need to be able to answer questions about the Australia’s history and geography, as well as our Government and traditions. The new test also requires potential Australians

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – A man accused of murdering two people in a hit-and-run says he was trying to save his friend, the Auckland High Court has been told. Darin Gardner, 25, is accused of driving his car into a group of people who were watching a brawl between his friend and several

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Operation Hamilton, the homicide team investigating the death of Augustine Borrell early on Sunday morning, has identified and spoken with the occupants of the Mercedes Benz car seen in Hamilton Rd shortly before Augustine was stabbed. Officer in charge of the operation, Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Breach, says it

DENVER, Sept. 10, 2007 LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire — The Law Office of Jeffrey A. Berens, LLC (www.berenslaw.com) announced today that it is investigating potential claims against Countrywide Financial Corporation (NYSE:CFC) and others concerning whether the Countrywide Financial Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan imprudently invested in the Countrywide Financial Corporation common stock fund

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 10, 2007 LAWFUEL – The Class Actions Lawsuit Newswire — Notice is hereby given that Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP has filed a Class Action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas on behalf of a class (the “Class”) consisting of all persons or entities who

LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – Chapman Tripp is pleased to welcome Anna Moodie who joins the corporate & commercial group as a senior solicitor specialising in competition, regulatory and commercial law. Anna brings over six years’ experience from both private practice and in-house counsel roles and has advised on a range of issues,

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The piercing of nipples and genitals will be banned in Australia for people under 18 under new legislation. The proposed state laws would also require written permission from a parent or guardian for children under 16 to have “non-intimate” body piercings, such as ears, tongue or nose rings or