Washington, D.C., Sept. 6, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The SEC today instituted settled enforcement actions against Commonwealth Equity Services, LLP, based in Waltham, Mass.; Detwiler, Mitchell, Fenton & Graves, Inc., based in Boston; and James X. McCarty, a resident of South Dennis, Mass. for failing to reasonably supervise former registered representative
LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The man who was accused of slashing two women with a samurai sword and shooting dead an Auckland man has had his convictions quashed in the Court of Appeal, the New Zealand Herald reports. Antonie Dixon was given a life sentence and a minimum non-parole period of 20 years
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LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The recent avalanche of finance company failures has highlighted the need for solicitors to be certain that funds that are transferred electronically to their trust accounts and which they are relying on to immediately complete transactions, are cleared funds and will not be reversed. At least two practitioners have
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LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Age reports that music promoter Glenn Wheatley has won leave to appeal against his 30-month jail sentence for tax fraud offences. Justice Alex Chernov allowed the appeal to continue after finding that grounds raising technical appeal points against the jail term were reasonably arguable. Wheatley, 59, was not
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LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – See Hot Gossip – It seems GOPer Larry Craig is not the only Craig family member in hot water. The senator’s daughter is wanted on an arrest warrant issued earlier this year after she failed to appear in an Idaho court on a pair of misdemeanor criminal charges. The
Prosecutors in the trial of US music producer Phil Spector presented mere “speculation” about who shot an actress dead at his home, the defence said. In her closing statement, lawyer Linda Kenney-Baden said the prosecution had put on a “stage-show” trial to cover up the lack of scientific evidence. She urged jurors to acquit her
6 Sep 2007 LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Beijing, September 6, 2007—Shearman & Sterling has advised the lenders, composed of 11 major PRC banks plus Sinopec Finance Company, on the financing of the Fujian Refining & Petrochemical Company Limited (FREP). This joint venture is the first integrated refining and petrochemicals project with foreign participation
US Legal Newswire SEC SENIORS SUMMIT TO Tackle IDENTIFYing, STOPping INVESTMENT SCAMS AGAINST SENIOR CITIZENS Agency Has Recently Brought Charges in More Than 40 Frauds Against Older Investors Washington, D.C., Sept. 6, 2007 – The Securities and Exchange Commission and three other organizations today announced the panelists and agenda for an upcoming Seniors Summit at
US Law Newswire UNDERCOVER STING NETS FIVE INDIVIDUALS FOR ILLEGAL TRADE OF PROTECTED SEA TURTLES AND OTHER WILDLIFE WASHINGTON – A three-year undercover operation conducted by federal agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service led to the arrests today of five individuals for their roles in illegal international trade of exotic skins and parts
LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The Dubai and Hong Kong offices of Clifford Chance LLP have advised Leighton Holdings, Australia’s largest project development and contracting group, on its acquisition of a 45% stake in Al Habtoor Engineering Enterprises, one of the largest construction companies in the Gulf region, which has built the Burj Al
