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LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – After SACEM1 closed down Blogmusik.net in February 2007, the site, which is now called Deezer.com, has announced that an agreement has been reached with the societies that protect copyright royalties. Deezer.com is now the first global website for music on demand with no restrictions: listening to all kinds of

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Two people who sprinkled flour in a parking lot to mark a trail for their offbeat running club inadvertently caused a bioterrorism scare and now face a felony charge. The sprinkled powder forced hundreds to evacuate an IKEA furniture store Thursday. New Haven ophthalmologist Daniel Salchow, 36, and his

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Forbes & Thomson Financial report that automakers Bayerische Motoren Werke AG and DaimlerChrysler AG’s Smart unit are threatening legal action over alleged cheap Chinese-made knock-offs of some of their models, should the cars be presented at the international automobile fair IAA in Frankfurt reported Automobilwoche magazine. The Chinese-made SUV

LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Australian law news – The ABC reports that a former director of the Defence Intelligence Organisation is suing the publisher of The Bulletin magazine for defamation, over articles published in 2004. Frank Lewincamp has told the ACT Supreme Court the most damaging allegation made by the magazine is that he

LAWFUEL – Legal Newswire – Embattled Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is expected to enter a formal plea of guilty tomorrow in his federal dogfighting case. By pleading guilty, the flashy football star who was suspended indefinitely by the NFL will almost certainly trigger a prison sentence, fines and possibly the end of his career. He

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Broadcaster Paul Holmes’ adopted daughter Millie Elder has today admitted three drugs charges. The NZ Herald reports that Elder, 19, whispered guilty pleas this morning to possessing P, possession of a P pipe, and permitting her premises to be used for drugs consumption. Six other charges were withdrawn by

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The parents of missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann are disappointed there has been no breakthrough in the investigation of their daughter’s disappearance. The Telegraph reports that Gerry McCann, who returned to the Algarve at the weekend after giving a talk at the Edinburgh festival, said there was no sign of

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Forced to retire at the top of their game in their mid-50s, why are more of London’s top lawyers not snapped up by big companies? The Times reports on why so many top London lawyers are lagging behind bankers and accountants in the City’s pecking order. Earlier this month

LAWFUEL – The Legal Business Newswire – Burness has become Scotland’s second most profitable law firm measured by profits per equity partner, reports The Herald. The Edinburgh and Glasgow-based commercial firm leapfrogged its larger Scottish rivals, including McGrigors, Maclay Murray & Spens, Dundas & Wilson and Brodies, by increasing profits per equity partner to £361,000.

Monday, 27 August 2007 LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – New guidelines have been drawn up to help businesses and government organisations take the right steps after a privacy breach occurs, including notifying people if their personal information has been stolen, lost or mistakenly disclosed. Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff announced the voluntary draft guidelines today,