Only in America, you may think – but it was Canada and the Judge who wore the “Make America Great Again” cap the day after the US election has apologized for what he did. Ontario Court Justice Bernd Zabel arrived at the courthouse in Hamilton on Wednesday morning wearing the now famed Donald Trump’s signature […]
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The elevation of Reinhold ‘Reince’ Priebus to the post as President-elect Donald Trump’s chief of staff creates some interest in the legal career of ‘Reince’, the Wisconsin lawyer and chairman of the Republican National Committee. Before attending law school, 44-year-old Priebus served as committee clerk for the Wisconsin State Assembly Education Committee. In 1998, he
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Type “how to get out of jury duty” into Google and you’ll get more than ten million hits, including videos, step-by-step guides, pictures and scripts. Getting out of jury duty has become a badge of honor, as if we need to show our friends that we were smart enough to ‘crack the code’ and escape. This
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President-elect Donald Trump has a more pressing and earlier engagement than his impending presidency, the civil trial over the alleged Trump University real estate seminar fraud trial. It’s not the most auspicious start to the shock-result election, but Trump is personally named in the lawsuit for “promising, but not delivering access to” lessons about how
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So who is to win the US election? The polls are showing a ‘magical convergence’ with a 70 percent chance of winning going to Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, according to the FiveThirtyEight polls models. Hillary Clinton’s chances of success are up from 65 percent on Sunday, having a margin of victory in the popular
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Allen & Overy – In this paper we consider how a new generation of virtual reality headsets promises to fundamentally change consumer experiences of virtual environments, and we raise some of the major legal and regulatory challenges that companies active in the virtual reality equipment field may face. In particular we explore seven specific areas:
SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County man was sentenced this afternoon to 30 years in federal prison for conspiring with another man to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Muhanad Elfatih M.A. Badawi, 25, of Anaheim, was sentenced by United
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Hong Kong partner and Global Head of Arbitration, Matt Gearing QC has been elected as the new Chairperson of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). He will take on the role in 2017, succeeding Ms Teresa Cheng SC, who has served as HKIAC Chair since 2014. Matt has been actively involved with the HKIAC
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Skadden Arps – After nearly two decades, the United States has formally ended economic sanctions on Burma (Myanmar). Citing substantial efforts undertaken to promote democracy, President Barack Obama issued an executive order, on October 7, 2016, terminating the declaration of the national emergency under which the Burma sanctions program had been authorized and revoking the
Skadden Arps – On September 20, 2016, Skadden presented a seminar titled “Government Enforcement Investigations – Trends and Perspectives from the UK, US and China” in London. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight Mark Steward gave introductory remarks. A panel discussion followed, moderated by Keith Krakaur, who heads Skadden’s
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