The New Zealand lawyer who fought a ‘right to die’ case in the New Zealand courts has died today. Lecretia Seales took Court action to secure the right to choose how to die with a High Court decision delivered to her privately yesterday and to be released by Justice Collins today. She died at 12.30
Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised HTSC on its $4.5 billion initial public offering, the largest public offering in Hong Kong since AIA’s IPO five years ago. The offering contains a “greenshoe option” (a mechanism allowing the company to sell more shares to meet investor demands) which if exercised, would make it the
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Eleven members of a synthetic drug trafficking ring operating in Florida are now carrying out their sentences. John Abdal, the last member of the ring to be convicted, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison followed by 12 months of probation. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Office of Statewide Prosecution prosecuted Abdal and
Marketing a successful DUI practice can be done any number of ways and its worked for DUI attorney Benjamin Urbelis who is first port of call for many in DUI trouble. But being arrested himself and being labelled “drunk and belligerent” may increase notoriety rather than business for Mr Urbelis, 33 who pleaded not guilty
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Philip Bartlett, the Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, (“USPIS”), and Shantelle P. Kitchen, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation Division (“IRS”), announced today that CARLTON P.
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ATLANTA – Barnes & Thornburg LLP announced today that attorney Kiyoaki “Kiyo” Kojima has joined the firm as a partner in the Atlanta office. He is a member of the firm’s Corporate and Labor and Employment departments and of the Japanese Services Group. Previously, Kiyo was a partner at Berman Fink Van Horn P.C. Kojima
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CHICAGO, Ill. (June 2, 2015) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Nicole A. Bashor, an associate with the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, has been appointed as an affiliate representative of the National LGBT Bar Association and Foundation board of directors. “I am honored to serve on the
NEW YORK, JUNE 2, 2015 – Locke Lord New York Partner Jay G. Safer has been named to the prestigious Advisory Group of the New York State – Federal Judicial Council which promotes communication between state and federal courts and advises the courts on issues of common interest to the state and federal judiciary. Safer
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Changes with the Patriot Act have been changing with the “expiry” of the NSA’s ability to invade your privacy. But exactly what HAS changed with the Act? Technically the Patriot Act may have expired, but in real terms it still exists and snooping can continue because significant parts of the Act will continue in force.
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LOS ANGELES – The owner of a Fashion District import-export business pleaded guilty late Friday afternoon to federal charges stemming from an investigation into “Black Market Peso Exchange” schemes that are used by international drug cartels to launder and send narcotics proceeds out of the United States. The owner of businesses known as Yili Underwear
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