Conflict of interest issues and lawyer/client relationships are one thing, but when a prisoner is found with a bikini-clad image of his favorite prosecutor on his cell wall it has lead to all sorts of trouble, including the loss of the prosecutor’s $83,000 a year job. The picture of Marriya Wright has lead to an […]
The Oscar Pistorius trial was a worldwide trial sensation and we have some key pictures from the six months’ of the trial that help the world spellbound. See them here
Blogging is the key to law firm marketing success according to many experts, including Lee Frederiksen, the managing partner of Hinge Marketing, who believes it is the one . . single . . success factor for business development. Law marketing guru Larry Bodine has written about six ways law firms can improve their blogging and
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An aviation law firm claims the National Transportation Safety Board’s NTSBcurrent method of releasing plane crash data prejudices the ability of victims and their families to recover suitable damages, as well as information about crashes. The Wolk Law Firm is an aviation law firm specialist based in Philadelphia and they say the way in which
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Akin Gump – “Supreme Court Clarifies Induced Infringement: A Defendant Cannot Be Liable for Inducing Infringement Where No One Has Directly Infringed,” an article by Akin Gump intellectual property partner Sanford Warren and associate Jesse Snyder, has been published by IRMI, the International Risk Management Institute. The article discusses the June 2, 2014, U.S. Supreme
Celebrity athlete Oscar Pistorius faces judgement day today for the Valentines Day killing of his girlfriend following a six month long trial. The 27-year-old celebrity athlete faces life behind bars and notoriety that would eclipse his athletic achievements, if found guilty of deliberately killing lover Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day 2013. Grisly photos from the
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The Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group is pleased to announce the release of a practical video guide to the Canadian Competition Act merger review process. This video presents a complex legal process in an engaging and easy-to-understand format.
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Blakes is pleased to announce that 185 of our lawyers have been recognized in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada, with 92 lawyers listed in more than one category. Each lawyer was selected to appear in the publication based on feedback from peers who are leading lawyers within the same geographical regions and
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International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has emerged as the major victor at the 2014 Asian Legal Business Hong Kong Awards, being named Law Firm of the Year. The awards, held on 5 September in Hong Kong, recognise those firms and deals that have most shaped Hong Kong’s legal landscape in the previous 12 months.
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There are DUI law cases everyday, but one that caught a DUI effort from a California woman made its inevitable way to YouTube, just before the woman was charged with DUI offences after running over her husband’s mobility scooter. The clip came courtesy of her neighbour, who saw the woman pushing her husband off the
