Human Rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin – Mrs George Clooney, in other words – has apparently created a major stir by looking ravishing. Why? Because here John Galliano gown gave rise to some controversy over Galliano’s anti-Semitic past. Mrs Clooney appeared at the Metropolitan Museum of Art with George Clooney. In 2011, Dior announced they had
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Mounting criticism and concerns over Manny Pacquiao’s potential liability in the boxing fight last weekend has lead to a class action lawsuit being filed which claims that he failed to disclose his shoulder injury as required. The class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of those who bought tickets to the fight and pay-per-view
Clifford Chance – Clients regularly ask us questions concerning litigation procedures and processes in their respective jurisdictions and beyond. We have taken a selection of those commonly asked questions and compiled the responses into this practical guide for in-house litigation counsel. The guide provides a country-by-country overview of litigation in Asia-Pacific, Continental Europe, the Middle
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Ned Gannon, is Co-Founder and CEO, eBrevia, a startup commercializing artificial intelligence technology. This commentary was first published by Bloomberg BNA Today, lawyers are inundated with documents and data, and artificial intelligence is the best hope for managing and analyzing this information onslaught. In particular, machine learning, a subset of artificial intelligence that trains software
The UK is ahead of the game with the implementation of the new EU public procurement directive (Directive 2014/24/EU). The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 now apply to all public sector procurement in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with effect from 26 February this year. The new sister EU directives governing the award of concession contracts
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ELEHECER BALAGUER pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to aiming the beam of a laser pointer at commercial airliners in the vicinity of LaGuardia Airport on March 9, 2015. BALAGUER was arrested on March 16, 2015, and
Shah Peerally is an attorney licensed in California practicing immigration law and debt settlement. The law group has office in Newark and San Francisco California. Shah has featured as an expert legal analyst for many TV networks such as CNN, NPR, NDTV, Times Now and Sitarree TV. San Francisco, CA – The Shah Peerally
(AUSTIN) May 5, 2015 – Locke Lord Chair Jerry Clements (pictured center) has been named the 2015 Baylor Lawyer of the Year by the Baylor Law Alumni Association for her distinguished professional career and service to the community. Clements is the first woman to receive this honor in the 53-year history of the recognition program,
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Law school rankings create massive interest among lawyers and – surprise, surprise – lawschools. The rankings abound and just which ones you rely upon or consider the most authoritative is amatter of considerable debate. In the United States there is the US News and World Report rankings as a leader among rankings and a host
As Comedy Central is discovering with the new host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, failure to fully vet an employee’s social media activity can have unexpected consequences. At the same time, an employee’s social media profiles can yield information that may be harmful to employers in the hiring process. There are potential pitfalls to
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