George Clooney’s wife Amal Alamuddin might be in favour with her famous husband, but she’s distinctly out of favour with the Egyptian government, who have slammed the human rights lawyer for claiming that she had been threatened with arrest if she publishing a highly critical report about judicial corruption. >> Learn how to gain the
Blind Australian lawyer Darren Fittler has overcome his disability to achieve professional success and now to win a presitigious Human Rights Law Award in Sydney. The annual Human Rights Awards, hosted by the Australian Human Rights Commission, recognises individuals and organisations that make a significant contribution to advancing human rights in Australia. “I am truly
LawFuel.com – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today the arrest of JEREMY MOTT on charges of threatening to shoot members of the Police Department of the
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Starting Monday, the courthouse will no longer be an option for couples who want to tie the knot, prompting some to make a last minute dash to the courthouse chapel while they still had the chance. Matthew and Lillian Meyers had to push their wedding date up. “We were going to do it the day
Royals and sex scandals seem to go together like gingernuts and tea, but Buckingham Palace has denied that Prince Andrew was involved with “sex slaves” as claimed in court proceedings involving the US financier Jeffrey Epstein, a friend of the prince’s. >> See the “Obsession Phrases” dating video – Click Here The BBC report that a woman named
Skadden Arps – The December 2014 edition of Skadden’s Employment Flash covers a number of developments, including the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that employees need not be paid for time spent undergoing security screening, the EEOC’s recently filed lawsuits over employer wellness programs, and the NLRB’s final expedited union election rules and decision that
Law firm marketing online is becoming more essential for lawyers and now the UK is measuring the effectiveness of law firm social media marketing with content marketing company Passle saying Irwin Mitchell is the most active firm publishing articles and blogs online. The Lawyer reports that research carried out by content marketing platform Passle said
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Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer – On December 17, 2014, President Obama announced sweeping policy changes that will influence investment and commercial relations with Cuba. The announced changes may also impact US nationals and corporations whose assets were nationalized by the Cuban government prior to the US embargo. This briefing focuses on the likely future of those
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Books by lawyers are generally interesting to just about anyone, especially lawyers. But when lawyers write about wrongful imprisonment, even innocent clients facing the death penalty, its a matter of particular interest. Canadian lawyer Richard Wolson has written about 20 high profile defence lawyers in “Tough Crimes: True Cases by Top Canadian Criminal Lawyers. “I
Knowing how to make money on Facebook is something that involves a fast-growing group of online entrepreneurs and none moreso that than the Enimen-type Mike Buontempo who celebrates his laconic, school dropout cred to wave his multi-million dollar earning in your face. So how does he do it? >> Get the Free “Getting Paid From
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