Linklaters – Collective actions – court proceedings brought by a number of claimants with similar or related interests against a defendant or group of defendants – are becoming increasingly important in civil litigation. It is therefore vital that businesses with cross-border operations are aware of the potential actions they may face in other jurisdictions, brought
Freshfields, Linklaters and eight other law firms have been added to the MoD panel, Legal Week report. The website reports that Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters are among firms winning places on the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) 10-strong major projects panel. Addleshaw Goddard, Burges Salmon, Freshfields, Herbert Smith Freehills and Linklaters have been added to
One of Canada’s leading criminal lawyers, Edward Greenspan, was remembered by the legal community this week. Mr Greenspan, 70, represented many high profile clients in a long legal career. Greenspan represented a number of high-profile clients, including one-time media baron Conrad Black, former theater mogul Garth Drabinsky and German financier Karlheinz Schreiber. “In any courtroom that
If New York is any guide – and that’s a big ‘maybe’ – then big bonuses are back for lawyers. Associates working at large New York law firms are now securing some mouth-watering bonuses, ranging from $15,000 to $100,000 according to a New York Times report. The payments are around $40,000 more than what was
Diet drugs have long created controversy and lawsuits, none more so than fen-phen, which created major side effects. Weight Destroyer – Safe Weight Loss – Watch the Video In fact, with fen-phen the statute of limitations may not yet have run out for some potential claimants, as LawyersandSettlements report. The issue with fen-phen (whose name
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Wilson Elser – By Brian Gatens – As we are taught in law school, and as some members of the public find hard to believe, attorneys are held to the highest ethical standards. One of the surest ways for an attorney to secure his or her disbarment is to misappropriate funds. In a December 18,
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Two more law firms in Colorado have been charged with fraud, relating to the inflating of foreclosure costs charged to homeowners, Reuters report As part of an ongoing investigation, Colorado’s Attorney General John Suthers has filed eight civil law enforcement actions against Colorado foreclosure law firms in 2014, five of which resulted in settlements totaling nearly
Weight Destroyer is one of the newest entrants into the multi-billion dollar weight loss industry and as a downloadable, digital weight loss product it promises a lot. Question is – does it deliver? Our rating for the Weight Destroyer – First, 5-star rating The product relates not just to dramatic weight loss, but also to
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Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Leslie R. Caldwell, the Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and Michael E. Horowitz, the Justice Department Inspector General, announced that ROBERT LUSTYIK, a former Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), pleaded guilty today in
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Sony Hackers: “The World Will Be Full of Fear.” By Shelly Palmer – Originally Published At ShellyPalmer.com According to the wikiality of the Interweb (in other words, according to hundreds of sources reposting the same message, but without actual verification), a hacker group known as “The Guardians of Peace” has communicated the following: Warning We will clearly show
