Anyone hiring a barrister in the UK might be expected to go for the best – the silks who routinely win – but the case is the opposite according to research undertaken in the UK, which shows poor performing barristers are regularly hired by top law firms. The research was undertaken by US firm Premonition,
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office sued David Gothard, as well as other companies Gothard created, for operating a national investment scheme that used racketeering and other illegal activity to steal millions of dollars from people across the country, many of whom were elderly. Attorney General Bondi’s office is seeking all forms of civil relief,
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Joe Cocker, 70, has died. One of our favorites, Joe Cocker and his raspy voice and electric presentation had a stellar career and famous for hit songs such as “Feelin’ Alright” and “Up Where We Belong.” Cocker died Monday of lung cancer. “Joe Cocker is a legendary artist of rock and blues history and yet
Israeli Bank Discloses more than 1,500 U.S. Account Holders and Enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement with Justice Department LOS ANGELES– LawFuel.com – A major Israeli international bank admitted that it conspired to aid and assist U.S. taxpayers to prepare and present false tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by hiding income
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Will it? Won’t it? The question of when, how and whether “The Interview” will be released remain as mysterious as North Korea, but Sony superlawyer David Boies confirms that the controversial film will be released. This is a change from a couple of days ago when President Obama reprimanded Sony for their overreaction to threats
On Monday 1 December, Slaughter and May hosted a seminar that explored the key themes of Lord Moynihan’s “The Governance of Sport” Private Members’ Bill. A keynote address was given by John Coates AC, President of CAS, Vice President of the IOC and President of the Australian Olympic Committee. Panel sessions were held throughout the
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CNN have named their top places to visit in 2015 and for lawyers seeking their well-needed break, Milan takes the top spot. Some of the venues are there because of major events that are up-coming or because, as CNN say, the “stand in Mother Nature’s spotlight”, but others are just regarded as great places to
Skadden is advising Visteon Corporation in its agreement to sell its approximately 70 percent ownership interest in Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp., a publicly traded company on the Korean Stock Exchange, for $3.6 billion to an affiliate of Hahn & Company — a South Korea-based private equity company — and Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. The
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Obsession Phrases – Was it one of these that lawyer Amal Alamuddin used to snare George Clooney? The rumors of just how the bright barrister managed to wed one of the world’s most desirable men has had people wondering – was it one of the internet’s “obsessive phrases” techniques, some relationship secret? What? The wedding
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Sony Pictures is now facing four lawsuits from former employees over the headline-grabbing crisis of its massive cyberattack mounted allegedly by North Korean hackers. CNN rfeports that the suits alleged Sony was negligent because it didn’t prepare for a massive cyberattack despite warnings and previous security breaches. The two other suits were filed but were
