The death of former child star Shirley Temple at 85 has aroused a scandal relating to the alleged appeal her childlike beauty had that was more sinister for some. Famed writer Graham Greene had written: her appeal is more secret and more adult. It lead to scandal, intrigue and a lawsuit by 20th Century Fox. […]
A British court has provided provisional damages to the British subsidiary of a Russian financial group a $150 million award as a result of a “cunning” fraud perpetuated by former employees of the company. Reuters report that the British subsidiary of Otkritie, one of Russia’s largest financial groups, was awarded provisional damages of over $150
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LawFuel.com- The Net’s Best Law News site – International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Terex on the squeeze out of the minority shareholders of Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions AG (formerly Demag Cranes AG). The squeeze out became effective on 21 January 2014 upon its registration in the commercial register. On the
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“Saturday Night Live” star Chris Kattan was found looking for an LA DUI attorney following his arrest on suspicion of drunk driving. Kattan’s Mercedes struck a Department of Transportation vehicle on a California freeway. The California Highway Patrol says the Mercedes was seen weaving in and out of lanes shortly before 2 a.m. Monday on
Bruce Buck, the man who chairs the Chelsea Football Club and is also a partner at mega-firm Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, is to step down from his position with the law firm’s London office. Buck’s replacement is former Skadden Moscow head Pranav Trivedi, who also specialises in corporate finance. Buck joined Skadden in
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Kirkland’s Max Meyers Law has unveiled an innovative website to educate and help those involved in car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrian accidents. Max Meyers has been practicing law in Washington state for two decades. Now he is opening his own personal injury law firm with an outstanding new website that he hopes will
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Andrew Balfour, a former partner of Slaughter and May, has been appointed Chairman of the firm’s Africa Practice Group with effect from 03 February 2014. As Chairman, Andrew will be responsible for shaping the firm’s Africa strategy. He will work closely with the partners and will act as an ambassador, promoting our practice in Africa.
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Here’s a problem for the world’s biggest coffee shop. A parody store, “Dumb Starbucks” has stuck a needle up Starbucks nose and stretched legal interpretations of first amendment protection, but violated Starbuck’s trademark and – almost certainly – its public image and credibility. What does a coffee chain do? Sue? The parody store, which opened
Leftwing billionaire George Soros, the man who broke the bank of England also had his lawyer’s spectacles broken and his hearing aids bashed by his soap opera star former girlfriend Adriana Ferreyr. The incident happened during a court appearance on Friday. According to court papers filed by Soros’s attorney Martin Singer, the 83-year-old left-wing billionaire
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Dr George Beaton reports exclusively for LawFuel on the ReInvent Law conference in New York last weekend. Hot on the heels of the recent story in LawFuel featuring George Beaton and NewLaw New Rules, his new book on trends in the legal services industry, he has sent this exclusive report to LawFuel from the February
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