Lawsuits from nurses may seem a reasonably improbable or infrequent basis for legal claims, but nurses are increasingly taking a stand against actions that could or do end their careers. Just as nurses from overseas (mainly the Philippines) are suing for quitting nursing jobs that they find are underpaid compared to their US colleagues, so
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Big Law’s Milbank LLP has bought the London office of Scottish-based Dickson Minto, the long-established law firm. The Lawyer reported the news of New York-based Milbank’s acquisition of the firm, which was founded in 1985 and has seven partners in the London office. Firm co-founder Alastair Dickson will not join Milbank and the firm’s Edinburgh
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Medical malpractice lawsuits are some of the most emotionally and legally challenging cases anyone can take, and yet such events are involved in as many as 20,000 lawsuits annually – plus leading to or causing the deaths of as many as 10 per cent of deaths in the US. They are complex cases that do
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Following the recent report that women were slipping behind in the senior law stakes in Australia law firms, two major Big Law firms have announced female leaders. Clayton Utz has appointed Emma Covacevich as Chief Executive partner, the first in the firm’s history. Board Chair Karen O’Flynn said Emma was well placed to lead our firm through
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The deal shows the continued intrusion in the legal services market of the Big Four Accountancy and Consultancy practices KPMG’s legal operation has extended in Asia with the addition of 275 lawyers in 77 jurisdictions, increasing the impact of the firm’s legal services as well as the impact of the Big Four Accounting Giant’s moves
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After years attempting to advance the number of female partners in Australian law firms, the current numbers show they have slumped for the country’s largest, 50 law firms. The Australian Financial Review Law Partnership survey shows that of the 352 partners in the top tier firms only 40.9 per cent in the promotion round are
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Identifying the ‘best construction law firms’ correctly means knowing about the sort of legal work that is available in the specific construction area of interest. Construction law changes and construction projects are vast. So too are the number of construction law issues that arise, ranging from issues with general contractors to contract negotiations, alternative dispute
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The number of automobile accidents is growing at an alarming rate with over 9500 people losing their lives in the first quarter of 2022 due to automobile accidents, according to the NHTSA. But when it comes to working out how best to handle the legal fallout from an automobile accident things get more difficult for
When it comes to Big Law bonuses it is Cravath and the so-called ‘Cravath Scale’ that sets the benchmarks that associates and the Big Law firms notice. Now Cravath had announced their bonuses with the firm’s email announcing the bonus below. The 2022 year come in at $215,000 and the 2016 group take $400,000, matching
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