Slater & Gordon – The Claimant’s claim against the Defendant arose out of an operation for degenerative lumbar spine disease on 17th February 2010. The Claimant sustained a blunt injury to his left L5 and S1 nerve roots in the course of the operation on 17th February 2010. As a result of this injury to […]
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Tom Snelling and Kim Sofroniou at Freshfields write about current judicial concerns over the use of witness statements in English court proceedings, and the possible options for reform.Freshfields Brukhaus Deringer – Back in 2012, in her judgment in the mammoth Berezovsky v Abramovich litigation, Mrs Justice Gloster (as she then was) noted that the approach
The Internet has been flooded lately with reports of individuals capitalizing on the anonymity of social media to torment others. There is no greater example than that of Zelda Williams, daughter of Robin Williams. Within days of her father’s death, faceless trolls took to Twitter and sent her messages blaming her for the death of
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Hewlett Packard evidently have a major law-funding slush fund judging from the $48 million they are planning to pay shareholders’ lawyers to assist in their lawsuit against Autonomy Corp executives. But the plan has been scotched by a judge who say there should be no shiedling of the company’s management in respect of a bad
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Divorce getting more unfair because of poker effect says lawyer – Fear of soaring legal bills has turned divorce into a game of poker in which too many wives are forced to “fold” and accept unfair settlements to keep – Click here
DLA Piper – On June 6, 2014, the fourth draft version of the new PRC Copyright Law (New Law) was published for public comment, having first been published in 2010. The period for public comment ended on July 5, 2014 meaning the implementation of the New Law is drawing ever closer.The overall aim of the
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Akin Gump – On July 24, 2014, a British expat living in Cambodia was convicted of defamation in the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for statements published on his personal blog relating to the director of a private investment firm. The case has implications for anyone doing business in the region and serves as an important
Manatt Phelps has partnered with talent agency ICM for a new Tech Incubator . . . Read More
