Australian law firm Slater and Gordon was the first law firm to be listed on the stock exchange, but it is also the first to post a very public $1 billion loss. The personal injury and class action law firm, which extended to the UK under an aggressive growth plan, has suffered significant reversals in […]
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Yes, it’s that time again – another Kim Dotcom hearing and plenty of social media carry-on to meet the American attempts to carry the big man off. The latest brouhaha involves a late bid by the Megaupload founder, to have his extradition case live streamed online, which may yet occur. The current case, set down
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“Making a Murderer” just got more intense with a new plot line. Attorney Kathleen Zellner, who represents the documentary’s subject, Steven Avery, says tests have already been conducted that “conclusively establish his innocence” in yet another twist in the “Making a Murder” mystery. But not just yet . . this is tense drama, after all
Hulk Hogan’s lawyer, Charles J Harder, following the lawsuit that sent Gawker bankrupt has a raft of media companies in his sights over a potential lawsuit on behalf of Donald Trump’s wife Melania Trump and allegations of serious defamation against them. Billionaire Thiel is a Trump supporter and funded the lawsuit against Gawker Media and
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So have you ever wondered about lawyers-who-were? That is, the rich (mostly) and famous who were once lawyers? Bloomberg Law put together the list of famous people who were in Big Law before fame hit them, so we have to acknowledge the people at Bloomberg’s BNZ Knowledge Services who helped put the information together. Among
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You may have thought that Bitcoins had gone away, but in a “Revenge of the Nerds” style resurgence they are not only back, but Big Law is also seeking to be part of the Bitcoin action. Steptoe & Johnson have entered the Bitcoin market with a focus upon the “Blockchain” technology that may well change
Is Donald Trump to face a lawsuit over his tax affairs? Tax audits and affairs have been one of the numerous issues circulating around the Republican presidential nominee in a developing scandal over his potential liability, following an investigation by the UK Daily Telegraph. Some of Trump’s business associates are facing a civil lawsuit but Frederick
Forbes have kindly done something that will disabuse the notion that starting a law firm is a walk in the park. Speaking with five chief legal offices and lawyers from the Forbes Legal Council (for prestigious law firm applicants only, they say), the magazine distilled the following key messages about starting your own law firm.\
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Hogan Lovells has built one of the law industry’s largest pro bono schemes with employees donating over 115,000 hours to pro bono work during 2015. In a press release, the firm said that the firm worked closely with DC Volunteer Lawyers Project, the Tahirih Justice Center, RAINN, Schools Consent Project (SCP), and others to make substantial
Billing themselves as as criminal law “dream Team” the Berkeley-based law firm of Arguedas, Cassman & Headley is no stranger to taking on the ‘big boys’ in litigation – and winning. The latest case in point is the David v. Goliath battle between the firm’s client, FedEx and the US Department of Justice.
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