It was regarded as one of the young, busy and successful law firms that was taking Britain by storm. But no longer. Blavo & Co had a multi-million pound turnover and 20 offices throughout Britain, but the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has closed it down. The SRA said that it decided to intervene because there […]
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Questionable decisions made by the prosecutor in the investigation into the fatal shooting death of 12 year old Tamir Rice could become reminiscent of the Ferguson Missouri Grand Jury investigation, according to a lawyer for Tamir’s family. “She’s afraid that what will happen to her is what happened in Ferguson,” Subodh Chandra said. “The prosecutor
WASHINGTON – LawFuel.com – The Boeing Company has paid the United States $18 million to settle allegations that the company submitted false claims for labor charges on maintenance contracts with the U.S. Air Force for the C-17 Globemaster aircraft, the Justice Department announced today. Boeing, an aerospace and defense industry giant, is headquartered in
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Getting interviews is the first step in getting a new law job – we all get that. But what are the reasons behind not even getting to the interview stage? Harrison Barnes of B outlinesd the 12 key reasons why you may not get to the interview stage. He points out that every lawyer is
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The marathon Dewey & LeBoeuf trial has resulted in a partial verdict this week, as the wearying trial takes its toll on defendants, lawyers and jurors. Jurors have reported ill – vertico and muscle spasms being two claimed illnesses – while one of the four assistant district attorney’s, Gregory Weiss, suffered a fall and bruising
LawFuel.com – The Original Law News Site – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that DENNIS SICA was sentenced today in White Plains federal court to 35 years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl, the use of which resulted
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The balancing of a lifestyle law firm with – well, with “Lifestyle” -is something that attracts a lot of attention among some lawyers. The problem is that forming and sustaining a “lifestyle law firm” is a great deal more difficult than it may appear on the surface. Among other things, lawyers are often workaholics or
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The VW legal gold rush is on with law firms rushing to sue the auto giant in respect of the diesel emissions scandal with at least 25 lawsuits already filed. A number of class action lawsuits have already been filed and lawyers (not to mention the company) are waiting for the knock on the door
Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Christie Iannetta joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as counsel in the Environmental practice group. Iannetta is experienced in all phases of high-value and complex commercial litigation, including trial work, assessing litigation risk, claims and defenses, formulating litigation tactics and strategy, and taking and defending depositions. Prior
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The vast majority of cases that personal injury and accident attorneys handle are legitimate and very serious ones that deal with the safety and wellbeing of people who were hurt because of someone else’s negligence. But like almost every area of the law, it’s susceptible to truly weird and wacky cases that you have to
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