Slater & Gordon, the first public listed law firm, has announced significant profits for its UK branch in reports published on its home stock exchange in Australia, reports LawFuel.co.nz Slater & Gordon’s UK arm made £35m (A$61.4m) in the first half of its 2013/14 financial year (from 1 July 2013 to 31 December 2013) The […]
The NSA spied on an American law firm working on a trade dispute issue with the US, according to a report that emerged from the New York Times. A top-secret document obtained by the former NSA contractor Edward Snowden showed the law firm was monitored “while representing a foreign government in trade disputes with the
Clifford Chance has advised Pfizer on the sale of its plant in Illertissen (Germany) to the Russian based R-Pharm Group. Pfizer and R-Pharm have also entered into a long-term contract regarding the continued manufacture of a number of Pfizer products by R-Pharm at the production site. Pfizer employs in Illertissen about 400 employees, which is
Troubled law firms can seek pro bono help via a confidential helpline under a new service provided by UK legal consultants. The service, provided by 360 Legal Group has set up following increased concerns expressed by many law firms facing trouble – a number that is reportedly over 3500 firms in the country. Following the
A 21 year old woman who killed six people this weekend while speeding along an LA freeway had a lengthy list of DUI and traffic violations. Olivia Carolee Culbreath was driving her Chevrolet Camaro at over 100 miles per hour when she crashed into a Ford Explorer killing the four occupants and two in her
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.
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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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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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
