The death of Dr Gerard McCoy, 63, arguably Hong Kong’s leading QC, saw the end of a 40 year-long legal career that included some of Hong Kong’s most difficult criminal trials for the kiwi lawyer. Highly regarded in both New Zealand and Hong Kong for his legal skills, he was a senior counsel since 1997 […]
In the midst of the coronavirus lockdown, the legal fight between Meghan Markle and Prince Harry commenced in London, via a virtual hearing, with a successful but relatively little known legal powerhouse and a go-to celebrity barrister who acted for Prince Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, firing the legal shots for the Sussexes. Schillings doesn’t make
The unanimous High Court decision to acquit Cardinal George Pell is a major win for Bret Walker SC, cementing his place as one of Australia top lawyers. In releasing Cardinal Pell from prison, the Court said there was “a significant possibility that an innocent person has been convicted because the evidence did not establish guilt
David Lat, founder of the AbovetheLaw legal blog, realizes his lucky escape from the severe coronavirus infection and his ability to donate blood for research into the virus. Just under two weeks ago he was receiving oxygen and afraid for the worse, being rendered unconscious and incubated before receiving the ventilation that saved his life.
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The powers used by government to enforce compliance with restrictions on movement have been heavily criticised by former UK supreme court Justice Lord Sumption who has said the public should not be “resigning their liberty” to ovewr-zealous citizens in uniform. A Guardian article reported the former justice when he heavily criticised Derbyshire police for stopping
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Lawyer David Lat has reported on legal matters for many years as founder of the ‘AbovetheLaw’ legal blog, but the now-legal recruiter is lying in a Manhattan hospital bed being treated for coronavirus. In a New York Law Journal story, Lat described the isolation in his room, sing ‘negative pressure’ to exclude germs and described
Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer Donna Rotunno had some angry words for the Judge who sentenced Weinstein to 23 years’ jail. Weinstein was previously found guilty of a criminal sex act and third-degree rape as part of his criminal trial in New York City. He had faced up to 29 years in prison in the case. “That sentence that was
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Lord Pannick is regarded as one of Britain’s top Queen’s Counsel – described by The Times as “a prizefighting legal titan” – has squared off with a QC known by some as the ‘Steel Magnolia’. The a multi-billion dollar divorce battle involving the Ruler of Dubai saw a reputed £1 million bill paid to Lord
Powered by LawFuel – New York and Paris, March 4, 2020 – Hughes Hubbard & Reed announced today that Félix de Belloy joined its Paris office as a partner in the firm’s White Collar & Regulatory Defense group and Anti-Corruption & Internal Investigations practice. He brings with him associates Ralph Moughanie and Laureen Bokanda-Masson. Ted Mayer,
Wairarapa barrister Jock Blathwayt’s 50 years of service to the law was recogised with a special sitting of the Masterton District Court last week, with Judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers and clients in attendance. Jock Blathwayt has been a Rumpolean figure in Wairarapa and Wellington law for more time than most even long-practising lawyers can remember.
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