A Former District Attorney and Atlanta lawyer who arranged the murder of his wife 18 years ago has died in prison. Fred Tokars had been found guilty of his wife’s murder in 1997 but had been convicted of his involvement in a cocaine distribution ring four years earlier, when he reportedly invested the proceeds from […]
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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
New research from Hitachi Capital UK* finds the majority of those working in law want to continue working from home once lockdown is lifted Lack of commuting is the number one reason those working in law want to continue home working 40% of UK workers reconsidering alternative eco-friendly commutes 61% of legal workers want more
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Power List member Jonathan Eaton QC spoke about his time in lockdown and the thoughts and thinbgs that occupired him, including his hiring of a tennis ball machine to practice his backhand in order to surprise his “tennis buddies” on his return to the tennis court. Apart from sorting through 15 years of archived files
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Barrister Warren Pyke has pointed out some important issues with the current Lockdown and the wide-ranging lockdown ‘laws’ that mimic the anti-picnic nonsense that has been seen in the UK. Arguing that an approach more similar to Australia, permitting some ongoing business activity and acknowledging that any attempt to eliminate a disease that is here
By Rebecca Hudson What’s the Problem: My daycare and commuting circumstances have changed and I would like to make changes to my cafeteria plan elections. Am I permitted to revoke or change my elections midyear? Answer: At this time, you may be eligible to make changes to your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) elections. These pre-tax accounts are administered
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David Lat’s medical condition has improved, with easier breathing and better oxygen levels and his has been moved from intensive care. Lat was placed in intensive care after falling ill with the virus and his doctors remained uncertain on his prognosis, according to Lat’s husband, Zachary Shemtob. However he has since been moved from intensive
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AbovetheLaw founder David Lat is in critical condition and has been put on a ventilator as he battles coronavirus and is also placed on an experimental new drug, according to reports. LawFuel reported on Lat’s illness recently, where he had tweeted about the seriousness of the virus. Lat’s husband, Zachary Shemtob, told news sources that
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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
Experienced Wellington criminal lawyer Mike Antunovic criticised the Ministry of Justice for continuing with jury trials in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. The Wellington District Court had 355 potential jurors scheduled for callover next week for jury trials And now Chief Justice Dame Helen Winkelmann (left) has suspended all new jury trials from 23
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