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John Spencer appointed as member of Civil Justice Council

Featured, Lawyers, UK Law / October 2, 2013

John Spencer, Director of Spencers Solicitors, has been appointed as the solicitor representative member of the Civil Justice Council (CJC). His appointment will commence on 1 October 2013 and last for three years. Established in 1997 with responsibility for overseeing and co-ordinating the modernisation of the justice system, the advisory body includes members such as […]

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Why Hiring A Mediator Is An Effective Way To Deal With Your Legal Dispute

Featured, Lawyers / October 1, 2013

In any walk of life there are likely to be disputes. It’s a fact of human nature that from time to time we come into contact with someone who we don’t particularly get on with and this can be a likely cause of disagreements. Whether it’s in our personal life or at work; a legal

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A Look At A Few Of The Common Reasons Why People Hire Lawyers

Australia, Lawyers / September 26, 2013

Crimes and accidents occur every single day all over the world, so it is no surprise that the many different types of attorneys that are out there are always being called upon to help sort through these cases; in order to properly represent both the accused and the victim of any type of crime. You

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Leading Barrister Closes Chambers Following Legal Aid Cuts

Lawyers / September 25, 2013

Legal aid cuts in Britain have had a devastating effect upon thousands of lawyers who used to work in legally-aided areas. One of the highest profile of them is the leading, left wing barrister Michael Mansfield QC, who is closing his chambers nt he wake of the cutbacks. The highly-criticised legal aid cuts have been

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New Jersey Lawyer Draws 30 Months’ Jail For Investment Frauds

Lawyers / September 25, 2013

LawFuel.com – Best Law Newswire – Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that EVERETTE L. SCOTT, JR., a New Jersey attorney, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 30 months in prison for engaging in securities and wire fraud in connection with two separate schemes. In

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Orrick Law Firm Adds Senior SEC Official to DC Office

Lawyers / September 24, 2013

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announced today that Elaine C. Greenberg, the inaugural Chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Municipal Securities and Public Pensions Enforcement Unit and former Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement at the SEC, has joined the firm as a partner, resident in Washington, D.C. During her 25-year tenure

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The Unstoppable Canadian Oil & Energy Lawyer, Jim Sutton

Law Firms, Lawyers / September 23, 2013

Lawyer and politician Jim Palmer used to work at Texaco, until he became bored and heard about an opening with lawyers Burnet Duckworth. The move was highly successful, as was the firm. The firm survived and grew into one of the main homegrown legal players in Calgary. When Mr. Campbell joined in 1973, it had 12

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Iranian Lawyer & Human Rights Activist Freed

Lawyers / September 22, 2013

Reuters report that the Iranian lawyer and humans rights activist who had been imprisoned has been freed. Nasrin Sotoudeh had been serving a six-year sentence after being arrested in September 2010 and convicted of spreading propaganda and conspiring to harm state security. Her husband Reza Khandan told Reuters Sotoudeh was dropped off at their home

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Women in Law: Anna Erickson White Named a 2013 Woman Worth Watching

Lawyers / September 21, 2013

Profiles in Diversity Journal has recognized firmwide managing partner Anna Erickson White in its 12th Annual Women Worth Watching issue. Ms. White joins approximately 200 other women leaders from the United States and Canada who have distinguished themselves in their careers, including women executives from AT&T, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, FedEx, GE Capital, JPMorgan Chase, Novartis

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Top Obama Administration Lawyer to Leave

Featured, Lawyers / September 19, 2013

A lawyer regarded by President Obama and the White House as “an enormous assets” is to leave the administration at the end of the year. Kathy Ruemmler is a former white collar crime prosecutor who started working with the administration in 2010. She was the lead prosecutor in the government’s 2006 case against Enron executives

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