LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – OPINION – Janine Beach – As is sometimes the case, Canadians were a bit slow to the draw. America has had Enron, WorldCom and Tyco – a succession of cases that turned securities regulation upside down, and sent companies running for the hills, fearing that some horrible SEC Cyclops […]

LAWFUEL – The US Law Newswire – On July 10, Bicent Power LLC, a new company formed by our client energy industry executive Paul Prager and Natural Gas Partners VIII, LP., announced today that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of the domestic independent power production business unit of MDU Resources Group, Inc. in

LAWFUEL – The Law Firm Newswire – The rural property practice of Scottish legal firm Anderson Strathern is steaming towards a record year after advising on deals worth more than £300 million. Chairman Robert Carr said the growth had been underpinned by new client wins on the property and private client sides. Edinburgh-based Anderson Strathern,

Monday 16 July 2007 LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Mr Carmine Misale, of Fulham Gardens, South Australia, has been committed for trial on 160 charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) relating to fundraising by his company, Seabay Investments Pty Ltd (Seabay Investments). Mr Misale pleaded not guilty. ASIC alleges that

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – The barrister for Gold Coast doctor Mohamed Haneef today launched an attack on the open-ended nature of Australia’s tough anti-terror laws. His comments came outside Brisbane Magistrates Court after his client was granted $10,000 bail on charges of recklessly providing support to a terrorist organisation. “When you pass legislation

LAWFUEL – See ‘Hot Gossip’ on LawFuel.com – You’ve got to hand it to those class action guys. There’s been a bit of trouble over at Milberg Weiss, but Fortune’s blog point to some interesting details in one of the motions filed in the recent prosecution of Steven Schulman, indicted last year.

LAWFUEL – The Lawyer Newswire – The man known as ‘the king of the libel bar’ Richard Rampton QC is standing down as the head of One Brick Court, making way for Andrew Caldecott QC in a move that will be watched closely by media lawyers. Rampton stands down after seven years, as required by

LAWFUEL – The Legal Newswire – Legal advice does not come cheap, especially if you get caught up in a government investigation, Variety reports. Steven Seagal has sued his former law firm, Loeb & Loeb, for the return of at least $450,000 he paid in legal fees connected to his testimony as a witness in

China’s booming – but so is the China-sourced lawsuit business. With everything from toothpaste contaminants to tires, cough syrup and shrimps – the crisis is spreading. – See the lead story on LawFuel.com LawFuel – The Net’s Law News and Law Jobs newswire