LAWFUEL – The Law News Wire – The Fiji Times reports that the situation in Fiji since last year’s coup is getting worse because lawyers are not able to do their work freely, says New Zealand-based lawyer Janet Mason. Speaking from her home in Wellington last night, Ms Mason said lawyers needed to represent their

LawFuel – Personal Injury News Line – Los Angeles personal injury attorneys at Ehline Law finally got listed on Lawfuel. When asked, Ehline spokesman Michael Ehline said he was saving the best for last. Call Ehline if you were seriously wounded in a car accident or other personal injury mishap.

LAWFUEL – Business & Law News Wire – The international law firm Clifford Chance advised Commerz Grundbesitz-Spezialfondsgesellschaft mbH (CGS), Wiesbaden, in relation to its acquisition of Depot Sachsenhausen in Frankfurt am Main from Depot Sachenhausen GmbH & Co. KG. Depot Sachsenhausen is a former tram depot with total floor space of about 13,000 m² which

New York – LAWFUEL – The Law Firm News Wire – DLA Piper, one of the world’s leading legal service organizations with 3,400 lawyers in 24 countries, today announced the appointment of Jolene M. Overbeck to the newly created position of Global Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In her new role, Overbeck will oversee all aspects

LAWFUEL – The Law Firm News Wire – This alert summarizes the background and details of changes to the tax laws announced by the Australian Federal Government. These changes aim to enhance competitiveness of Australian REITs when competing for overseas assets and is intended to be applied to the 2006-07 income year once legislated.

Music producer Phil Spector’s murder trial in Los Angeles is going “CSI,” according to an ABC report. After five weeks of dramatic personal stories about the music producer and the B-movie actress shot to death in his home, prosecutors are shifting their focus on Tuesday to science and the critical forensic evidence. There will be

LAWFUEL – The Law Jobs & Law News Wire – Actress Lindsay Lohan has been arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence after she lost control of her car and crashed it, RTE reports. The 20-year-old could also face further charges after a substance suspected to be cocaine was later found in her

NEW YORK–LAWFUEL – The Law News Wire – Today’s issue of The National Law Journal features profiles of the “50 Most Influential Women In Law,” selected by the newspaper’s reporters and editors. The listing, the paper’s first since 1998, reflects the growing influence of women attorneys, in-house counsel and law professors within the profession, business,

LAWFUEL – A Siberian court on Monday threw out a lawsuit filed by the BP PLC’s local subsidiary over the amount of gas it produces, opening the way for regulators to pull the license to the company’s giant Kovykta gas field, Businessweek reports. Analysts have called the case symptomatic of a broader drive by the