Washington, D.C., May 22, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law News Wire – SEC Chairman Christopher Cox today announced that on May 23, 2007, five former chairmen of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will join him for a roundtable discussion. In addition to Chairman Cox, roundtable participants will include William H. Donaldson, 2003-05, Chairman, […]

Tributes flowed yesterday for top Melbourne barrister Peter Hayes, QC, whose mystery death is in the hands of the coroner, the Herald Sun reports. The charismatic barrister died about 9.30pm on Monday with his family by his side in the Royal Adelaide Hospital. Solicitor and friend Michael Brereton said: “Everybody is terribly upset. “It’s a

There’s a new law firm in a town near you – or there will be shortly. These are firms that shun the typical, work-every-hour, record-every-minute shops that most corporates are used to. They hire long-haul, experienced attorneys and yet lack the rigours of the normal corpoate firm. Can they be for real? As far as

Settlement Restores Competition for Temporary Nursing Services in Arizona WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice and the state of Arizona today announced that it has reached a settlement with the Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association (AzHHA) and its subsidiary, prohibiting the organizations from setting uniform bill rates paid to nurse staffing agencies. The Department’s Antitrust

22 May 2007 LAWFUEL – The Law Firm News Wire – Ashurst advised a consortium comprising Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and Victorian Funds Management Corporation in relation to its acquisition of a major stake in Birmingham International Airport. The consortium, through acquisition vehicle Airport Group Investments Limited, will pay £420 million for a 48.25

LAWFUEL – The Law News Wire – The San Franciso Chronicle reports that Floyd Landis wriggled through an uncomfortable cross-examination Tuesday, carefully answering questions about the color of his tie and the timing of the firing of the manager who threatened to reveal Greg LeMond’s childhood sex abuse if he testified. It was yet another

LAWFUEL – The Law News Wire – The seat of the fire that caused major damage to theCutty Sark is being treated as a crime scene, police told the ship’s trustees yesterday. The Times reports. Forensic scientists and fire investigators have cordoned off the area around the rear deck hatch. Their first tasks are to

LAWFUEL – The New York Times reports – Few of them may become Michael Moore fans. But some insurance industry officials and health policy experts acknowledged yesterday that the film documentary “Sicko,” Mr. Moore’s indictment of health care in this country, taps into widespread public concern that the system does not work for millions of