LAWFUEL – The Law News Wire – Former Creed frontman Scott Stapp was arrested at his home and charged with assault related to domestic violence, reports the Edmonton Sun. Stapp was charged with one count of domestic assault with intent to commit a felony yesterday and was being held without bond, according to a Palm […]

The British Crown Prosecution Service is to charge a former KGB agent in connection with the poison-murder in London of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko last November. An ex-KGB agent is to be charged in connection with the murder of poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, the Crown Prosecution Service said today. LAWFUEL – The

LAWFUEL – The Law Firm & Law Jobs News Wire – Clifford Chance has been named global Banking Law Firm of the Year 2007 in the Who’s Who Legal Awards for the third consecutive year. Seventeen Clifford Chance partners across 11 countries received sufficient nominations from their clients and peers to be included in the

LAWFUEL – The Law News Wire – The Cutty Sark blaze in London has DLA Piper inflamed also, but ready to help. The Lawyer reports that DLA Piper has pledged to “do whatever is necessary” to help The Cutty Sark Trust in the wake of the fire that has gutted the 19th century ship, including

LAWFUEL – The Law News Wire – Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ cutting edge work in Australia and Asia and its people initiatives have been praised with a broad range of awards. In the 2007 Who’s Who Legal Awards, Mallesons won Australian Law Firm of the Year. At the ALB China Awards, the firm won Real Estate

Tuesday 22 May 2007 LAWFUEL- The Law News Wire – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is conducting a review of its policy on retail financial adviser training standards (Policy Statement 146 Licensing: training of financial product advisers). ASIC has begun to meet with key stakeholders, and will continue to do so over the

LawJobsPipeline.com – The state of play in the US market is outlined in BCG Attorney Search’s new article on the employment opportunities in Spring 2007. Comments on major markets include, New York: “Having gotten through the first quarter of the New Year, it is clear that the market for lawyers at large firms continues to

May 22nd, 2007 – LAWFUEL – LawJobsPipeline.com – We published a story – along with every other business media – about the Slater & Gordon float in Australia and how some lawyers are making some serious money from the concept. Briefly, the stats show the firm has 21 branches across five states and the ACT,

LAWFUEL – The Wall Street Journal Reports – Big money plans to sell tax shelters sounded good to law firm Jenkens & Gilchrist ambitious for major growth. So when a Chicago tax lawyer came calling to the Dallas law firm, they hired him. Big mistake. In 1998, Chicago tax lawyer Paul Daugerdas approached a Dallas