Nobody was allowed to see Labor elder statesman Gough Whitlam shuffle into Courtroom One at Glebe Coroner’s Court, the Geelong Advertiser reports. The former prime minister was already waiting, sitting in the witness box with his walking frame by his side when lawyers, family and the media were ushered into the court. Mr Whitlam may […]

Florida Judge Lawrence Korda, 49, a judge in the Anna Nicole Smith case, has apologized for smoking pot after being ordered to take routine drug tests for six months after being charged with a misdemeanor marijuana possession, the Post Chronicle reports. Judge Korda apologized in court on Monday for smokin’ Mary-Jane in a city park:

Copyright laws have no place in Matlock, the town with the similar name to where Andy Griffith was sheriff in his 1960s television show, if you were Andy Griffith, the actor. A Wisconsin man who changed his name to Andy Griffith in order to run for sheriff has won a lawsuit taken by Andy Griffith,

LawFuel – Law Jobs Law Newswire – David Radler began his testimony on Monday against Conrad Black, his long-time friend and business partner, with a bold confession, as reported by the Financial Times. “I [pleaded] guilty to fraud . . . to taking money from Hollinger International . . . in certain senses that were

Officer Used Official Position To Gain Sexual Benefits From Korean Hostess Bars SAN FRANCISCO/SAN JOSE /OAKLAND – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – United States Attorney Scott N. Schools announced that David Lee Miller, Jr., was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for his involvement in two separate conspiracies to commit

WELLINGTON, LawFuel® the legal news and law jobs website reported today on the new challenges facing the New Zealand legal profession in the face of the ‘borderless’ workplace and global competition for New Zealand lawyers from major, international law practices. Although earnings and salaries are up in New Zealand, the demand for sought-after New Zealand

Industry-leading repository of sequence records and patents takes rapid and commanding lead, key component of larger GenomeQuest™-collated database of 137 million worldwide sequence records WESTBOROUGH, Mass.–LAWFUEL – The Law Jobs & Law Newswire – GenomeQuest, Inc., the leader in sequence search for research and IP, today announced that its GQ-PAT repository – the world’s largest

NEW YORK–LAWFUEL – The Law Jobs & Law Newswire –Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP, one of New York City’s most reputable and long-established law firms, is pleased to announce that partners Jeffrey Reich, Steven Sladkus and Lisa Smith have been named Co-Chairs of the firm’s vibrant Real-Estate Practice with an emphasis on cooperative

ATLANTA–LAWFUEL – The Law Jobs & Law Newswire –Lucas Group, an executive search firm, recently appointed three new managing partners for its Houston, Chicago and Washington, D.C., Legal branches. Danielle Comeaux was promoted to managing partner of the Houston branch. Alix Miller was also promoted to managing partner of Lucas Group Legal’s Chicago branch. Kelly

Tuesday 8 May 2007 LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) notes the announcement this morning by Airline Partners Australia Limited (APA) that it “has decided not to pursue arguments that it did achieve voting power in excess of 50%” by the deadline for its takeover offer for Qantas