In May 2025, the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) confirmed it had been the target of a cyber-attack that resulted in a major data breach. The incident forced the LAA to take its digital services offline and triggered contingency measures for legal aid providers. 04 Aug 2025 3 minutes read We’ve been urging swift action from
Article: Boyd Law, San Diego CA When going through a divorce, it is already tough for the couple, but when the case here is a high net worth divorce involving inherited wealth, the process gets even more complex. Many people are unsure how courts handle assets that one spouse inherited. Before that, you must be
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Jeanine Pirro Moves From Fox Firebrand to the DC District Bench Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor There are career arcs, and then there’s Jeanine Pirro’s: a former assistant DA turned DA turned judge turned cable news flamethrower—and now DC District Court Judge. But beneath the peroxide headlines and Fox News rants lies a formidable legal
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It’s not the name of a new litigation boutique, but it might as well be. White-shoe Sidley Austin has reportedly booted a summer intern after she allegedly bit, yes, bit, up to ten of her coworkers. Ten. That’s a lawsuit and a buffet. According to a the NY Post, who reported “It was such a
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Australian-based and growing ‘new law’ operation Law Squared, designed to assist in-house counsel, has launched a new administration system to assist insurance litigation. Tetra Claims was launched Tetra Claims with a proprietary claims management system designed to integrate with the firm’s fixed fee claims and litigation model. The firm’s media statement is below – Redefining
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$8 Million in Fees Schwab Action. Zero Dollars for Victims Lawyers seeking millions in fees for a “win” that nets plaintiffs nothing seems a tough call for the client, but that’s the legal firestorm swirling around the Charles Schwab–TD Ameritrade class action, where plaintiffs’ counsel is asking for over $8.4 million in fees despite a
New Research Shows Personal Traffic Conviction Costs Are Crippling Families Article Source: Nicolas Law Group is an organization currently based in North Chicago, Illinois, and founded in 2017. Image generated by Gemini A growing body of research, including data from justice policy organizations and federal agencies, delivers a stunning indictment of the nation’s traffic justice system.
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Ranajoy Basu joined Squire Patton in London ahead of his former firm’s merger with Schulte Roth & Zabel on 1 August. He is one of the leading lawyers in sustainable procurement, supply chain finance and a member of the Advisory Council of The Sustainable Procurement Pledge. The Squire Sanders media announcement is below – Addition
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The Game of Mass Tort Lawsuits Article Source: Miley Legal, Accident injury lawyers, WV The journey from a single person’s injury to a multi-billion-dollar legal war is one of modern American law’s most remarkable and controversial sagas. It’s the story of a small-town grandmother, let’s call her Eleanor, who used talcum powder for decades and
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Pogust Goodhead Accuses BHP & Vale of Underhanded Tactics Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor The fight that has roiled the mining and legal worlds isn’t only about environmental responsibility as it now opens a new front with a major legal action allegeding that the firm has been cheated out of massive legal fees. Pogust Goodhead,
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