Washington, D.C., March 15, 2007 – LAWFUEL – Law News Network – The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today the selection of Joan L. Loizeaux to serve as Associate General Counsel for Adjudication. Ms. Loizeaux is currently serving as the Principal Assistant General Counsel for Adjudication. Ms. Loizeaux has been at the Commission since 1992 […]

Legal fees can be as messy as an Anna Nicole paternity lawsuit, but when we uncovered the top legal aid earners in New Zealand, we felt constrained in the interests of fairness to the taxpayers of New Zealand to see how single barristers in a legal aid set-up that has been oft criticized for being

LawFuel.com – Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged and confessed brains behind the 9/11 terror attacks, claims to have decapitated American journalist Daniel Pearl, according to a transcript released by the Pentagon. Mohammed claims he was the figure in the video of the beheading of the Wall Street Journal reporter, saying “I decapitated with my blessed

LAWFUEL – Asia Law & Business – Mallesons Stephen Jaques’ market-leading legal expertise in Asia and Australia has been re-affirmed by two independent surveys and its level of client service praised by another. At International Financial Law Review’s 2007 Asian Awards, Mallesons was named Regional Law Firm of the Year for the fourth consecutive year.

Law Jobs – The Mayer Brown downsize recently, where the firm reduced its equity partners in order to stay lean, mean and able to attract the talent it needs to grow and compete, is not a problem for Mayer Brown alone. As the National Law Journal reports there are many other firms in a similar

LawFuel.com – Lead Story – The fallen media baron Conrad Black emerged from court last night expressing confidence in the jury of 12 ­ and a “reserve list” of eight ­ that was decided after seven hours of courtroom haggling. His attorney, Edward Genson, also came out smiling, telling reporters: “You can say that I

SAN FRANCISCO– LAWFUEL – Class Actions –Class counsel announced that District Court Judge Vaughn Walker yesterday denied the motion of Tata America International Corporation and its parent corporations Tata Consultancy Services, Ltd., and Tata Sons, Ltd. (collectively referred to as “Tata”) to compel arbitration in India and dismiss the nationwide class action lawsuit in United

Friday 16 March 2007 LAWFUEL – Law News Network – The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released the findings of its third assessment of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc (CME) and its first assessment of Board of Trade of the City of Chicago Inc (CBOT). CME is licensed in Australia to operate its financial

LAWFUEL – Law News Network – See ‘Hot Gossip’ – Along with half the Western World, it seems, Prince Frederic Von Anhalt, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s current squeeze and 9th husband, is one of the men claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith’s baby. Trouble is he’s now seriously annoyed at the way in