LOS ANGELES – The owner of PRB Logics Corporation, an Orange County-based seller of electronic components, was arrested this morning on federal charges alleging he sold counterfeit integrated circuits, some of which could have been used in military applications. Rogelio Vasquez is charged in a 30-count indictment that alleges he acquired old, used and/or discarded […]
Rumours that have spread about Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s partner Clarke Gayford has seen Kensington Swan lawyer and former broadcaster Linda Clark, acting for Gayford, issue a press release warning against publication of unspecified rumours about the television fish show presenter. “The allegations (which the NZ Herald did not publish) are untrue and defamatory.
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Washington, DC (May 1, 2018) – Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Thomas M. Boyd has joined the firm as a partner and co-chair of the Legislative and Government Affairs Practice in the Washington, DC office. Mr. Boyd has held several high-ranking government positions, including Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ)
CMS Law – The House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence (“Lords”) has published a report that puts ethics at the centre of the use and development of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) within the UK. AI continues to develop in the UK, due to the growth of available data, computer-processing power and improved techniques such
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Kensington Swan is delighted to welcome Paul Holth as a partner in the national property team. Paul will play an integral role in growing the property business nationwide from his base in Wellington. Paul is an experienced commercial property and construction lawyer having advised both private sector and Government clients through property and construction related
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Tom Caine – The most popular law dean in the country – or at least former law dean – Professor Mark Henaghan is to receive a memorable tribute from the students he has cajoled, enjoyed, embraced, celebrated and, most of all, taught in a Facebook-fed tribute that has experienced a tsunami of endorsements and love
Australian Sex discrimination expert Dr Karen O’Connell believes gender-hostile workplaces are not being dealt with properly. The issue of sexual discrimination and harassment has been reaching a crescendo recently with the global #Metoo campaign, with a range of harassment issues in the United States, Australia, the UK, New Zealand and elsewhere. Dr O’Connell, speaking to
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In the biggest fine so far handed down against a mobile trader, Mobile Shop Limited (Mobile Shop) has been fined $330,000 for breaches of consumer laws. The sentence brings the total fines handed down in 13 Commerce Commission prosecutions of mobile traders to $1.56 million. Auckland-based Mobile Shop pleaded guilty to 24 charges, 12 under
Norton Rose – On 26 April 2018, the Bank of England (BoE) published a speech by Alex Brazier (Executive Director for Financial Stability and Risk, BoE) that discusses some of the hidden risks in the market. Mr Brazier explains that there are generally two types of hidden risk which he calls “bears” and “icebergs”. The
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Bryan Cave – Some years ago, a judge in New York wrote that “the reported cases for replevin of a pet dog are few, in part because of the legal expense involved in maintaining such an action.” Webb v. Papaspiridakos, 889 N.Y.S.2d 884 (Sup. Ct. 2009). That statement was not entirely accurate then, for courts
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