Much has been written, lobbied, protested over and argued regarding the British legal system cutbacks in recent years. Now a new book has said the system is an A&E case. But now a book written by a ‘Secret Barrister’, a criminal lawyer and prosecutor, has exposed the system as one that is broken – in […]
Allens and UNSW have officially launched the Allens Hub for Technology, Law & Innovation, unveiling 10 new research streams to tackle legal issues surrounding data, artificial intelligence, privacy, online social collaboration, intellectual property and digital platforms. The Allens Hub’s research streams, led by UNSW academics and supported by real-world experience at Allens, will investigate wide-ranging
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The latest law jobs on the leading LawFuel law jobs network include a growing variety of jobs, ranging from in-house, to Big Law positions in the major centres and jobs with provincial law firms. Check out the latest listings on the LawFuel Network – Technical law opportunity with Kensington Swan – a great opportunity to
MinterEllisonRuddWatts Partner Rachel Devine has been appointed president of the Association of Resource Management Practitioners (RMLA) following the resignation recently of James Gardner-Hopkins. In a release from Minters today, the firm said – Rachel brings 22 years’ experience in environment law to the role, including her experience advising private and public sector clients on matters
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The gender disparity issue in the legal industry has been no better highlighted than in the lawsuit brought by female lawyers at law firm Chadbourne & Parke, which has now been settled after a history of twists and turns. A motion filed by the plaintffs to settle has been filed in recent days and the
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Davis Polk – Enforcement Division “Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative” offers “favorable” settlement terms to advisers who self-report potential violations concerning Rule 12b-1 fees. Over the past several years, the Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations has placed an enhanced focus on identifying situations in which an adviser does not adequately disclose that it
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And now Chapman Tripp are ensnared in the #Metoo movement, with a report that one of the firm’s solicitor’s had sex with a law student at an Auckland University Law Students’ Society camp in 2012, which Chapman Tripp had sponsored. The firm said it had only just been made aware of the allegation and investigated
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Clifford Chance – Thomas Vinje Clifford Chance has published its fifth edition of its Global Antitrust Trends report bringing its unique mix of legal, economic and regulatory expertise to identify themes impacting domestic and international businesses. Antitrust challenges are growing across the world. Over 130 jurisdictions now have antitrust laws, and that number continues to
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John P. Cronan, the Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, announced that EBERHARD REICHERT, a former executive at Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (“Siemens AG”), pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to pay $100 million in
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Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that BRANDON JONES, a/k/a “Brandon McGeer,” a/k/a “Brandon Jones-McGeer,” was convicted on all counts charged in a three-count Indictment of passing fictitious government obligations, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, following an eight-day jury trial presided over
Phony “Commissioner” “His Excellency” Brandon Jones Guilty of Fraud Read More »
