Former Reed Smith Lawyer Joins Littler Powered By LawFuel – PHILADELPHIA (July 22, 2019) – Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Karl A. Fritton as a shareholder in its Philadelphia office. Fritton was previously a partner at Reed Smith LLP and a former leader of the firm’s labor
A foreign exchange broker who used forged documents to disguise his company’s financial status has pleaded guilty to fraud. Russell Maher (52) pleaded guilty today at the Auckland District Court to 47 charges of ‘Using forged documents’ brought by the Serious Fraud Office. The charges relate to Forex Brokers Limited (FBL), through which the defendant
Gary Wilkens – Lawyers engaged in jailhouse trysts are not common, but they do occur and when the love takes over, the lawyers face some heavy music from their local Bar Association and others along with the heavy sex. Among those who have faced the jailhouse blues-after-sex (or alleged sex) are the following –
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The law firm best known for representing Princess Diana in her divorce, represented by the firm’s Deputy Chairman Anthony Julius (pictured) is considering a stock market float that could value the firm at several hundred million pounds. The wealthy law firm, currently employs more than 900 people with over 500 lawyers and is part of
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Brian Henry’s attempts to extricate himself from the Whaleoil defamation has become a question of the case that won’t go away. A Newsroom story reported that the “unorthodox advocate” has been trying to remove himself from the three year old defamation case following Whaleoil blogger Cameron Slater’s stroke last October. As a result of Slater’s
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Slap on the wrist for George Calombaris won’t end wage theft in hospitality industry Powered By LawFuel –Leading workplace advocates Maurice Blackburn Lawyers are concerned a $200,000 “contrition payment” agreed to by celebrity chef George Calombaris was not enough to discourage widespread underpayment in the hospitality industry. Mr Calombaris was ordered to make the payment
Thomson Reuters Buy Top Allen & Overy Collaboration Platform HighQ Powered By LawFuel – TORONTO and LONDON, July 18, 2019 – Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) today announced that it has acquired HighQ, a leading collaboration platform for the legal and regulatory market. Based in London with offices in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Australia and India, HighQ offers
Law Firm Clyde & Co has suspended a partner and another lawyer and referred them to the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) regarding alleged breaches of obligations. Legal Business reports that the SRA obligations that are being investigated that include provisions on the fundamental ethics and professional standards expected from lawyers and law firms in relation
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See the LawFuel LegalTech Index Here Legal Departments Increase Investment in Legal Operations, Survey Shows Legal departments are increasingly turning to legal operations as a full-time role rather than one that might be shared with others. Powered By LawFuel – San Jose, CA, July 18, 2019 — Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) today released the
Seeking a top law job is a stressful enough experience without slipping up on key matters that might otherwise create a failed mission. So a recent panel of City lawyers, London, entitled “How to become a City lawyer”, spoke to law graduates at BPP University Law School recently, who made 3 key observations: 1. Be
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