Elder law is an area of growing importance for law firms in an era of boomging numbers of baby boomers. In Hartford Connecticut the aging population has created a law firm merger for the growing – ageing – population base. Law firm mergers and acquisitions continue apace, especiallyl among small firms seeking scale and a […]
The Oscar Pistorius trial started – late by some 90 minutes due to an absent Africaans translator, with Pistorious arriving looking relatively calm compared to his emotional, previous appearances Pistorius’s uncle, brother and sister are also in court with him and also present are Ms Steenkamp, including her mother. News24 reported that three empty water
Don’t be fooled by Ellen’s selfie, the Twitter-crashing image taken by Oscars host Ellen DeGeneres who took the picture at the famed show, may be as part of a legal contract she or the Oscars have with major Oscar sponsors Samsung. Why? Because the selfie was taken with a Samsung Galaxy Note 3, a device
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A change to UK employment laws will see rogue employers that fail to pay their staff the National Minimum Wage receiving fines of as much as £20,000. The current laws state that businesses breaking this UK employment law pay all unpaid wages plus a penalty of 50% of all underpaid workers’ total underpayment up to
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Adopting a baby from overseas is a very large decision for your family to make. Choosing to adopt from another country can take a longer period of time, and there will be many international issues that must be handled before the child will be free to leave and join your family in the U.S.
Adopting a Child From Abroad? – To Hague or Not to Hague Read More »
International law firm Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) has advised Australian private equity house Pacific Road Capital on the English law aspects of its disposal of portfolio company Mantle Diamonds Limited (Mantle). Mantle is a private UK-based diamond mining and exploration company with projects at varying levels of exploration and development in Botswana, Canada and
Holman Fenwick Advises Australian Equity Group on Mining Exit Read More »
The situation with the creeping takeover of Crimea by Russia has many worried. But is it a flagrant violation of international law or not? Ashley Deeks joined the University of Virginia Law School in 2012 as an associate professor of law after two years as an academic fellow at Columbia Law School. She served for
Is Russia Breaking International Law in the Ukraine? Or Not? Read More »
It’s happened again. Skadden Arps are regarded as having the strongest brand in the survey of US law firm brands made by research outfit Acritas, who measure brands and have said Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is first. It is the third year in a row for Skaddens to take the title. American Lawyer
So Whose The Best Law Firm Brand? Skaddens, of course Read More »
Preserving online reputations is a key issue for the kids who post wrong-headed selfies and mean tweets – social media posts that can sink reputations, jobs and other people – not to mention those who post them. But now, for the first time in the US, a law that would permit under 18 year olds
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Two major law firms have announced positions involving women taking senior roles. It’s 125 years old, but Scotland’s Balfour & Mason is not slowing down. The firm has announced a shakeup designed to raise the profile of the firm. Elaine Motion, the firm’s head of litigation is to replace Fred Tyler. She will be succeeded
