JUL
28
2010

Terror suspects can sue over flawed control orders, court rules

The Court of Appeal paved the way today for terror suspects to sue for damages over legally-flawed control orders that breached human rights.

JUL
28
2010

New York City settles Sean Bell lawsuit

New York City will pay more than $7 million to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the estate of a man killed by police outside a Queens´ nightclub in 2006 and by his two friends, who were seriously wounded, a spokeswoman for the city´s Law Department said Tuesday.

JUL
28
2010

Catalonia bans bullfighting in landmark Spain vote

The parliament of Catalonia has voted to ban bullfighting - the first region of mainland Spain to do so.

JUL
27
2010

Government´s move to curb universal jurisdiction sends wrong message

On 1 June this year newspaper headlines were filled with angry outpourings after a flotilla of humanitarian aid for Gaza was attacked by the Israeli navy and nine Turkish citizens were killed.

JUL
27
2010

Judge sentences Miami attorney to ten years for fraud

Lewis Freeman, a prominent attorney, accountant, and court-appointed receiver and trustee in Miami, has been sentenced to eight years in prison and 21 months house arrest for his role in a $2.6 million fraud.

JUL
27
2010

Man jailed for £250m plot to ´sell´ London Ritz Hotel

A jobless lorry driver who pulled off an "elaborate and outrageous scam" to sell London´s Ritz Hotel for £250m has been jailed for five years.

JUL
27
2010

Law school professors´ tenure in danger?

The American Bar Association is moving ahead with changes in its accreditation system that faculty members fear could erode tenure protections for many professors and further weaken job security for clinical faculty members, many of whom don´t have tenure to start with.

JUL
27
2010

Legal mess from Gulf oil spill likely one of costliest and longest-lasting in US history

BP PLC and the other companies involved in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill are faced with fast-multiplying lawsuits that will provoke one of the most drawn-out and costliest legal battles in U.S. history, one that could easily consume the $20 billion set aside by BP to pay for the disaster, according to legal experts and attorneys nationwide.

JUL
27
2010

D.C. Judge blocks The National Law Journal in Court records dispute

A D.C. Superior Court judge on Friday blocked The National Law Journal from publishing information from court records about a regulatory investigation into juice maker POM Wonderful.

JUL
27
2010

Lawyers Associated Worldwide names new chairman

Lawyers Associated Worldwide, or LAW, has tapped William Savarino, a partner at Washington’s 13-lawyer Cohen Mohr, to serve as its new chairman. Savarino had previously been vice chairman.

JUL
27
2010

Khmer Rouge chief jailer to appeal against war crimes conviction

Kaing Guek Eav, the Khmer Rouge chief jailer sentenced to 35 years in prison for overseeing the deaths of up to 16,000 people, plans to appeal against his conviction by a UN-backed war crimes tribunal, a tribunal spokesman said today.

JUL
27
2010

Federal Judge refuses to toss suit over Prius headlights

A federal judge in Los Angeles refused on Monday to throw out a class action against Toyota Motor Corp. over defective headlights on their Prius vehicles.

JUL
27
2010

Somali pirates sentenced to 10 years in Seychelles

Eleven Somali pirates have been sentenced to 10 years in prison in the Seychelles for attempting to seize a coastguard boat last December.

JUL
27
2010

‘Jailbreaking’ of iPhones approved by US government

The ruling means that smartphone owners will be able to "hack" their phones, a process known as "jailbreaking", in order to run applications and software without the approval of the phone´s maker.

JUL
27
2010

New questions emerge in Facebook lawsuit

A transcript of Facebook´s court appearance raises new questions about Paul Ceglia´s suit claiming a stake in the company.

JUL
27
2010

Just pay it: under pressure, Nike compensates Honduran factory workers

It´s no secret that the global economy hasn´t exactly been a boon to the labor movement.

JUL
27
2010

U.S. rules out military action against Venezuela

The United States on Monday ruled out military action against Venezuela after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened to cut off oil supplies to the US if it backed a Colombian attack.

JUL
27
2010

Document leak may hurt efforts to build war support

The disclosure of a six-year archive of classified military documents increased pressure on President Obama to defend his military strategy as Congress prepares to deliberate financing of the Afghanistan war.

JUL
26
2010

Deportation fast-track system for asylum seekers ruled illegal

A fast-track process for deporting failed asylum-seekers, which gives them little or no notice of their immediate removal, is unlawful, the high court ruled today.

JUL
26
2010

Brazil´s president works to lend popularity to a protégée

With less than three months until the presidential election, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is trying to make enough of his magic dust stick to his chosen successor, Dilma Rousseff, to persuade voters to elect her as the first female president of Brazil, Latin America´s largest country.

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