NOV
5
2010

Tough law to end displays of tobacco

Tobacco products are to be hidden and anti-smoking officers will get powers to instantly fine shops under get-tough measures announced by the Government.

NOV
5
2010

Rainbow Warrior appeal dismissed

The High Court has dismissed an appeal by a former Rainbow Warrior captain against his convictions over obstructing a coal carrier in Lyttelton Harbour two years ago.

NOV
5
2010

A writer tests the tolerance of Singapore’s legal system

"Pleased as punch" was how Alan Shadrake´s ebullient lawyer described his client after listening to the judge´s verdict in his hearing for contempt of court on November 3rd.

NOV
5
2010

A grim tale of judges and politicians

The scary effect of constitutional courts on the politics of the European Union.

NOV
5
2010

A lawsuit against SAP is about more than illegal downloads

Sometimes a tackle says much about a match and even the entire season. This is the case with a trial that opened on November 1st, pitting the world’s two biggest makers of corporate software, Oracle and SAP, against each other.

NOV
5
2010

Citi wins, Hands down

During his testimony in a New York court on October 19th, Guy Hands, the boss of Terra Firma, a European private-equity firm, compared suing Citigroup to “putting a stick into a dragon”.

NOV
5
2010

Consumers´ right to file class actions is in danger

If AT&T has its way before the Supreme Court, any business that issues a contract to customers would be able to prevent them from joining class-action lawsuits, taking away arguably the most powerful legal tool available to the little guy.

NOV
5
2010

Law firms planning to seek public listings to fund acquisitions

Several of Britain´s leading personal-injury law firms are planning to seek public listings.

NOV
5
2010

Jammie Thomas-Rasset ordered to pay $1.5M for downloading, sharing 24 songs: $62K for each tune

Twenty-four songs are barely enough music to fill an hour, but Jammie Thomas-Rasset will be paying for those two dozen tunes for years.

NOV
4
2010

Paddy Hill: ´All I think about is shooting police. I´m traumatised´

It has been 18 years since Paddy Hill´s conviction for the Birmingham bombing was overturned and he has yet to receive any proper counselling. And the trauma is just getting worse and worse.

NOV
4
2010

Quebec grants common-law alimony rights

With her rent-free $2.5-million mansion, two nannies, a chef and a chauffeur, Lola seems an unlikely champion of downtrodden single mothers.

NOV
4
2010

Promise of renewed battle over reach of health care

While Republicans cannot fulfill their campaign promise to repeal the new health care law any time soon, they can lead Congress in a sweeping re-examination of its more unpopular provisions, including new taxes and a requirement for most Americans to carry health insurance.

NOV
4
2010

Brunei Prince fights to keep sex statues out of New York trial

A Brunei prince´s lawyers said details about his multiple wives and statues of him having sex shouldn´t be presented to a New York jury when his lawsuit against his former legal advisers goes to court next week.

NOV
4
2010

Boy, 13, father of 10-year-old´s baby

A baby who was born to a ten-year-old Roma girl in Spain was fathered by a boy aged 13, it has been revealed.

NOV
4
2010

Toyota asks court to dismiss claims

Toyota Motor Corp asked a US court to throw out lawsuits over acceleration defects in its cars, saying many of the plaintiffs never identified any defect or experienced sudden, unintended acceleration.

NOV
4
2010

Mazda seat belt case may split court

US Supreme Court justices signaled they may divide, perhaps evenly, in a case involving Mazda Motor Corp. that could open automakers to more consumer lawsuits over vehicle safety.

NOV
4
2010

Family files lawsuit over firefighter´s death

The family of Lieutenant Kevin M. Kelley of the Boston Fire Department filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Suffolk Superior Court yesterday against six companies contracted by the city to inspect or maintain the braking systems on the firetruck he died in last year.

NOV
3
2010

Virginia lawyer sues former girlfriend for false arrest, defamation

A solo practitioner in Virginia who specializes in civil rights litigation is suing his former girlfriend in Washington federal district court, alleging malicious prosecution, false imprisonment and defamation.

NOV
3
2010

U.S.-based homebuilder Toll Brothers to pay US$25-million to settle lawsuit.

Toll Brothers Inc., the largest U.S. luxury-homebuilder, agreed to pay US$25-million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the company misled investors about its ability to weather the slump in the housing market.

NOV
3
2010

Debate over Arizona immigration law heard in appeals court

Attorneys representing Arizona and the U.S. Justice Department faced off Monday in an appeals court hearing over the state´s controversial new immigration law.

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