FEB
7
2011

SEC officials who missed Madoff now in top spots at major law firms

They blew off the biggest securities fraud in history -- and got a career boost and hefty pay raise.

FEB
7
2011

UK ´should cut links to European Court of Human Rights´

The government should cut its ties with the "expansionist" European Court of Human Rights, says a report by a right-leaning think tank.

FEB
7
2011

Egypt revolution: Banned Muslim Brotherhood ready to impose Sharia law

Banned hardline group the Muslim Brotherhood was yesterday in talks with crisis-torn Egypt’s government – and is ready to impose strict Islamic laws.

FEB
7
2011

January jobs report: marginal growth in legal industry

The legal sector in January saw its first month of job growth since September 2010, according to monthly employment statistics released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

FEB
7
2011

WikiLeaks´ Assange fights extradition to Sweden

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will try to persuade a British judge Monday to block his extradition to Sweden to face trial for sex crimes, arguing he could end up facing execution in the United States.

FEB
7
2011

Egypt´s opposition agree with Suleiman on first steps

Talks between Egypt´s government and opposition parties eased pressure for the immediate departure of President Hosni Mubarak, helping the country´s financial system to return toward normality.

FEB
7
2011

Mexican Constitution Day

Mexican Constitution be honored as an official holiday on the first Monday of February. It is one of Mexico´s Fiestas Patrias or Patriotic Holidays. This year, 2011, the holiday will be celebrated on Monday, Feb 7th.

FEB
4
2011

Smoking ban for beaches and parks is approved

After a bitter debate over individual liberties and the role of government, the City Council on Wednesday handily approved a bill to ban smoking in 1,700 city parks and along 14 miles of city beaches.

FEB
4
2011

Visa profit rises by 16%

Visa´s quarterly profit rose 16 per cent, slightly beating expectations, as consumer spending ramped up and the company processed more transactions abroad.

FEB
3
2011

New congressmen inaugurated in Brazil

The 513 deputies and 54 senators, who were elected last October and composed the new Brazilian National Congress, took their seats on Tuesday in Brasilia, Brazil´s capital.

FEB
3
2011

Spammers must pay Facebook more than $360 million in statutory damages

After granting its Motion for Default Judgment, the District Court for the Northern District of California awarded Facebook statutory damages in the amount of $360,500,000 against a group of Defendants who illegally obtained login information from Facebook users and sent more than 7.2 million spam messages to those users in violation of Facebook´s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities ("SRR").

FEB
3
2011

US seizes sports piracy websites before Super Bowl

With the Super Bowl just four days away, U.S. prosecutors said they have seized 10 popular websites that illegally streamed live sports and pay-per-view events on the Internet.

FEB
3
2011

Could austerity be a word of the past for Big Law?

Merriam-Webster has weighed in on the 2010 Word of the Year and the winner is ... austerity.

FEB
3
2011

Sotomayor reflects on first years on court

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, speaking at a law school here on Monday, said she had "taken heat" at her Supreme Court confirmation hearings two summers ago in part because she was the first Hispanic nominee.

FEB
3
2011

Judge Griesa rules in favour of vulture fund

New York Federal Judge Thomas Griesa has issued a ruling urging Argentina to pay 54.33 million euros (US$75.1 million) to the Capital Ventures International Fund.

FEB
3
2011

Toshiba faces $100 million gender bias lawsuit

A senior human resources manager at Toshiba Corp has filed a $100 million lawsuit accusing a U.S. unit of the Japanese technology company of gender bias against women in pay and promotions.

FEB
3
2011

Brazil assumes presidency of UN Security Council

Brazil on Tuesday assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for a period of one month.

FEB
3
2011

Wikileaks nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Whistle-blower site WikiLeaks has been nominated for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian politician Snorre Valen, who cited its role in freedom of speech.

FEB
2
2011

Insured Group stunned by commission court action

High Court action filed by the Securities Commission against the Western Australian company that used the shell of the failed Lombard Group to achieve backdoor listing on the NZX has outraged the company.

FEB
2
2011

Telenor seeks arbitration on VimpelCom-Orascom deal

Telenor ASA, the Nordic region´s largest phone company, asked for the dispute over VimpelCom Ltd.´s purchase of Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris´s phone assets to be referred to a court of arbitration.

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