OCT
5
2011

Urge to merge: Law firm tie-ups rose nearly 80% in 2011´s first three quarters

With 14 deals announced between the start of July and the end of September, merger and acquisition activity in the law firm sector remained robust, legal consultant Altman Weil said Monday.

OCT
5
2011

The emerging economies are winning the currency war. No one is celebrating.

A year ago Guido Mantega declared that the world had entered into a "currency war".

OCT
5
2011

Brazil approves obesity drug banned in US, Europe

Brazil on Tuesday approved the use of an anti-obesity medication, sibutramine, which has been banned in Europe and the United States, officials said.

OCT
4
2011

Hitachi-LG fined for drive price fixing

US justice authorities hit a Japanese-Korean producer of optical disk drives with a US$21.1m (NZ$27.7m) fine for bid-rigging and price fixing, the Justice Department announced.

OCT
4
2011

California governor signs bill prohibiting circumcision bans

California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday announced that he has signed into law a bill that will prevent local governments from banning male circumcision.

OCT
4
2011

Court rejects request to freeze Berlusconi sex trial

Milan judges on Monday rejected a request by Silvio Berlusconi´s lawyers to put on hold a trial where he is accused of paying for sex with an underage prostitute, in a new legal setback for the Italian prime minister.

OCT
4
2011

AT&T urges court to dismiss Sprint Nextel´s suit

AT&T Inc. today asked a federal judge in Washington to dismiss the suit Sprint Nextel Corp. filed to block the rival´s planned merger with T-Mobile USA.

OCT
4
2011

Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito cleared of murder

Ecstatic delight and furious protests after judges upheld appeal by the American student and her Italian former boyfriend.

OCT
3
2011

Lady Gaga sues cosmetics company for using her name

Lady Gaga is suing a cosmetics and jewellery company for trying to use her name on its products.

OCT
3
2011

Amanda Knox pleads for her freedom as murder appeal ends

Nearly four years after she was arrested on suspicion of having killed her roommate in this picturesque Italian university town, Amanda Knox pleaded with a jury Monday to overturn her conviction for murder.

OCT
3
2011

Berlusconi´s lawyers try to have sex trial suspended

PM Silvio Berlusconi´s trial on charges he paid for sex with an underage prostitute should be put on hold for months until Italy´s top court decides which judges have jurisdiction, his lawyers said on Monday.

OCT
3
2011

Obama´s healthcare law tops new Supreme Court term

President Barack Obama´s sweeping healthcare overhaul will top the agenda in the new Supreme Court term that opens on Monday and could be the most momentous in decades.

OCT
3
2011

Kodak hires legal adviser amid talk of bankruptcy

Eastman Kodak is considering filing for bankruptcy as it explores ways to lift its sagging fortunes, according to a person briefed on the matter.

SEP
30
2011

Diversity digest: Cracks in the glass ceiling

Women haven´t advanced as far in the legal profession as some had hoped, but many individuals have success stories to tell.

SEP
30
2011

Australia military to allow women in combat roles

The Australian minister for Defence announced Tuesday that women may now work in any position within the ADF - Australian Defence Force, including combat roles.

SEP
30
2011

US lawmakers ask FTC to investigate Facebook over privacy concerns

US Congressmen Edward Markey and Joe Barton, co-chairs of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, sent a letter to the FTC on Wednesday asking them to investigate allegations that Facebook is tracking users´ activities even after they have logged out of the website.

SEP
30
2011

UK court denies brain-damaged woman right to die

A UK High Court judge ruled Wednesday that a brain-damaged woman in a "minimally conscious" state does not meet statutory requirements to allow her family to discontinue life-sustaining treatment.

SEP
29
2011

LG seeks ban on BMW, Audi sales in Korea over Osram products

LG Electronics filed a suit in South Korea, seeking a ban on the sale of BMW and Audi cars, expanding its legal battle over lighting-product patents with Siemens unit Osram to automakers.

SEP
29
2011

Leicestershire fake vodka farm: Seven men on trial

Seven men have gone on trial accused of involvement in a plot to avoid the duty on vodka they are alleged to have distilled on a Leicestershire farm.

SEP
29
2011

Even those cleared of crimes can stay on F.B.I.´s watch list

F.B.I. is permitted to include people on the government´s terrorist watch list even if they have been acquitted of terrorism-related offenses or the charges are dropped, according to newly released documents.

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