AUG
30
2013

US: IRS says same-sex couples will receive equal tax benefits

If you got legally married in a state or country that recognizes same-sex marriage, the IRS will recognize your union, regardless of where you live now. The IRS will not grant joint filing status to civil unions or domestic partnerships, however.

AUG
30
2013

UK: Blow to Cameron´s authority as MPs rule out British assault on Syria

PM says ´I get that and will act accordingly´ after government motion on action against Assad defeated by 13 votes.

AUG
29
2013

Saudi Arabia passes law against domestic violence

Saudi human rights groups heartened by law aimed at reducing hidden abuse against women, children and domestic workers.

AUG
29
2013

Fort Hood shooting jury recommends death penalty for Nidal Hasan

A military jury on Wednesday recommended the death penalty for convicted Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan, for the 2009 massacre on post that left 13 people dead and 32 others wounded.

AUG
29
2013

Three reasons to be nice to headhunters

Here are some reasons to listen to what the legal recruiter has to say.

AUG
29
2013

US: Why you won´t see or hear the ´I have a dream´ speech

Josh Schiller is an associate in the New York offices of Boies Schiller & Flexner who has represented plaintiffs and defendants in copyright infringement lawsuits.

AUG
29
2013

Swiss, U.S. reach deal on outing tax evaders

The U.S. government and Switzerland have reached an agreement that could expose Americans who have used Swiss banks to avoid paying taxes.

AUG
29
2013

US Treasury to reach debt ceiling in mid-October

The US government will reach its debt limit by mid-October unless Congress acts quickly, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has warned.

AUG
29
2013

UN to query US over NSA surveillance reports

A UN spokesperson said Monday that the UN plans to contact the US government about reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) hacked UN internal communications.

AUG
29
2013

US: Growth in global disputes brings big paychecks for law firms

Debt woes, broken contracts and soured business deals may cost global investors billions in losses and create seemingly never-ending headaches for policy makers. But there is a set of specialists profiting from such geopolitical problems: arbitration lawyers.

AUG
28
2013

The truth about working from home

The Harvard Business Review Blog is shedding some light on the reaity of working remotely. And here´s what the authors Teresa Amabile and Steve Kramer find.

AUG
28
2013

U.S. seeking $6 billion from JPMorgan to settle mortgage claims: source

U.S. government housing finance authorities are pressing JPMorgan Chase & Co for at least $6 billion to settle lawsuits over bonds backed by subprime mortgages, according to a person familiar with the matter.

AUG
28
2013

California´s Food Court: Where lawyers never go hungry

Over the past 18 months, a group of plaintiffs´ lawyers who got rich suing the tobacco industry have turned their litigious attention to what they hope will be the next big thing: challenges to healthy-sounding food labels they allege are misleading.

AUG
28
2013

US: BofA settles black advisers´ bias suit for $160 million

Bank of America Corp.´s Merrill Lynch unit agreed to pay $160 million to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed by black financial advisers, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said.

AUG
28
2013

Mexican court quashes conviction of woman who had miscarriage

The highest court in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosi overturned the one-year prison sentence imposed on Hilda Lopez de la Cruz after she suffered a miscarriage.

AUG
28
2013

German: Deutsche Telekom wins Kabel Deutschland case over duct fees

Kabel Deutschland Holding AG lost a suit seeking 350 million euros ($468 million) from Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) over claims Germany´s former phone monopoly overcharged its rival for the use of cable ducts.

AUG
28
2013

Brazil, UBS in dispute over $38 million in back taxes

Brazil´s government wants UBS AG to pay 92.3 million reais ($38 million) in back taxes it says it is owed by the Swiss lender´s local brokerage unit, the latest attempt by authorities to tighten tax oversight on large companies.

AUG
27
2013

US: Federal appeals court rules request for lawyer cannot be used as evidence of guilt

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday that a defendant´s request for a lawyer may not be used as evidence of guilt.

AUG
27
2013

North Carolina governor allows anti-Sharia bill to become law

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory on Sunday allowed a bill that prohibits North Carolina judges from considering Islamic law in their decisions to become law.

AUG
27
2013

Swiss segregation of asylum seekers: ´we get less respect than an animal´

Switzerland´s policy of curfews and restrictions on asylum seekers´ movements has prompted furious international reaction.

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