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39 Essex St QC joins press inquiry as new US firm takes News Corp role

Thirty Nine Essex Street's Robert Jay QC is joining Lord Justice Leveson to advise on the public inquiry into alleged wrongdoing at now-defunct Sunday tabloid, the News of the World (NoW), as well as the wider issue of press regulation. The Cabinet Office confirmed Jay's appointment as counsel to the inquiry earlier today (29 July), with the Government also confirming the appointment of Ministry of Justice (MoJ) director general Rowena Collins Rice, who qualified as a solicitor in 1995, as inquiry secretary.
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International Edition

O'Melveny names litigation head as new chair

O'Melveny & Myers has named New York-based litigation head Bradley Butwin as its new chair, writes The Am Law Daily. The 51-year old Butwin will succeed current O'Melveny chair Arthur Culvahouse, who has held the position since 2000.
3 minute read

International Edition

US briefing

How law firms should deal with lawyers who want to take on contentious cases; the US Supreme Court's 'pro business' stance is questioned; and a general counsel hotline helping new in-house lawyers
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International Edition

Does the 'pro-business' US Supreme Court really favour corporations?

The US Supreme Court's recent rulings call into question whether it really favours corporations. Tony Mauro reports
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International Edition

Jivraj v Hashwani ruling confirms arbitrators are not subject to equality laws

The Supreme Court has handed down a landmark judgment today (27 July) confirming that arbitrators are not employees and therefore fall outside of UK equality laws. The judgment, which overturns a Court of Appeal decision that arbitrators were employees for the purposes of the Employment Equality Regulations, confirms London's position as a leading centre for international arbitration.
4 minute read

International Edition

Supreme Court Star Wars battle sees key copyright ruling handed down

The Supreme Court has delivered a mixed ruling in the battle between George Lucas's movie empire and a UK prop designer over the sale of the iconic Stormtrooper helmets from the Star Wars films. The Court held that while Lucasfilm can enforce a US copyright in the UK, the Stormtrooper helmets sold were functional, rather than works of art, and therefore the defendant did not breach copyright laws.
3 minute read

International Edition

Five ways to stay sane throughout the pupillage hunt

This has to be the nastiest time of the year for budding barristers. It is hunting season and the prize is one of those coveted pupillages. At the end of April a swarm of hopefuls sent their carefully crafted pupillage applications whizzing off into the unknown. Some may even have knocked out extra applications to sets of chambers not subscribing to the Bar's version of UCAS, the dreaded Pupillage Portal.
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International Edition

Freshfields hit with £142m London Underground negligence claim

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has been hit with a £141.96m negligence claim relating to advice it gave London Underground Ltd (LUL) in 2002. The claim was issued by LUL in the High Court in January this year and relates to advice the magic circle firm gave the company on its 2003 public-private partnership (PPP) with collapsed transport company Metronet.
2 minute read

Legal Week

News Corp lawyers up as FCPA investigation feared

It may have taken News International and the Metropolitan Police far too long to take allegations of widespread phone-hacking by now-defunct Sunday tabloid the News of the World (NoW) seriously, but they are certainly making up for lost time now. With the ongoing saga seeing senior figures stand down on a daily basis, the story is moving so fast that articles are out of date almost as soon as they are published. But what doesn't look likely to change quickly are the huge potential legal ramifications facing Rupert Murdoch's empire, both here in the UK and in the US, with the company facing the real possibility of substantial civil litigation claims from victims and shareholders, as well as criminal proceedings.
17 minute read

International Edition

News Corp lawyers up as FCPA investigation feared

It may have taken News International and the Metropolitan Police far too long to take allegations of widespread phone-hacking by now-defunct Sunday tabloid the News of the World (NoW) seriously, but they are certainly making up for lost time now. With the ongoing saga seeing senior figures stand down on a daily basis, the story is moving so fast that articles are out of date almost as soon as they are published. But what doesn't look likely to change quickly are the huge potential legal ramifications facing Rupert Murdoch's empire, both here in the UK and in the US, with the company facing the real possibility of substantial civil litigation claims from victims and shareholders, as well as criminal proceedings.
4 minute read

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