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How the Netherlands Became Europe's Prime Class Action Jurisdiction

Dozens of new class action suits focused on the environment, privacy, securities, antitrust and corporate misconduct are likely to be lodged this year.
7 minute read

International Edition

Prince Andrew Has Settled Sexual Abuse Lawsuit With Virginia Giuffre for Undisclosed Amount

According to a statement submitted along with the filing, Prince Andrew intended to make a "substantial donation to Ms. Giuffre's charity in support of victims' rights." The other terms of the settlement were not immediately announced.
3 minute read

International Edition

Bank Experience is Conflicting Juniors Out as Litigation Firms Struggle to Hire

Quinn Emanuel and several U.K. litigation specialists say lawyers are being conflicted from joining because of time spent advising banks early on in their career.
7 minute read

International Edition

Law Firm Expenses Surge, Dampening Outlook for 2022

Increases in associate pay and head count led to an 8.4% rise in direct expenses at the end of 2021.
4 minute read

International Edition

Can a Foreign Patent Attorney's Email Communications Be Protected Under Attorney-Client Privilege?

A federal magistrate judge in Massachusetts has issued a divided ruling on whether, in a patent dispute with Fitbit, Philips North America must turn over emails sent and received by a foreign patent attorney who is not registered as an attorney-at-law.
7 minute read

International Edition

Hong Kong-Based American Lawyer Sent Back to Jail After Losing Appeal in Police Assault Case

American lawyer Samuel Bickett is going back to jail in Hong Kong to serve the remainder of his sentence for assaulting a plainclothes police officer during the pro-democracy protests in 2019.
2 minute read

International Edition

Ex-Goldman Banker's 1MDB Corruption Trial Begins in New York After 2-Year Delay

The U.S. government has charged Ng with bribery, circumventing internal accounting controls and laundering money through Goldman's business dealings with Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, while he was working at the bank.
3 minute read

International Edition

Australian Mining Billionaire Launches Criminal Prosecution Against Facebook

Andrew Forrest alleges his name is used in fraudulent advertisements on the platform.
4 minute read

International Edition

Hogan Lovells Paris Partner Leads 6-Strong Team Exit To Launch Own Firm

The launch is the latest in a number of boutiques popping up in the French capital.
2 minute read

International Edition

Dozens of US District Attorneys, US State Attorneys File Amicus Brief in Support of Mexico Suit Against Gun Makers

The sovereign states of Antigua and Barbuda and Belize also filed a brief in support of the case, arguing that guns trafficked from the U.S. harm people across Latin America and the Caribbean.
4 minute read

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