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The Legal Intelligencer

Expectations and Practices Concerning Examinations in International Arbitration

At its core, international arbitration is governed by a combination of common and civil law norms that have evolved over time. Thus, unsurprisingly, international arbitration practice differs in many ways from what an attorney might encounter during court proceedings or domestic arbitrations in the United States.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I am a young lawyer and I want to start using credit cards since I am having difficulty getting clients to pay me. Are there any rules or regulations about using credit cards by an attorney?
9 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Carney Asks for Fee Reduction in Case Striking State-Court Party Balance Mandate

Attorneys for Gov. John Carney are asking a federal judge in Wilmington to slash a request for attorney fees in the case of a New Castle County lawyer who successfully challenged a provision of the Delaware Constitution requiring political balance on the state's courts.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Louis Vuitton Ends Copyright Losing Streak, Beats Back Attorney Fees

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman didn't find the joke funny enough to grant attorney fees and costs to a company that prevailed against fashion icon Louis Vuitton's copyright infringement suit on parody grounds.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

When Is Arbitration Too Expensive? Financial Ability Is a Consideration

Whenever Bob discusses arbitration with a client, he talks about the advantages of avoiding court proceedings. His first words always are, “You save so much money.” Bob has learned that his clients like to save money and that these savings are more important to them than the speed of arbitration or the ability to pick the decision-maker or the many other benefits that arbitration provides.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Seven-Figure Fee Requests Crumble as Bouchard Calls Cookie Contract Case a Draw

The Delaware Court of Chancery on Friday denied multimillion-dollar requests for attorney fees from Mrs. Fields Brand Inc. and Interbake Foods, ruling that neither party had prevailed in a dispute over a contract to sell Mrs. Fields cookies in grocery and convenience stores.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Legal's 10 Most Popular Stories of 2017

The bulk of The Legal's 10 most-read stories of the year fit pretty neatly into three categories: unhappy news for law firms, attorneys in trouble and upheaval in the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

High Court: A Lawyer Who Violates the Rules Will Not Escape Civil Liability

Think back to your “Professional Responsibility” class in law school. What questions did you hear over and over?
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

German Company Sues Greenwich Attorney for Malpractice Over Insurance Claim

Attorney J. Michael Lewis, a Greenwich solo practitioner, has been sued for legal malpractice over his role in an insurance case.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Unethical Fee-Splitting Agreements Not Automatically Unenforceable, Justices Say

In a closely watched case that waded into the murky ethics of business arrangements between lawyers and nonlawyers, a majority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could agree on only one thing: fee-splitting arrangements between lawyers and nonlawyers are not per se unenforceable just because they violate attorney ethics rules.
7 minute read

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