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U.K. MPs Blast Freshfields and Solicitors Regulation Authority Over ScottishPower Scandal

A Parliamentary report puts the Magic Circle firm and the lawyers' watchdog group under scrutiny as it probes a controversial warranty scheme.
7 minute read

Legaltech News

Cyber Intelligence: The Road Map to Stopping Terrorism with Technology

Cyber and intelligence expert Roy Zur explains source, access and encryption difficulties at the ACEDS 2016 Conference.
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

SEC Gets Tough on Individuals

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is serious about getting tough on individuals. Today it announced two cease-and-desist actions in unrelated financial fraud cases that also penalized five corporate executives and an outside accountant.
5 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

Justices Wrestle With How False a 'False Claim' Must Be

The federal False Claims Act is the government's chief fraud-fighting tool, and a lucrative one at that. On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court wrestled with how false a claim for payment must be in order to earn the law's punishing penalties.
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

US Is Hit Hardest by Counterfeiting

A report found that imports of counterfeit and pirated goods are worth nearly $500 billion a year, or 2.5 percent of total global imports.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Family of Murdered Journalist Steven Sotloff Sues Syria

The family of the late journalist Steven Sotloff, who was beheaded by the Islamic State group in 2014, is suing the Syrian government for its alleged support of the militant group.
7 minute read

Law.com

Microsoft to Fund New Pilot Project to Improve Legal Aid

The Legal Services Corp. is expected to announce a $1 million gift from the technology giant at the White House on Tuesday. The group will also name a new leadership council whose members range from Eric Holder to University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh.
15 minute read

National Law Journal

Inquiry Into BYU Law School's Expulsion of Ex-Mormons Proceeds

The American Bar Association is moving forward with an inquiry into whether the expulsion of ex-Mormons by Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School violates ABA accreditation standards.
6 minute read

Supreme Court Brief

'Lawfully Present' and the Key For 4 Million Immigrants

The U.S. Supreme Court's ultimate understanding of just two words in the federal “guidance” establishing the Obama administration's delayed deportation plan for some 4 million illegal immigrants could hold the key to the outcome of the case.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

'1-Person-1-Vote' Decision Relies On Misreading of Federalist Papers

OPINION: "Fundamental principle" didn't mean representation must reflect total population.
9 minute read

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