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SAC Capital Advisors and its founder hope to settle with SEC

SAC Capital Advisors and its founder, Steven A. Cohen, would like to put the embarrassing past few months behind themin the name of a settlement.
2 minute read

International Edition

Tooks Chambers set to dissolve following Legal Aid cuts

Tooks Chambers is to dissolve, citing a loss of public funding as a result of the Government's policies on Legal Aid. The set has announced it will begin winding up operations from 11 October as a "direct result" of Legal Aid policies, and will formally dissolve on Friday 27 December to ensure that all past work is billed and fees are collected.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Customers sue LinkedIn over improper use of email addresses

Several LinkedIn customers are none to happy with the worlds largest professional social network.
3 minute read

International Edition

Irwin Mitchell in talks to offload Spanish offices to local firm

Irwin Mitchell is in talks to transfer its Spanish offices to a local firm, forming a strategic alliance. The move would see the Spanish firm take over Irwin Mitchell's subsidiary in the country which operates out of Madrid and Malaga. The practice, known as Irwin Mitchell Abogados, is its only overseas on-the-ground presence.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Circuit court ‘likes’ free speech

The Fourth Circuit ruled that the First Amendment does indeed cover Facebook liking as protected speech.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

5 celebrity lawsuits in the news

Lady Gaga's revenge, Sarah Palin's IP gaffe, and three other celebrity lawsuits making news
11 minute read

International Edition

Freshfields and Herbert Smith settle £142m London Underground claim

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Herbert Smith Freehills have settled a £142m claim from London Underground (LUL) relating to advice the firms gave the company in 2002. The original claim was issued by LUL in the High Court in January 2011 and relates to the company's public-private partnership (PPP) with collapsed transport company Metronet.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

FTC settles with Florida company over 42 million fraudulent texts

The commission charged Rentbro and its executives with unfair or deceptive acts, a violation of the Federal Trade Commission Act.
4 minute read

International Edition

Veils in court - should they be allowed?

The media have been riveted in recent days by a drama in Blackfriars Crown Court, where a defendant charged with intimidating a witness refused to remove her full-face veil or 'niqab'. The defendant is a convert to Islam, who cannot be named for "legal reasons". She claimed that the niqab is a manifestation of her religious beliefs, and that to compel her to remove it would violate her rights under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Emergency business litigation in IP: Copyrights, trademarks and patents

No matter what form that IP takes, it is important that not only do firms ultimately prevail, but also have the ability to protect their IP while their claim is still pending.
8 minute read

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