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Erskine Chambers adds senior QC in trio of moves from New Square

Leading silk Stephen Smith QC has joined Erskine Chambers along with junior duo Tim Akkouh and Emily Gillett. The trio, who join from New Square Chambers, focus on civil fraud, asset recovery and civil litigation.
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Inside Counsel

Litigation: The expanded role of courts in settling government investigations

Traditionally, the role of a judge in reviewing an agreement to resolve civil or criminal charges has been very limited.
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Inside Counsel

5 of the strangest lawsuits making headlines

A prematurely exploding bottle rocket, an especially bad meal and three more strange lawsuits in the news
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Supreme Court strikes down DOMA

The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a key piece of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denies federal recognition to same-sex marriages.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Monster sued over teen’s death ... again

Its not the first suit of its kind and likely wont be the last. A mother in California is suing Monster Beverage, manufacturer of the Monster energy drinks, over her sons death.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Planet Fitness sued for woman’s death

The parents of a 22-year-old woman are suing Planet Fitness for her death.
2 minute read

International Edition

Essex Court and 39 Essex Street appoint new heads of chambers

Essex Court Chambers has appointed Richard Jacobs QC and Graham Dunning QC to co-head the chambers as Gordon Pollock QC steps down after 21 years in the role. Jacobs and Dunning took over the role on 21 June, while Pollock will remain in full time practice at Essex Court Chambers. In 1994, the Chambers became the first major commercial set to leave the Temple, with Pollock overseeing the move to 24-26 Lincoln's Inn Fields.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Supreme Court remands affirmative action case

After months of anticipation, the Supreme Court on Monday issued its ruling in the affirmative action case Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Rajaratnam’s conviction upheld

A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction of infamous insider trader Raj Rajaratnam.
1 minute read

International Edition

Lady Hale appointed as new deputy president of Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has appointed its only female justice - Baroness Hale of Richmond - as deputy president, following the retirement of Lord Hope. Hale will take up the role on 28 June, succeeding Hope, who has been deputy president of the court since it opened in 2009.
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