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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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5 celebrity lawsuits in the news

Michael Jordan gets "greedy," Paula Deen admits to slurs and three other celebrities making headlines
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Inside Counsel

Supreme Court rules for American Express in arbitration case

Score one more for mandatory arbitration agreements.
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International Edition

Top litigators group launches in Moscow in bid to boost UK influence in Russian courts

The Commercial Litigators Forum (CLF), a cross-firm group of leading litigators, has set up a Moscow operation in a bid to increase the influence of the UK legal profession in the Russian courts. The CLF, which was established in 2002 and now boasts a London membership including partners from the majority of the UK top 20 law firms, formally launched in the Russian capital yesterday (20 June). The group, which also has a presence in New York, has launched in Moscow in a push to improve links between professionals involved in Russian-related disputes work, as well as set up channels for discussion with the Russian judiciary.
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Inside Counsel

Subway Footlong suits move to Wisconsin

Back in January, Subway made headlines over allegations that its famed Footlong sandwiches are actually only 11 inches long.
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Inside Counsel

Lawyers ask for arbitration in high profile discrimination case

Lawyers for the defendants in a high profile sexual discrimination suit are asking that the case be arbitrated, rather than heard by a panel of state court justices.
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Inside Counsel

Flight attendant sues Rolls-Royce over exploded engine

A flight attendant who was onboard a 2010 Qantas Airways flight on which an engine exploded is suing the engines manufacturer, Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, claiming psychological damage.
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Inside Counsel

Litigation: Be careful what you say

In its simplest terms, a legal hold (also known as a litigation hold, preservation order, suspension order, freeze notice, hold notice or hold order) is a process that an organization uses to preserve all forms of relevant information when litigation is reasonably anticipated, according to Shira A. Scheindlin and Daniel...
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Inside Counsel

Dolce and Gabbana convicted of tax evasion

Alls not well in the world of fashion.
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Inside Counsel

Litigation: The flaws of the Uniform Asset-Freezing Orders Act

In 2012, the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws developed the Uniform Asset-Freezing Orders Act.
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