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US-style plea bargains draw nearer as bill receives royal assent

Laws which will pave the way for deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) in England and Wales have been given Royal Assent. Schedule 16 of the Crime and Courts Bill, which was passed into law last week (25 April), contains provisions for a prosecutor and defendant to reach plea-bargaining type settlements widely used in the US.
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Inside Counsel

Mixed-motive retaliation claims at issue as Supreme Court term hits homestretch

The Supreme Court is considering whether mixed-motive retaliation claims are permissible under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

BP faces more than 2,200 new spill lawsuits

Its been just over three years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, but, for BP, the litigation may just be beginning.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Macmillan settles e-book class action

Another chapter closes in the e-book antitrust fiasco.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Greenberg Traurig, Heller Ehrman settle malpractice suit

Greenberg Traurig has agreed to pay $4.9 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of malpractice.
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International Edition

SFO opens criminal probe into mining giant amid Dechert corruption claims

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a criminal investigation into mining giant Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC), amid reports that its former law firm Dechert uncovered evidence of wrongdoing during an internal probe into corruption allegations at the FTSE 100 company. Dechert, which was removed as lead counsel on the investigation earlier this month, has reportedly sent an eight-page letter to ENRC detailing claims of payments to African presidents, misappropriated cash and document destruction at the mining company, according to a report in The Sunday Times. ENRC denies the allegations.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

PETA buys stock in SeaWorld

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has a reputation of going to great lengths in the interest of animal rights, so it may have seemed surprising when the organization bought a stake in SeaWorld on April 19.
5 minute read

International Edition

Court of Appeal rejects challenge in €52m Commerzbank bonuses case

The Court of Appeal has upheld a €52m (£44m) judgment handed down last year in a case involving 104 Commerzbank employees who argued they had been promised bonuses in 2008. Commerzbank was granted an appeal in November against the €52m award in relation to bonuses to a London-based group of former Dresdner Kleinwort bankers, arguing the promise to pay was not binding in law.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

N.Y. attorney general drops damages claim against ex-AIG CEO

N.Y. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has dropped a claim for damages against Hank Greenberg, the former CEO of American International Group Inc. (AIG), reportedly in an effort to expedite a fraud case against the executive.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Aeropostale executive convicted over kickback conspiracy with vendor

The former chief merchandising officer at Aeropostale Inc., hallowed clothing retailer for middle school girls, was convicted on Thursday for fraud and conspiracy.
2 minute read

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