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International Edition

Freshfields arbitration chief retires as competition partner heads for OFT

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has seen the departure of high-profile international arbitration head Jan Paulsson, as competition partner Andrea Gomes da Silva prepares to take up a nine-month secondment at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). Paulsson, who joined the firm in 1989 and has been the head of Freshfields' international arbitration group for around 20 years, is top-ranked by Chambers and Partners for global arbitration and public international law.
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International Edition

Hong Kong ramps up litigation focus with construction of new 'mega court'

Hong Kong's litigation facilities are set for a significant upgrade with the construction of a new 'mega court', as part of a government drive to meet the growing demand for court services in the region. The court will be located inside a new HK$2.7bn (£234m) development known as the West Kowloon Law Courts Building (WKLCB), which is due for completion in 2015 after construction began last year.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

IP: Navigating the divide

Academic and noncommercial basic research has always been an engine for innovation, particularly in the areas of medicine and drugs.
12 minute read

Inside Counsel

“Jersey Boys” producers didn’t violate copyright act, 9th Circuit says

Theres always drama on Broadway. Luckily for the producers of the long-running hit musical Jersey Boys, some recent legal drama has come to an end.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Madoff trustee and N.Y. AG go to battle over settlement

Irving Picard has his hands full. For years, the court-appointed trustee for Bernard Madoffs victims has gone to battle, fighting over whats fair for those harmed in the largest Ponzi scheme in history.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Judge strikes down NYC sugary drink ban

Soda lovers, rejoice!
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Inside Counsel

No wider recall for glass-tainted generic Lipitor

A federal judge in New Jersey has ruled that a pharmaceutical company that manufactured generic Lipitor with tiny glass particles in it does not have to widen its voluntary recall.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Jury orders J&J to pay $8.3 million over defective hips, company now facing second trial

Much like the elderly patients the company is catering to, Johnson & Johnsons hips have been giving it trouble lately.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

BP settlement costs rise again

BP, which is already on the hook for billions of dollars over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, will pay spill victims even more than it was expecting, according to the companys annual report.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Television’s 13 greatest fictional lawyers

Other than doctors, and possibly media workers with unreasonably large New York apartments, few professions are quite as attractive to scriptwriters as lawyers.
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