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Inside Counsel

Court tosses $35.5 million Toys “R” Us antitrust settlement

An appeals court has thrown out a massive class action settlement that aimed to resolve antitrust claims involving Toys R Us Inc. and baby-product manufacturers.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

New study defends private antitrust lawsuits

Its hard out there for an antitrust plaintiffs lawyer.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Carnival Triumph passengers consider lawsuits

Passengers who were onboard Carnival Corp.s Triumph cruise expected a relaxing vacation. Instead, they found themselves stranded at sea for five days on a dysfunctional ship.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

IP: 5 practice tips from the recent <em>Rambus</em> rulings

Case law has not been particularly precise as to when inside counsel should advise clients to begin the tediousand costlytask of preserving documents for patent litigation.
10 minute read

International Edition

Stewarts launches international arbitration practice with Mayer Brown partner hire

Litigation-only firm Stewarts Law has launched an international arbitration practice with the hire of Mayer Brown partner Philippa Charles to head the new team. Charles, whose practice focuses on disputes arising out of cross-border contracts, joined Mayer Brown in 1997 and made partner in 2007, the same year she qualified as a CEDR accredited mediator.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Facts & Figures: Legal department budgets on the rise in 2012

From GC job satisfaction to Big Law profits, an inside look at the numbers that count
12 minute read

Inside Counsel

Nortel settles claim with long-term disability employees

A settlement between what was once one of the countrys largest telecommunications manufacturer and its disabled employees has received preliminary approval from a bankruptcy court.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Tiffany sues Costco over fake diamond engagement rings

Anyone who recently proposed to his or her significant other with a Tiffany & Co. engagement ring might want to double-check that its the real deal.
2 minute read

International Edition

Uncertainty surrounding new costs regime will trigger debate and satellite litigation

With only weeks to go before the implementation of Lord Jackson's proposals for reforming the costs in civil litigation to make litigation cheaper and more accessible, it is regrettable that there is still a great deal of uncertainty as to how the reforms will work in practice. The reforms are principally focused on dismantling the conditional fee agreement (CFA) regime to address the perceived unfairness of exorbitant success fees and after the event (ATE) premiums in personal injury and small claims. However, the reforms will affect all multi-track cases in the Queen's Bench and Chancery Divisions (except for the Admiralty and Commercial courts).
6 minute read

International Edition

A crisis of conscience – how GCs respond when their ethics are tested

The general counsel role can be notoriously lonely at times, but no more so than if the GC is unhappy with the integrity of the business practices and ethics within their company. GCs are increasingly expected to be a part of their company's senior management team – a board-level appointment is now regarded as something of a kitemark that says you've arrived and are taken seriously by the business.
8 minute read

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