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Inside Counsel

BP enters plea in Gulf oil spill criminal case

BP Plc pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 14 criminal counts in connection with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which killed 11 oil rig workers and poured 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

Judge tells Big Tobacco to disclose deception on packaging

Cigarette packaging will be boasting some new text in the near future, thanks to a judge in Washington, D.C.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Retailers appeal $7.2 billion Visa/MasterCard settlement

Retailers are busy with the holiday shopping season, but that doesnt mean they dont have time to contest a settlement they find unfair.
2 minute read

International Edition

39 Essex Street takes on seven QCs in 24-strong move from rival set

Twenty-four members of 4-5 Gray's Inn Square, including seven QCs, are set to join 39 Essex Street in a mass defection which represents nearly half the set. Confirmation of the departures comes after the two chambers announced they were in "advanced discussions" about a possible combination under one brand earlier this month.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What you should (and shouldn’t) ask your prospective trial lawyers

Top litigators explain what in-house counsel should focus on as they seek trial representation
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

How to succeed in the courtroom

Leading litigators--including those who argued on behalf of Wal-Mart and Apple--discuss skills and strategy
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Top 20 stories of 2012: Our readers' picks

Our readers voted online on the most important stories of the year, and this is what they chose
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The IC Top 20: The most important news stories of 2012

A roundup of 20 headline-making stories from the past year that in-house counsel couldnt afford to miss.
120 minute read

International Edition

Closely-watched Prest divorce dispute set for Supreme Court

A landmark divorce case focusing on assets held by spouses' companies is set to go to the Supreme Court, following a Court of Appeal (CoA) ruling last month. The Prest case centres around the question of whether companies belonging to spouses can be ordered to pay assets in a settlement.
3 minute read

International Edition

Bar Council launches new online pupillage application system

The Bar Council is launching a new online pupillage application system which will allow chambers to tailor applications for the first time. The new system, called Pupillage Gateway, will launch next March when it will replace the existing process, called Pupillage Portal, which is run by graduate recruitment agency GTI.
2 minute read

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