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Corporate Counsel

Trust Busters

Brooklyn-born plaintiffs' attorney Michael Hausfeld is a betting man. He's banking that the legal environment overseas is ripe for private antitrust litigation. That's why in March, his firm--Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll--opened an office in London, making it the first U.S. plaintiffs' firm to set up shop in Europe. "There's...
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Corporate Counsel

The Right Price

Congress reviews recommendations to repeal the Robinson-Patman Act.
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Corporate Counsel

Taste Test

Trademark owners take on domain name tasters with little success.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Crisis Rolodex

The Best Lawyers to Call in a Worst-Case Scenario
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Inside Counsel

Crisis Rolodex

The Best Lawyers to Call in a Worst-Case Scenario
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International Edition

Top judge calls for more case management

One of the UK's top judges has said that active case management is the best way to avoid expensive, drawn-out disputes such as the BCCI trial collapse. Speaking at the KPMG Forensic Annual Law Lecture last night (29 March), the Master of the Rolls, Sir Anthony Clarke, said the principles of case management should be adapted to each stage of a dispute to avoid costly, large-scale cases.
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International Edition

Middle East and India: Starting from scratch

Dubai is one of the most vibrant economies on the planet. It is the home of the world's most luxurious hotel; the world's tallest building, the Burj Dubai, is under construction; islands have been man-made in the form of palms and the countries of the world; there are plans to build the world's largest airport; and a staggering 20% of the world's tower cranes are currently in use in Dubai.
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International Edition

Herbies up against litigation rival in ad giant's High Court libel battle

Litigation heavyweights Carter Ruck and Herbert Smith are crossing swords this week as one of the most high-profile libel cases to reach the High Court for years gets underway. The case sees Carter Ruck represent the founder of advertising and marketing giant WPP, Sir Martin Sorrell, in his libel claim against Italian businessmen Marco Benatti and Marco Tinelli. The pair are senior executives with Italian media company FullSix, which WPP owns a stake in. Benatti was a senior consultant to WPP until an acrimonious split in 2006.
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International Edition

Farrar's announces new arrivals

Personal injury and employment set Farrar's Building has taken on two new tenants. Personal injury specialist Rhiannon Jones has joined Farrar's from Lamb Chambers and employment specialist Emma Sole has been taken on following pupillage at Littleton Chambers. Jones, who was called to the Bar in 1993, has particular experience in dealing with high-value spinal and head injury claims.
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International Edition

LawSoc hails Lords blow to no-jury fraud trials

The Law Society has welcomed the decision by the House of Lords to postpone controversial Government plans to abolish juries in complex fraud trials. Peers last night (20 March) voted by 216 votes to 143 to delay the Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill until the next parliamentary session following a motion tabled by Lord Kingsland.
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