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Corporate Counsel

Constitutional Conundrum

Case threatens PCAOB, may lead to full review of Sarbanes-Oxley.
20 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Recording Restrictions

Cartoon Network ruling limits copyright owners' rights, protects cable and online businesses.
16 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tech Support

LG MobileComm GC keeps sales signals strong despite patent litigation interference.
13 minute read

Corporate Counsel

High Standards

An influx of subprime-related securities fraud suits make Tellabs the gatekeeper.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Looking Backward

General counsel acquitted of backdating as next wave of fraud looms.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

RealNetworks Defends DVD Copying Software

Hollywood alleges software encourages piracy.
13 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Securities Suit Strategies

Experts discuss subprime litigation and the Tellabs pleading standard.
21 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The Year in Review

20 Stories the In-House Bar Couldn't Ignore.
41 minute read

International Edition

Herbies faces fees cut after Talco case settles

One of the most expensive cases in British legal history - the epic Talco battle in which Herbert Smith advised the Republic of Tajikistan in a dispute with a group of aluminium traders - has settled midway through trial. The settlement, which comes just four weeks into an 18-week trial, means Herbert Smith's fees - expected to hit $100m (£65m) - are likely to be reduced.The firm fielded a team led by disputes partner Simon Bushell, with the estimated total fees also including costs for counsel - Herbert Smith in-house advocate Murray Rosen QC and One Essex Court's Neil Kitchener QC.
2 minute read

International Edition

Bar to open its doors to TV cameras in fly-on-the-wall BBC documentary

The struggle to become a barrister and the everyday issues facing the profession are set to be revealed in a groundbreaking BBC fly-on-the-wall documentary, The Barristers.The four-part series, which will first air on BBC2 tomorrow (14 November), was co-produced by The Open University and gives an insight into all of the aspects of court life - from young people aspiring to join the profession to typical life in chambers for the most senior QCs and judges.Members of the profession taking part in the programme include Bar Council chairman Timothy Dutton QC, Louise McCabe and Alistair MacDonald of Birmingham-based St Philips Chambers, Annie Evans - one of the first Crown Prosecution Service barristers, and a number of students.
2 minute read

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