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Bar Council's Brussels move leads Euro push

The Bar Council has relocated to new office space in Brussels as part of a push by the regulatory body to deepen its ties with a number of European counterparts. The launch of the new office was announced yesterday (3 June) and presided over by Bar Council chairman Timothy Dutton QC. The Bar Council will now share premises with bodies including the German Federal Bar, the Austrian Bar and the law societies of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Corporate Counsel

Court Upholds "Perceived Disability" Decision

Jimmy Wilson had been working as a supervisor for Bamberg, S.C.-based Phoenix Specialty Manufacturing Co. Inc. for 10 years when he was diagnosed with Parkinson's ...
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

ARS Guidance

To read about auction-rate securities litigation, click here.In response to the auction-rate market's recent nosedive, regulatory and industry organizations are speaking out to help out-of-luck ...
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Court Cites Discovery Costs in Dismissing RICO Case

In-house counsel tired of settling meritless lawsuits out of fear of huge discovery costs can find hope in a recent ruling from the 7th Circuit.On ...
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Auction-Rate Insecurities

The failed market for auction-rate securities has left many investors angry enough to sue.
22 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Deceitful Deals

Trends converge to turn up the heat on international bribery.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tipping the Balance

Service employees file multimillion-dollar lawsuits over tip sharing.
13 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Judge Puts a Literary Twist on Copyright Infringement Case

Federal District Judge William Young summoned all his creative literary gifts to say that a plaintiff faces a more arduous journey than Ulysses when it ...
11 minute read

Corporate Counsel

County Can't Sue Employers of Illegal Aliens

The recent crackdown on illegal aliens has left companies coast-to-coast reeling from new laws, criminal investigations and lawsuits that target the hiring of undocumented workers.But ...
18 minute read

International Edition

Law Society and AWS launch two-year equal pay campaign

The Law Society and the Association of Women Solicitors (AWS) are launching an equal pay campaign, after fresh research revealed significant salary inequalities within the profession. Male solicitors are earning more than their female colleagues according to the survey, which was published by the Law Society last week (22 May) to highlight pay differences within the profession.
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