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Corporate Counsel

Language Barriers

English-only rules in the workplace come under scrutiny.
20 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Court Rules Unions May Protest at Shopping Malls

The Union-Tribune Publishing Co. was facing heat from its union employees back in the fall of 1998. Workers were alleging that the company, which owns ...
14 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Identity Theft Victim Claims Emotional Distress

Suzanne Sloane knew giving birth would be painful, but she did not foresee the ensuing two-year ordeal that would wreck her credit and drive her ...
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Buyer's Remorse

Courts cope with M&A fallout from the credit crisis.
20 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Court Backs Employers' Right to Sue Employees

When Tammy Greer-Burger took her former employer to court for alleged sexual harassment, she probably didn't expect him to counter with a legal punch of ...
16 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Antitrust Anxiety

China's new anti-monopoly legislation raises more questions than it answers.
15 minute read

International Edition

SRA picks Weekes to lead 'racial bias' probe

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has appointed 23 Essex Street tenant Anesta Weekes QC to chair a working party looking into the disproportionate number of black and minority solicitors subject to regulatory decisions. Weekes - who is best known for her role as counsel to the Stephen Lawrence enquiry - will oversee the working party as it prepares to make a number of recommendations to Lord Herman Ouseley, who is conducting an independent review of the SRA's procedures.
2 minute read

Legal Week

SRA picks Weekes to lead 'racial bias' probe

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has appointed 23 Essex Street tenant Anesta Weekes QC to chair a working party looking into the disproportionate number of black and minority solicitors subject to regulatory decisions. Weekes - who is best known for her role as counsel to the Stephen Lawrence enquiry - will oversee the working party as it prepares to make a number of recommendations to Lord Herman Ouseley, who is conducting an independent review of the SRA's procedures.
3 minute read

International Edition

Dubai courts pick up heavyweight UK trio

Three UK heavyweights have bagged key roles in the latest round of judicial appointments at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), it was announced last month. Essex Court Chambers door tenant David Williams QC and Anthony Colman - who returned to the top-ranking set after retiring as a commercial court judge last June - have both been appointed as judges at the DIFC courts.
2 minute read

International Edition

New QC round begins as success fee rises again

The QC application process for 2008 was launched today (February 21) - turning the allocation of the kitemark into an annual event. Barristers and solicitor advocates have until 3 April to apply for the 2008 silk round, with successful candidates likely to be announced early next year.
2 minute read

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