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Corporate Counsel

Northern Exposure

Law firms uncover widespread backdating violations among Canadian companies.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Uncooperative Employee Sinks Her Own Harassment Claim

Christine Brenneman had been on the job just two weeks when, she alleged, her supervisor, David Ryburn, started to make unwanted sexual advances toward her ...
12 minute read

International Edition

Aikens flags up Box Clever case as trial run for litigation reforms

Senior commercial judge Mr Justice Aikens has earmarked the ongoing Box Clever dispute as a 'guinea pig' case, in which he will test the post-BCCI working party recommendations to streamline large-scale commercial litigation.Aikens, the presiding judge on the case, told Legal Week the long-running litigation arising from the collapse of television rental company Box Clever is being used to test some of the key parts of the blueprint drawn up by the working party late last year.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Companies Can Fire Medical Marijuana Users

An employee fired for his medicinal use of marijuana can't sue his employer for unlawful discrimination under California law, the California Supreme Court ruled Jan. 24.
3 minute read

International Edition

Terra Firma stands alone in Box Clever dispute saga

Private equity house Terra Firma has been left as the last remaining defendant in the long-running dispute arising from the collapse of television rental company Box Clever, with a raft of City firms having claimed roles on the saga. A hearing in the High Court yesterday (23 January) revealed that negligence claims brought by French bank Ixis against WestLB and CIBC in 2004 had been dropped, as had deceit claims brought against WestLB in 2005.
2 minute read

International Edition

QC selection: worth the wait for elite 98

The latest round of QC appointments has finally been made public - 18 months after the previous batch of silks were appointed - with just under 100 barristers set to claim the elite kite-mark. The list, published today (22 January), sees 98 lawyers successfully gain QC status. Just under a third (29%) of candidates were successful, with the QC selection body receiving a total of 333 applications.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Supreme Court Rejects Enron Investors Appeal

The Supreme Court on Jan. 22 declined to review the $40 billion suit Enron investors brought against financial institutions they say colluded with the now-defunct energy company to hide losses and inflate revenue.
2 minute read

International Edition

QC selection 2008: the list in full

The latest round of QC appointments in full, by order of seniority
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

Apollo Group to Pay Investors $270 Million

A federal jury in Phoenix ordered Apollo Group Inc., the parent company of the University of Phoenix, to pay shareholders between $270 million and $300 hundred million in damages--or $5.55 a share--for misleading investors.
2 minute read

International Edition

JJB price-fixing case prompts calls for group action revamp

Senior litigation lawyers have called for major revisions to the UK's group action regime following a low-key outcome to the pioneering JJB Sports price-fixing case. The case, which settled last week (9 January), saw the sports retailer set aside more than £100,000 in compensation for consumers who had suffered as a consequence of illegally fixing the prices of replica football shirts. The groundbreaking claim, which was pursued by consumer group Which? and legal adviser Clyde & Co, marks the first successful action brought under new powers that allow 'representative claims' on behalf of consumers.
4 minute read

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