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Court OKs Google Keyword Suit

A federal judge will allow American Airlines go ahead with a lawsuit against Google Inc. that alleges the Internet giant infringed on its trademarks and deceived consumers through its sale of keyword ads that use the airline's trademarked names.
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International Edition

Pupillage numbers hold steady but it is not enough, say senior Bar figures

Bar students' prospects of securing pupillages have remained steady for the first time in years, new figures have shown, but senior industry figures believe the number of places on offer needs to increase. Five hundred and twenty-six students were given pupillages between 1 October, 2006 and 30 September, 2007, compared with 515 in the previous year. The news will be warmly received by students hoping to enter the profession, as it is the first time in recent years that the number has not dropped.
3 minute read

International Edition

The Bar: Team spirit

Today's commercial barristers need to be different. They can no longer get away with the 'eccentric genius' profile that still persists in some media depictions of the profession. They must understand the clients they are representing as much as their solicitors, and one of the main attributes instructing law firms insist on is that they are team players. Not only must they have the skills needed to win work and cases in the 21st century commercial arena, the process put in place to achieve the status of Queen's Counsel (QC) since 2005 has meant that the hurdles to jump from pupil to silk have got higher. And questions remain about the future of the Silk system. Last month the selection panel warned that the second round of QC awards was unlikely to be announced before January - 18 months after the first batch of silks were unveiled under the revamped kitemark.
8 minute read

International Edition

The Bar: A fruitful search

It is widely documented that web users are increasingly using search engines as a path to access relevant information. As more information becomes accessible on the internet, business people need a simple and accurate way of finding what they want. These requirements may be for research, for finding goods, services or even trading partners and suppliers. The internet has become an integral part of modern business communications and this raises the question of how much attention your business pays to ensuring that its content is properly accessible to search engines.
8 minute read

International Edition

The Bar: Direct action

As regular readers of Legal Week will almost certainly know, the cultivation of the next raft of talent at the Bar is big news. Back in April this year, the Bar Council launched a consultation on proposals developed by the 'Entry to the Bar' working party. These proposals focused principally on how the profession can best ensure that the Bar is equally open to all, irrespective of socio-economic background, ethnicity, age, gender, or disability.
8 minute read

International Edition

Silk hopes on hold as relaunched award set to miss 2007 QC round

The relaunched QC selection body is unlikely to announce the appointments of any new silks this year, prompting some barristers to question the future - and the credibility - of the recently revamped system. The selection panel, which is responsible for assessing and assigning QC status, said last month that the second round of awards was unlikely to be announced before January - 18 months after the first batch was unveiled under the revamped quality mark.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Outside Counsel

In a legal system undergoing rapid and massive change, Indian counsel can help clear the hurdles.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

The India Report

Since 1990 India?EUR? has undergone an astonishing transformation from one of the world's poorest and most closed economies to one of its fastest growing. Some experts predict the size of India's economy will surpass that of the U.S. by 2050.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Judge Scheindlin Mollifies Distressed Debt Market

The $500 billion distressed debt market in the U.S., which badly needs a break in the wake of the subprime mortgage credit crunch, caught one recently when U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin overturned a bankruptcy court decision in an Enron Chapter 11 case.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Power of Privilege

Europe's in-house lawyers lose battle for attorney-client protection.
6 minute read

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