International Legal News - Cross-Border

Canada / Global Lawyer / Russia / United States

$110 Million Antitrust Settlement Reached Over Potash Prices

The National Law Journal

A federal judge gave preliminary approval on January 30 to a cash settlement in multidistrict antitrust litigation against producers of potash, a naturally occurring chemical that is essential to many fertilizers. In this Q&A, lawyer Bruce Simon talks about the $110 million recovery, which followed a closely watched ruling for the plaintiffs by an en banc panel of the Seventh Circuit.

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Global Lawyer / United States

Divorce Lawyers Without Borders

The National Law Journal

As the world has grown smaller, both marriages and divorces have become more common between citizens of different nations. Family lawyers increasingly find themselves representing clients splitting from spouses in foreign lands -- situations that can involve clashing cultures, inconsistent legal systems and scant guidance about which country's laws control.

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Human Rights / Sri Lanka

ICJ Urges Sri Lanka to Reinstate Former Chief Justice

The Associated Press

The International Commission of Jurists has condemned the appointment of an aide to Sri Lanka's president as the country's chief justice and urged the reinstatement of the former top judge, who was fired after a controversial impeachment process.

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Offshore / United States

Reach Into Foreign Banks for Hidden U.S. Money Deepens

Daily Business Review

The Justice Department and the IRS are expanding their reach into foreign countries to find people who owe the U.S. government money, panelists said at a recent Miami conference. The senior litigation counsel at the DOJ's tax division said the goal is to move beyond the investigation of Swiss bank UBS, which paid $789 million in penalties and handed over the names of more than 4,000 U.S. account holders.

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Global Lawyer

Seven Ways to Excel at Winning Global Clients

Daily Business Review

Everyone wants a lawyer on hand these days, but as budgets shrink even as territories and complexity grow, something's got to give. Legal services consultant E. Leigh Dance offers some tips for law firms hoping to serve domestic clients internationally and foreign clients at home.

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