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International Legal News - Middle East
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Marine to Serve No Time Over Squad's Killing of Unarmed Iraqis
The Associated Press
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Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, who led a squad that shot 24 unarmed Iraqis in 2005, has avoided prison time for the killings, instead winning leniency through a plea deal that carries no real punishment beyond a reduction in rank. It was a stunning outcome in a case once compared with the My Lai massacre in Vietnam.
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Abu Dhabi / Dubai
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Simmons Announces Job Cuts in Abu Dhabi and Dubai Offices
Legal Week
- Simmons & Simmons, whose Middle East offices saw a number of high-profile exits last year, is set to cut lawyers and support staff in its Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices, due to tough market conditions. Several other law firms have recently cut back their own Middle East operations as a result of difficult trading conditions.
Israel / United States
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Hogan Looks to Bolster Clients' Ties to Israeli Businesses
The National Law Journal
- Hogan Lovells has launched an Israel Regional Practice Development Team to augment and coordinate the legal services it provides to companies that do business or are looking to do business in that country, which the firm views as a growth opportunity.
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Egypt / United States
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Seyfarth Lawyer Helps Secure Citizenship for Child Made Slave in Calif. Suburbs
The American Lawyer
- Shyima Hall was 9 years old when her parents sold her to a wealthy Egyptian couple, who later moved to California, bringing Hall along to do all the chores for the couple and their five children. Eventually freed, Hall is now 22, and with the help of Seyfarth Shaw partner Angelo Paparelli, she became a naturalized citizen last month.
Egypt
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Egyptian Court Bans Military 'Virginity Tests'
The Associated Press
- An Egyptian court on Tuesday ordered the country's military rulers to stop the use of "virginity tests" on female detainees, in a rare condemnation by a civilian tribunal of a military practice that has caused an uproar among activists and rights groups.
Afghanistan / Iraq / United States
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War Zone Security Guards Claim Breach of Employment Contracts
The National Law Journal
- A U.S. government contractor that provides security guards at military bases and other sites in Iraq and Afghanistan has been sued for failing to pay overtime wages and give meal and rest breaks to its employees. The suit seeks back wages and compensation for missed breaks on behalf of 300 to 400 armed guards employed in Iraq by Nevada-based SOC.
