Litigation

Website charges aspiring barristers for job applications

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | May 11, 2009

A website charging prospective barristers to apply for entry-level jobs has come to the attention of Legal Week. The site, 3rdsix.co.uk, charges pupils in return for access to vacancies for so-called 'third six' pupillages, which are undertaken by candidates unable to find a tenancy after the compulsory 12-month pupillage. The site, which claims to have 366 pupillage seekers and 35 barristers' chambers registered, charges pupils £14.99 per year in membership, while chambers pay £149.99 per posted vacancy.

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Jackson to review complex commercial disputes

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | May 8, 2009

Large-scale commercial disputes will come under the remit of Lord Justice Rupert Jackson's review into the high cost of civil litigation, Jackson said today. Jackson's 650-page preliminary report issued earlier today warns that the commercial courts are not a 'sacred territory' and that his findings will still apply to complex commercial cases.The news comes despite earlier concerns about whether potential procedural changes to litigation should apply to complex, multi-party disputes in the higher courts as well as to commoditised cases in the lower courts.

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Litigation support and e-discovery

By Mark Goddard | May 7, 2009

KPMG Forensic, Kroll Ontrack and Ernst & Young on the key issues in litigation support.

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Barristers try conditional fees amid client pressure

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | April 30, 2009

Leading commercial sets are stepping up their use of conditional fee arrangements (CFAs) as law firms and clients increase pressure to cut counsel costs. Some of the profession's top silks and chambers are taking on cases at reduced rates in return for an uplift if the case is successful - a practice that was until recently unheard of at the commercial Bar. Addleshaw Goddard, a strong proponent of third-party litigation funding and after-the-event insurance, is also separately in talks with top sets including Brick Court, Fountain Court and Essex Court Chambers to encourage them to use CFAs. Sign-up from barristers is likely to make Addleshaws' cost-free litigation scheme more attractive to clients.

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Doughty Street recuits Matrix media specialist

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | April 27, 2009

Doughty Street Chambers has recruited media heavyweight Heather Rogers QC from rival set Matrix Chambers. Rogers, who specialises in defamation, privacy and data protection, will move to Doughty Street on 1 May - a move which will allow her to diversify her practice.Rogers will become the third silk in the team, which is led by head of chambers Geoffrey Robertson QC, following the elevation of Andrew Nicol QC to the High Court earlier this year (4 February).

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Controlling commercial litigation costs: the funding alternatives - Simon Twigden

By Mark Goddard | March 30, 2009

Companies concerned about the restrictive costs associated with big-ticket litigation in the UK must ensure they are fully aware of all available funding alternatives, says Addleshaw Goddard litigation head Simon Twigden.

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Former TTP GC found guilty of insider trading

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 27, 2009

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has closed its first criminal case for insider trading, with former TTP Communications general counsel Christopher McQuoid and his father-in-law James William Melbourne found guilty. The duo had been accused of insider trading ahead of an £103m offer made by communications company TTP for Motorola in 2006. The case, heard at Southwark Crown Court, found that McQuoid had passed the information on to Melbourne, who then traded and made a profit of £48,919. The court heard that Melbourne had split the profits with McQuoid three months later.

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Jackson review triggers debate over costs in top-end litigation

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 26, 2009

Concerns have been raised about whether Lord Justice Rupert Jackson's review into the high cost of civil litigation should apply to large-scale commercial disputes. The Commercial Court Users Committee (CCUC), is questioning whether a one-size-fits-all approach to costs should be applied across the board in civil litigation.

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US litigation newcomer set for Lords debut

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 25, 2009

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges is set to appear before the House of Lords, less than a year after the US firm's launch in the City. The US litigation leader is due to appear in the House of Lords for two days at the beginning of July representing a group of investment funds seeking to retrieve money following the collapse of the $27bn (£17.9bn) structured investment vehicle Sigma Finance.Quinn Emanuel partner Sue Prevezer QC, who joined the firm last May from Bingham McCutchen, is leading the case. She was previously a barrister with top commercial set Essex Court Chambers before spending a year with Bingham.

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Eversheds to cut back on number of chambers used

By a:1:{i:0;s:1:" ";} | March 23, 2009

Eversheds is set to cut the number of chambers it uses from 90 to 15 in a bid to build deeper relationships with the Bar. Eversheds litigation head Ian Gray is conducting a review, which started earlier this month, in a bid to narrow the firm's use of the external Bar. The move will see the national giant select approximately 15 sets to work with, including a mixture of niche chambers and commercial sets.

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The Legal Intelligencer

US Supreme Court Questions Standing for ADA Claims

By Stephen A. Miller and Leigh Ann Benson | November 1, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review Acheson Hotels v. Laufer to clarify the requirements of Article III standing for claims brought under the Americans with Disability Act. At oral argument on Oct. 4, however, the issue of mootness took center stage and may deprive litigants of an answer on the ADA-standing question.

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New York Law Journal

A Tree Grows on the Lower East Side

By Joseph A. Fonti and Benjamin F. Burry | November 1, 2023

In this article, Joseph A. Fonti and Benjamin F. Burry discuss how a historic community garden in Manhattan won an injunction to stop a developer from destroying a mulberry tree on city-owned land.

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Litigation Daily

A Couple of Cases for Learning to Communicate Across the Divide

By Ross Todd | November 1, 2023

In the face of increasing turmoil on law school campuses, organizers of a program aimed at teaching law students how to effectively communicate across differences are increasing its reach.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court Breaks String of Plaintiff-Side Forum Rulings, Upholding Case's Move From Phila.

By Aleeza Furman | November 1, 2023

John Hare, chair of Marshall Dennehey's appellate advocacy group, called the ruling "an important corrective decision that applies a reasonable measure to determining whether plaintiffs' forum is burdensome."

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Daily Business Review

7 Lawyers Disciplined by Florida Supreme Court

By Lisa Willis | October 31, 2023

Two attorneys were disbarred, one had the license revoked, and four were suspended.

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Texas Lawyer

Not Just the Western District: Patent Litigation Rife Across Texas

By Adolfo Pesquera | October 31, 2023

When then-Chief Judge Orlando Garcia's order took effect, there were questions about how judges that have not had much experience with patent law would perform. Patent law attorney Jacqueline Altman said she has not noticed a slowdown in the scheduling and progress of cases.

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The Recorder

San Diego Jury Hits Monsanto With $332M Roundup Verdict

By Amanda Bronstad | October 31, 2023

After four days of deliberations, a jury in San Diego County Superior Court on Tuesday awarded the verdict to Mike Dennis, who was diagnosed with a form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma at age 51.

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Daily Report Online

Judge Dismisses Favre's Defamation Suit, Saying Sharpe Used Hyperbole Over Welfare Money

By Emily Wagster Pettus | The Associated Press | October 31, 2023

U.S. District Judge Keith Starrett ruled that Sharpe, a former tight end, was using "rhetorical hyperbole" in saying on air that Favre was "taking from the underserved," that the former quarterback "stole money from people that really needed that money" and that someone would have to be a sorry person "to steal from the lowest of the low."

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Law.com

Ohio Courts Clarify 'Prevailing Party' Owed Attorney Fees in Deceptive Trade Practices Case

By Riley Brennan | October 31, 2023

"Our review of R.C. 4165.03 supports this conclusion. In construing statutory terms, courts read statutes as a whole and do not dissociated words and phrases from their context. ... Looking at the language of R.C. 4165.03 as a whole, we are persuaded that 'prevailing' in the context of the DTPA means that the party obtained judgment in its favor, regardless of whether the party obtained a remedy in furtherance of that judgment," Judge Jennifer Kinsley wrote.

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New York Law Journal

Beyond Limits Accuses Upstart Ethos Asset Management of Defrauding Borrowers

By Emily Saul | October 31, 2023

The plaintiff, an AI company, alleges Ethos and its founder and CEO Carlos Santos misrepresented their position in order to obtain massive collateral and then defaulted on promised loans.

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