Litigation

Bar Council starts comprehensive review of complaints and disciplinary procedure

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The Bar Council has kicked off a review of its complaints and disciplinary system

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Fountain Court hunts Bear from 11KBW

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In Brief

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The Bar: A year in advocacy

By Legal Week | April 5, 2006

Herbert Smith's advocacy unit was greeted with significant scepticism from the Bar when it was launched. A year on, Rachel Bennett reports on the unit's progress and its successes to date

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Upsetting the apple cart

By Legal Week | October 20, 2004

The recent case of Apple Computer v Apple Corps called into question whether a contract can be made in two places at once. Nicholas Valner looks at the implications for future jurisdictional battles

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Managing risk for occupiers, guarantors and assignments - Legal Week risk management Q&A in association with Nabarro

By Niel van Eeden | September 1, 2003

In this video, Nabarro real estate dispute resolution partner Nick Lloyd talks to Legal Week editor-in-chief John Malpas about managing risk for occupiers, guarantors and assignments.

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Litigation Daily

Litigation Leaders: Sheppard Mullin's Robert Friedman on Splitting Leadership of the Business Trial Group Three Ways

By Ross Todd | July 31, 2023

"We all have three 'jobs': legal work for our clients; our own business development; and practice group leader responsibility," says Friedman, who splits leadership duties with co-heads Sascha Henry and John Brooks.

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Delaware Business Court Insider

Sheppard Mullins Partner Talks Splitting Leadership of Business Trial Group Three Ways

By Ross Todd | July 31, 2023

"We all have three 'jobs': legal work for our clients; our own business development; and practice group leader responsibility," says Friedman, who splits leadership duties with co-heads Sascha Henry and John Brooks.

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National Law Journal

Cravath, Facing Fierce Competition, Builds Out DC Office With Top Government Hires

By Abigail Adcox | July 31, 2023

"It's hard to displace market leaders who have been building a position for decades," noted legal consultant Kent Zimmermann.

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New York Law Journal

Judges Probe High Court Ruling's Reach in Photographer's Challenge to Anti-LGBTQ Bias Law

By Avalon Zoppo | July 30, 2023

Among the challenges have already been brought against public accommodation laws is an appeal pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in which appeal brought on behalf of a Christian wedding photographer Emilee Carpenter against New York's statute.

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Law.com

20 Feet Too Far: Virginia Court Reverses Conviction, Concludes It Is Only State to Include 'Immediate Physical Ability' to Arrest Fleeing Suspect

By Riley Brennan | July 28, 2023

"Virginia appears to be the only state in the country that includes as an element of its fleeing-from-arrest law that the defendant must be within the officer's immediate physical ability to place the person under arrest," Judge Stuart A. Raphael wrote on behalf of the majority.

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Daily Report Online

Arizona Man Who Extorted Georgia Tech Gets Prison Time

By The Associated Press | July 28, 2023

Ronald Bell, 57, of Oro Valley, Arizona, was sentenced Thursday to two years, nine months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan said in a news release.

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Law.com

Judge Dismisses Johnson & Johnson's Second Talc Bankruptcy Case

By Aleeza Furman | Charles Toutant | July 28, 2023

U.S. Bankruptcy Chief Judge Michael Kaplan of the District of New Jersey dismissed the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary LTL Management's second Chapter 11 case due to "LTL's lack of imminent and immediate financial distress."

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National Law Journal

Judges Probe High Court Ruling's Reach in Photographer's Challenge to Anti-LGBTQ Bias Law

By Avalon Zoppo | July 28, 2023

The Sixth Circuit will consider whether photography, like web design, is "expressive" and enjoys First Amendment protection.

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Texas Lawyer

'We Need to Get Ahead of This': Texas State Bar Weighs In on Artificial Intelligence

By Adolfo Pesquera | July 28, 2023

"People are talking about how we can use artificial intelligence in our practice: What are the ethical implications?" said State Bar of Texas president Cindy V. Tisdale.

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Law.com

Kansas Court Reinstates Med-Mal Suit Against Surgeon Accused of Removing the Wrong Organ During Surgery

By Riley Brennan | July 28, 2023

"A person without the pertinent medical knowledge can assess whether Dr. Lui's conduct was within the standard of care when he mistakenly removed a portion of a patient's pancreas instead of the adrenal gland during an operation to remove the adrenal gland," Judge Amy F. Cline wrote on behalf of the Kansas Court of Appeals.

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