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Halliwells liquidator continues talks with ex-partners over reverse premium

Halliwells' liquidator BDO is continuing to negotiate a deal with the defunct firm's former equity partners which could see the group forced to repay some of the controversial 'reverse premium' property payout they received. Legal Week has been provided with some details regarding the proposed settlement, but has chosen not to disclose them due to a confidentiality agreement surrounding the mediation. Mediation between BDO and 32 former equity partners of the collapsed firm has been ongoing for almost a year as the liquidator seeks to recoup some or all of the £21m payout which was shared between the equity partners in 2007.
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No child left behind – helping children through the family courts

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service's (Cafcass) start was a troubled one. Established in 2001, it was created by the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 with the idea of merging the 700 probation officers who handle family court welfare work, 810 guardians ad litem who represent children's interests in child abuse and care cases, and the children's branch of the Official Solicitor's Department. These workers came from 113 groups with 57 sets of pay and conditions. Delays in the family courts system, rows over the contracts of the staff and finally the departure of the first chief executive Diane Shepherd less than a year after she was appointed meant the department got off to a rocky start. Some speculated that the organisation had had a premature birth and that an initial lack of funding made life difficult.
7 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: Preventing or limiting in-house counsel depositions

What was once considered a rarity has now become a trend: parties increasingly seek to depose in-house lawyers.
10 minute read

International Edition

Slaughters makes up two London lawyers in annual partnership round

Slaughter and May has made up two of its London associates to partner in the magic circle firm's 2013 promotions round. James Stacey and Lisa Wright, both of who trained at the firm, will join the partnership as of 1 May this year, taking the number of partners at the firm to 117, 106 of whom are based in London.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Associated Press wins copyright case

The Associate Press (AP) appears to be the victor in a suit it filed against a news aggregator.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Louisiana must let monks sell caskets, 5th Circuit says

Monks these days are so ambitious.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Law firm that was victimized by check scam is entitled to coverage for its loss because policy was “ambiguous”

A federal district court has ordered an insurer to cover the loss suffered by a law firm in a check scam, finding that the loss fell within both the policys forgery and alteration endorsement and the policys false pretenses exclusion and that the policy therefore was ambiguous.
7 minute read

International Edition

DAC Beachcroft secures alliances with Colombia and Malaysia firms

DAC Beachcroft has boosted its international footprint after sealing two associations with firms in Colombia and Malaysia. The Colombia deal with De La Torre & Monroy, which is top-ranked by Chambers and Partners for insurance work in the Southeast Asian country, is an extension of the Botoga-based firm's existing relationship with legacy Davies Arnold Cooper, with which Beachcroft merged in 2011.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Securities class action settlement amounts increased in 2012

Even though the number of securities class action settlements decreased in 2012, the settlement amounts were larger than they were in 2011.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Litigation: The ambiguous CFAA

Soon after Matthew Broderick starred in the 1983 movie WarGames, Congress passed the precursor to what is known today as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).
5 minute read

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