by Jonathan Levin Manuel Quesada puffs on one of his creations – a funky-looking thing called a Q D’etat – as he tells a story about the Cubans getting under his skin. It was at a dinner last year in Germany, when Cigar Journal honoured him with a lifetime achievement award. Everyone rose for a …
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On May 9 2017, the High Court ruled in favour of the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”), finding that certain categories of documents produced by Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Ltd (“ENRC”) during an internal investigation were not covered by litigation privilege (SFO v ENRC [2017] WLR(D) 317). The Judge’s reasoning was that a criminal investigation does …
In a meeting held on Monday, the Law Ministry’s Department of Justice discussed ways by which pendency of cases can be reduced. The deliberations revealed that the Centre and the States were responsible for over 46% of the 3 crore plus cases pending before the Courts across the country. This was revealed through statistics provided …
Plaintiff class-action lawyers in Massachusetts have filed recent lawsuits in federal court under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA Title III) against retailers who sell goods through their websites. Out of state lawyers have also filed lawsuits against Massachusetts businesses on the same basis. The majority of these lawsuits do not attempt …
Saudi Arabia is nearing a long-awaited decision on the main international stock exchange for the initial public offering of its state energy company, with lawyers advising the kingdom that a New York listing poses the greatest litigation risk of any jurisdiction. White & Case, Saudi Aramco’s legal firm on the float, and others offering informal …
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The direct effect of this California initiative is to regulate the energy industry in the United States. California — and Jones — would call for insurance companies to divest investments in the coal industry, because these investments in thermal coal are purportedly at risk of becoming stranded assets. In other words, “disclose your fossil fuel …
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Resolution has written to the new Lord Chancellor urging him to reform several aspects of family law to improve the lives of families and put the needs of children first, Solicitors Journal has learned. In a letter sent to David Lidington MP, the family law practitioners group, asked the new justice secretary to act on …
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A dad who fought a £170,000 legal battle after taking his daughter on a term-time holiday was convicted over the unauthorised trip today. Jon Platt was hauled to court in 2015 when he refused to pay a £60 fine for going on the family holiday to Disney World. Magistrates initially angered council chiefs on the …
Thousands of vulnerable people with dementia and learning disabilities are being detained in hospitals and care homes without the appropriate checks, due to a law unfit for purpose according to the Law Commission. Often those who lack the mental capacity to consent – like certain people with dementia or learning disabilities – need to be …
BREAK UP BONANZA Russian millionaire’s ex says she has been forced to live ‘frugally’ while hubby has enjoyed holiday homes, yacht and helicopter AN oligarch’s son who bought himself a helicopter and partied on his family’s yacht to celebrate separating from his wife is fighting to get her “over-generous” £7million payout cut. In the pair’s …