On appeal from: [2021] EWCA Civ 535 The Appellant (“SIB”) is a company incorporated in Antigua and Barbuda that went into liquidation in 2009. Most of SIB’s business was selling investment products to international customers. However, during 2003 to 2009, SIB was being run as a large Ponzi scheme. Customer withdrawals and payments when investment…
North Carolina attorney killed by client during murder-suicide at Riddle and Brantley law firm in Goldsboro, police say
GOLDBORO, North Carolina — Police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide after an attorney was killed by his client inside his law office in North Carolina, according to authorities. The shooting reportedly happened inside the Riddle and Brantley law firm in Goldsboro just before 4:15 pm on Monday. Investigators said they found the 42-year-old lawyer, Patrick…
Idaho Police Collect Fresh Evidence From Student Murder Home
Investigators on Tuesday reportedly collected fresh evidence from the house where four University of Idaho students were fatally stabbed last month. The arrival of the investigators at the off-campus rental house where Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin were found dead on November 13 was captured in a video and posted on…
Planned Parenthood to receive $110K in injunctive relief from an anti-abortion group
dec. 21—Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and Northern Idaho received $110,000 in injunctive relief against an anti-abortion group. Planned Parenthood won a motion of summary judgment for civil damages against an anti-abortion group called “The Church at Planned Parenthood” in Spokane County Superior Court on Friday, according to a Planned Parenthood news release. The motion…
36th Annual Land Use Law Conference Hosted by Touro Law Center – in February 2023
FOUR VIRTUAL SESSIONS:Tuesday, February 7 and Wednesday, February 8, 2023Tuesday, February 14 and Wednesday, February 15, 2023 This Annual Land Use Institute program is designed for attorneys, professional planners, and government officials involved in land use planning, zoning, permitting, property development, conservation and environmental protection, and related litigation. It not only addresses and analyzes the…
Candey Ltd v Crumpler and another (as Joint Liquidators of Peak Hotels and Resorts Ltd (In Liquidation)) [2022] UKSC 35 – UKSC Blog
Candey Ltd, the appellant, acted as a solicitor for Peak Hotels & Resorts Ltd (“PHRL”) between April 2014 and March 2016 in respect of worldwide litigation and various other matters. One such matter was an action in the High Court in London, referred to as “the London Litigation”. On 21 October 2015, PHRL entered into…
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About the Legal Internship Opportunity We’re opening another round of internships at the office of the Dy. CM of Delhi. dept. of Art, Culture & Languages, Govt of NCT of Delhi is hiring interns for various roles. The duration of the internship will be two months, where the interns will work with the Office of…
Recap! Seyfarth Attorneys Marcus Mintz and Alex Meier Present at AIPLA Conference on Trade Secrets | Seyfarth Shaw
The American Intellectual Property Law Association recently completed its Trade Secrets Summit in Miami, Florida. The topics for the conference included: A legislative update Best practices for identifying trade secrets in litigation Developments in trade secret trials and changing trends Arbitration of trade secret disputes Recent innovations in trade secret protection technologies and forensics (Alex…
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About the Pro Bono Club Acknowledging this, in April 2017, the Department of Justice launched Nyaya Bandhu (Pro Bono Legal Services) Program to undertake a digital drive to connect practicing advocates interested in pro bono work with eligible marginalized and vulnerable beneficiaries via mobile technology, after due scrutiny. About the Event The Pro Bono Club,…
Former Utah attorney general who lost fight for cable TV ‘decency’ died at 86
David L. Wilkinson: Dec. 6, 1936 — Dec. 10, 2022. His two terms are remembered for his costly defense of a law deemed unconstitutional. (Office of the Attorney General) David Wilkinson, Utah Attorney General from 1981-1989. | dec. 19, 2022, 1:47 pm A former Utah attorney general who battled to regulate cable television in the…