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Mayer Brown appointed by private equity firm Pamplona 
Private Equity Wire - 6 Hours ago
International law firm Mayer Brown has been appointed by UK private equity firm Pamplona Capital Management as it seeks to buy almost one-third of Lloyd's of London insurer Chaucer Holdings. Chaucer is     Add Comment

Freshfields on top 
The Lawyer - 7 Hours ago
am Oh dear. If you happen to be out in the City this evening look out for the odd Clifford Chance partner weeping into their McEwans Export. No longer the worlds largest firm, no longer a million-pound     Add Comment

Eric Holder Confirmed as Attorney General 
People For the American Way - 68 Minutes ago
Drew Courtney or Josh Glasstetter E-mail: Phone: By a vote of 75 to 21, the Senate today confirmed Eric Holder to the office of Attorney General. People For the American Way president Kathryn Kolbert
Holder: A Solid Pick for Attorney General People For the American Way
(Jun 25, 2009) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder cites need to protect disabled  School Transportation News
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Litigation Over Johnson & Johnson Antibiotic Levaquin Designated N.J. Mass Tort 
LegalTimes.com - 20 Hours ago
The New Jersey Supreme Court has designated mounting litigation over the antibiotic Levaquin as a mass tort and has assigned it to an Atlantic County, N.J., judge. The suits charge that the drug, which     Add Comment

Freshfields hits top spot in legal fees league 
Expert Lawyer - 20 Hours ago
Lucrative work on the bailout of the financial sector has helped Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer overtake Clifford Chance to become Britainâ??s highest grossing law firm.    Add Comment

David Ogden Confirmed as Deputy Attorney General 
People For the American Way - 67 Minutes ago
Today the Senate voted 65-28 to confirm David Ogden as Deputy Attorney General. People For the American Way president Kathryn Kolbert issued the following statement: 'It's incredible to think that Senate     Add Comment
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>>   Crime & Punishment
Double jeopardy killer jailed for life 
Telegraph - 4 Hours ago
Mario Celaire has been given two life sentences after he admitted killing his ex-girlfriend seven years after being cleared of the crime. Published: 5:16PM BST 03 Jul 2009 There was loud applause and
Double jeopardy killer Mario Celaire jailed for life Telegraph
Killer jailed in double-jeopardy first Guardian Unlimited
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Boyfriend jailed for car fire death - PA 
Guardian Unlimited - 48 Minutes ago
A man whose girlfriend burnt to death in a car after he crashed into a tree while drunk has been jailed for six years. Waqas Arshad, 24, of Bedfordshire, escaped the Citroen C4 after he ploughed into
Breaking news: Boyfriend jailed for car fire death Caernarfon Herald
Man jailed over car blaze death BBC
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Abortion doc murder suspect advocates via mail 
Washington Post - 4 Hours ago
WICHITA, Kan. -- A man charged with murdering Kansas abortion provider Dr. George Tiller has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable. Scott Roeder sent Oregon
Doctor murder suspect advocates from... KGO San Francisco
Abortion doc murder suspect sending jail mail Fort Mills Times
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GM awaits judge's ruling on sale plan 
Mail & Guardian Online - 4 Hours ago
General Motors may have to wait out the long Independence Day holiday weekend to learn if its bankruptcy plan is moving forward, after United States Judge Robert Gerber adjourned a three-day hearing without
GM awaits judge's decision on bankruptcy plan York Dispatch
GM awaits judgeâ??s ruling on sale The Money Times
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3:05amMusician jailed in forced abortion case 
Herald Sun - 4 Hours ago
MUSIC star Cheb Mami has been sentenced to five years in jail for trying to make a former lover undergo a forced abortion, despite pleading for forgiveness at his trial near Paris. Known as the 'Prince
Singer jailed over forced abortion Australian Associated Press
Musician jailed in forced abortion case Africa Leader
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Man fighting for life after Dublin stabbing 
Ireland On-Line - 4 Hours ago
A man is fighting for his life tonight after being stabbed in Dublin city centre. The 31-year-old is in a critical condition in hospital after the knife attack on Parnell Street. It is understood the
Man fights for life after stabbing Kenilworth Weekly News
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>>   IP and patents
Music pirates will buy if the price is right 
Guardian Unlimited - 5 Hours ago
Close-up of a person holding an Apple iPod Mini while connected to a computer to download music from iTunes. Photograph: Martin Ruetschi/Keystone/Corbis The music, film and video game industries are pricing
Research: Pirates Will Buy If The Price Is Right paidContent.org
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paidContent - Interview: Pirate Bay Bidders Hope To Make $40 Million A Month From  
CBS News - 65 Minutes ago
(PaidContent.org) This story was written by Patrick Smith. So how exactly does unlikely Pirate Bay bidder Global Gaming Factory X intend to profit from the scourge of the entertainment industry, and pay
Interview: Pirate Bay Bidders Hope To Make $40 Million A Month From Ads paidContent.org
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Software patents, and how to route around them 
ZDNet UK - 6 Hours ago
Posted by Jonathan Bennett Microsoft recently used its patents on some aspects of the FAT filesystem to , with the latter ending up having to change its products, pay Microsoft and license some of its     Add Comment

Behind the music: Pirate Bay's purchase proves they're not altruistic 
Guardian Unlimited - 7 Hours ago
A lot of ifs â?¦ Hans Pandeya, CEO of Sweden's Global Gaming Factory (GGF), in Stockholm announcing the purchase of the filesharing site The Pirate Bay. Photograph: Maja Suslin/AFP/ There have been two
Pirate Bay purchased Adrenaline Vault
Pirate Bay Purchased for $7.8 Million Action Trip
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A big week for copyrights and piracy 
Los Angeles Times - 19 Hours ago
The sale of The Pirate Bay probably ranks as the week's biggest news for those of us who obsess about copyright issues, followed by the ruling that Usenet.com's newsgroup-access service infringed on the     Add Comment

Appeals over patents skyrocket in 2009 
National Law Journal - 89 Minutes ago
The story you have requested is available only to premium access subscribers. Premium subscribers have access to every news story, decision and special report we publish, including a complete one-year     Add Comment
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>>   Online legal issues
Toronto law firm prepares class action against Expedia Canada online travel agency 
Sympatico - 3 Hours ago
The firm says the suit accuses the online travel company of 'widespread violations' of various consumer protection laws. The suit filed in Ontario Superior Court by Juroviesky and Ricci also alleges breach
Toronto law firm files a petition for a class-action lawsuit against Expedia Windsor Star
Law firm prepares class action against Expedia.ca Canoe Technology
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Operation Ore: legal challenge to child abuse inquiry 
Telegraph - 15 Hours ago
A legal challenge is to be launched against one of Britain's biggest online child abuse inquiries following claims that hundreds of men have been wrongly convicted. More than 2,600 people have been convicted
Challenge to web child abuse inquiry Guardian Unlimited
Legal challenge to internet child abuse inquiry Observer
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A big week for copyrights and piracy 
Los Angeles Times - 19 Hours ago
The sale of The Pirate Bay probably ranks as the week's biggest news for those of us who obsess about copyright issues, followed by the ruling that Usenet.com's newsgroup-access service infringed on the     Add Comment

RIAA defendant to appeal 
Electronista - 21 Hours ago
Jammie Thomas-Rasset the recent court decision ordering her to in a case involving the RIAA. The legal battle has followed several twists, with the initial filing only leading to damages totaling $222,000     Add Comment

The End of The Pirate Bay: A Victory Against Piracy? 
I4U - 49 Minutes ago
The Pirate Bay is soon to be no more. We all knew this day would come eventually, and to anyone who knows anything about the Internet this shouldn't come as too huge of a surprise. Napster and Kazaa have     Add Comment

President Obama gives Queen iPod full of MP3s, but will the RIAA sue? 
Geek.com - 2 Hours ago
Last time President Obama met with a major British leader, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, he managed to spectacularly blow it in the diplomatic exchange of gifts. Gordons gift was politically appropriate
President Obama Gives Exclusive Interview to AP Gadsden Times
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>>   UK law
Freshfields on top 
The Lawyer - 7 Hours ago
am Oh dear. If you happen to be out in the City this evening look out for the odd Clifford Chance partner weeping into their McEwans Export. No longer the worlds largest firm, no longer a million-pound     Add Comment

Freshfields hits top spot in legal fees league 
Expert Lawyer - 20 Hours ago
Lucrative work on the bailout of the financial sector has helped Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer overtake Clifford Chance to become Britainâ??s highest grossing law firm.    Add Comment

Trouble at Clifford Chance? 
Intellectual Asset Management - 3 Hours ago
World Trademark Review, like IAM a part of The IP Meda Group, is reporting on a flurry of rumours doing the rounds in London that Clifford Chance could be about to downgrade its IP operation - and perhaps     Add Comment

Linklaters is UK's biggest firm after edging past Freshfields 
Lawyer 2B - 6 Hours ago
However, the firmâ??s average profit per equity partner (PEP) dropped by 9.6 per cent to £1.3m, and remained behind that of its magic circle rival. Freshfields announced its financial results yesterday,     Add Comment

Dramatic results for Clifford Chance and Freshfields 
Roll On Friday - 7 Hours ago
Clifford ChanceÃ? andÃ? Freshfields have announced their results for 2008/2009. And their performance could hardly be more different. Freshfields posted record turnover, up 9% to Ã?£1.29 billion, with     Add Comment

Herbert Smith trainee sacked for reading confidential emails 
Roll On Friday - 7 Hours ago
Herbert Smith has fired a trainee for reading confidential emails filed by her supervising partner. As she hadn't yet completed her training contract she will not qualify as a solicitor unless she can     Add Comment
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