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Some US Law Firms May Have to Disclose Finances Under UK Law

U.S. law firms fear the United Kingdom will interpret one of its laws in a way that requires limited liability partnerships to disclose their finances. Draft regulations will be released next spring. In the coming weeks, the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform will release a consultation on the…

Oct 26, 2007 11:34 AM CDT

It’s Official: UK Law Firms Soon For Sale

Long-anticipated legislation allowing nonattorneys to own United Kingdom law firms passed its final hurdle in the British Parliament today. The Legal Services Bill will soon be signed by Queen Elizabeth II, in the first step toward a legal market for buying and selling UK law firms that should be operational…

Oct 25, 2007 8:49 PM CDT

Convicted of 48 Murders: ‘I Felt Like God’

Convicted yesterday by a jury of 48 murders and three attempted murders, a Russian serial killer says the crimes made him more powerful than those who found him guilty. “Cops, lawyers, experts, witness. I alone decided the fate of 63 people,” said Alexander Pichushkin, a 33-year-old supermarket worker who claims…

Oct 25, 2007 4:04 PM CDT

Big Biz Scoring System for Law Firm Hires

Two big-name companies based in Switzerland are now using a new scoring system to determine what law firms to hire. Zurich, a well-known insurance carrier, announced this week that it rates law firms on about 10 factors, including cost, responsiveness and “personalities,” reports Legal Week. “The insurer now hopes to…

Oct 25, 2007 3:30 PM CDT

Denmark Office Splits from DLA Piper

CORRECTED: A Denmark law office associated with DLA Piper is breaking away because of concerns about client conflicts. The new independent office will be known as Horten and will be DLA Piper’s preferred referral firm, Legal Week reports. The 73-lawyer office wants to add as many as 150 lawyers and…

Oct 25, 2007 1:21 PM CDT

EU Court Strikes Down German Anti-Takeover Law

The European Court of Justice has struck down a German law shielding Volkswagen from a hostile takeover. The New York Times calls the decision a “stinging setback” for the German government, which fears foreign investment in key industries. It is also like to spur European Union efforts to stop other…

Oct 23, 2007 3:30 PM CDT

Microsoft Bends Knee to EU Regulation

Bowing down to the authority of the European Union to regulate antitrust issues, Microsoft Corp. has agreed to end a nine-year court battle and share some of its intellectual property with competitors. The move may signal a new era of increased EU enforcement of antitrust rules against dominant companies, now…

Oct 22, 2007 8:33 PM CDT

Hi-Tech Hunt Nabs Swirled Photos Suspect

Updated: A high-tech hunt featuring an unprecedented online Interpol appeal to the public for help has led to the arrest of a Canadian teacher who is allegedly the subject of photos posted on the Internet that show an adult male sexually abusing boys in Cambodia and Vietnam. Christopher Paul Neil,…

Oct 19, 2007 4:42 PM CDT

Big Brother in Britain: Going Too Far?

Big Brother isn’t just watching these days in much of Britain. He’s telling people what to do. “Pick it up!” an authoritative voice booms, for instance, when pedestrians near a McDonald’s restaurant in the town of Gloucester drop trash, reports the Los Angeles Times. Britain has the most extensive closed-circuit…

Oct 19, 2007 3:31 PM CDT

McDermott Partners Continue Leap From London Office

McDermott Will & Emery will be left with just one intellectual property partner in its London office with the departure of department chair Larry Cohen. His jump to Latham & Watkins is the twelfth partner defection at the office in little more than one year, Legal Week reports.

Oct 19, 2007 3:25 PM CDT

Nixon Peabody Opens in London; Staffing Arrangement Is Unusual

Nixon Peabody has launched its first office outside the United States staffed partly with lawyers it is sharing with a boutique firm. The seven-lawyer office includes three lawyers who practice with a project boutique called Trinity International, Legal Week reports. The lawyer overseeing the London office, Stavros Adamidis, told the…

Oct 19, 2007 2:34 PM CDT

For Sale? Group Prices BigLaw Brand Names

In a groundbreaking move envisioning a not-so-distant time when non-attorneys can invest in law firms, a group has taken on the task of assigning a monetary value to the world’s 200 biggest law firm brand names. In six months or so, the Managing Partners Forum will set valuations serving both…

Oct 18, 2007 8:35 PM CDT

Dewey & LeBoeuf Nixes London Managing Partner

The London office of Dewey & LeBoeuf won’t be led by a managing partner. Instead the office will be organized by practice groups, Legal Week reports. The move comes after the law firm—the product of a merger between Dewey Ballantine and LeBoeuf Lamb Greene & MacRae—hired a consulting firm to…

Oct 18, 2007 12:38 PM CDT

DNA: Did Crippen Really Kill His Wife?

Updated: One of Britain’s most notorious murderers could have been wrongly convicted. Harley Crippen, a mild-mannered American doctor convicted of poisoning, dissecting and burying his wife in the cellar of their London home so that he could marry his mistress, actually may not have committed the crime for which he…

Oct 17, 2007 5:15 PM CDT

EU Top Court OKs Mandatory Retirement

Highlighting the difference between U.S. and European employment law, the the European Union’s top court ruled today that it is legal for employers to set a mandatory retirement age. Although the EU has laws against discrimination, including age discrimination, it is legal for an employer to have a mandatory retirement…

Oct 16, 2007 10:43 PM CDT

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