Sienna Miller’s Titillating Evidence
Actress Sienna Miller is before the phone hacking trial in the Old Bailey, London, explaining that she was unhappy about the “titillating” details disclosed in the case regarding her alleged...
View ArticleChris Christie and the Smoking Gun Letter
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is in some bother over the traffic debacle that saw lanes closed on a bridge that the governor denied knowing anything about. A friend, David Wildstein who is on...
View ArticleAmanda Knox “Hit by Train”
Amanda Knox plans to fight the second convictioni for the murder of Meredith Kercher, with no plans to return to Italy. The conviction “hit me like a train” she told ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’,...
View ArticleRon Paul, Bitcoins & Foreign Currencies
Forbes contributor Nathan Lewis writes on monetary and tax policy issues and in this contribution he explains something he and Ron Paul knew a long time ago – that governments do not have a monopoly on...
View ArticleThe Woody Allen Letter From Dylan Farrow – A Piece of Writing That Could Make...
It’s awards season and Woody Allen has received something he would never have dreamt of – an open letter to the New York Times alleging sexual molestation by the director against his adopted daughter,...
View ArticleSlaugher & May Advise Acciona on Convertible Bonds Issue
LawFuel.com – Latest Law Firm Announcements- Slaughter and May, working as a team with Uría Menéndez, advised Acciona, S.A. on its issue of EUR 342 million 3% senior unsecured convertible bonds, with...
View ArticleDoes Facebook “Like” Privacy?
We all know Facebook is a precocious success developed by a precocious 22 year old who turned down a billion for a company making losses. Now its worth $150 billion and faces some serious challenges...
View ArticleAllen & Overy Appoints to Paris Dispute Resolution Practice
LawFuel.com – Allen & Overy announced the appointment of partner Aurélien Hamelle to the Paris dispute resolution practice. Aurélien specialises in financial and business criminal law,...
View ArticleLaw of the Land: All About Class D Felonies
A Class D felony is a serious crime in the United States. However, where exactly does it stand on the scale of crimes? And what penalties typically apply to someone convicted of a Class D felony? Here...
View ArticleFlying Rock Auto Accidents – 5 Next Steps
When driving through Florida it is not unusual to encounter a dump truck or other large vehicle that is hauling gravel, stone, or other debris. With continual road improvements being made throughout...
View ArticleLawyers Caught in Samsung v Apple Fight
The battle between Samsung and Apple has been hot for a long time, but Samsung’s lawyers got caught in the crossfire when a leaked license agreement between Apple and Nokia found its way into Samsung’s...
View ArticleLos Angeles DUI Lawyer
When it comes to Los Angeles – City of the Angels and Movie Stars – DUI laws can often find themselves highlighted by the arrest of celebrities. We only have to think of a variety of cases ranging from...
View ArticleHeroin Overdose Kills Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Oscar winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman is dead, apparently dying in his Manhattan apartment of a drugs overdose. The highly regarded actor who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in the 2005...
View ArticleWoody’s Lawyer Bites Back
Sex abuse allegations against writer/director Woody Allen have seen his lawyer, Elkan Abramowitz point the finger at Allen’s former wife, actress Mia Farrow with Allen to personally respond shortly....
View ArticleEven-Tempered Judge – Bad-Tempered Court
Carl Stewart was appointed by President Clinton to sit on the Fifth Circuit – its first African American to do so. It is also a court – as the ABA Journal report – that is regarded as “one of the most...
View ArticleSuper Bowl Commercials & The Truck Accident Law Video You Won’t Believe
Okay, millions watched the Seattle Seahawks demolish the Denver Brocos, but many came to see the super bowl commercial, too. They are, after all, the most delicious and premium of any advertisement...
View ArticleSmart Thinking: Tips to Help Someone Who Gets Arrested in the Dead of Night
A middle-of-the-night phone call almost always means trouble. Someone you know may have had an accident or become sick, and you need to rush to the hospital. Or maybe a friend has been arrested and has...
View ArticleTesco Law Sees Offshore Firm Carve-Up
UK’s liberalisation of legal services under its “Tesco Law” has seen an equity group take a stake in the adminstrative services arm of an offshore law firm, Ogier. Last week insurers Direct Line and...
View ArticleAmanda Knox Trial Judge in Firing Line
The Italian judge who (once again) found Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito guilty of murder is to face some tough questioning himself after making inappropriate comments about the...
View ArticleThe City’s First Non-White Law Firm
Sarosh Zaiwalla became the first Asian to qualify as a lawyer in the UK he would hardly have thought he would one day be hiring a future Prime Minister (even if it was only Tony Blair) and also setting...
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