NEW YORK -- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP announces that it has elected 12 attorneys as members of the Firm effective January 1, 2012. The new partners are: Ryan Bekkerus (Corporate - New...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b66b4d/freedom_of_informa) has announced the addition of the "Freedom of Information Sourcebook 2011" report to their offering. The 2011 edition of the FOI Sourcebook is updated to include recent...
Financial advice and planning may sometimes be viewed as the lesser cousin to traditional professions such as accountancy or law. One key objective of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), however, is to enhance...
The history of attorneys in Craig Leis' family can be traced all the way back to a relative who was a wig-wearing barrister in England. A lover of Perry Mason reruns, Leis often...
For the poor, access to justice is set to diminish PITY the justice secretary. Ken Clarke came to office in 2010 with some fine ideas about sending fewer people to prison and rehabilitating...
Harneys has appointed former XXIV Old Buildings barrister David Herbert as head of the firm's growing Cayman Islands litigation and insolvency team. Herbert, whose appointment as partner and Head of Cayman Islands Litigation...
5 hours ago GLOBAL - Groupe Consultatif Actuariel Européen, UK Pensions Regulator, KNf, Sacker & Partners, AXA Investment Managers, Royal London Asset Management, Dexia Asset Management, Aberdeen Asset Management, Adrian Lee & Partners...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cc1df5/construction_claim) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Construction Claims and Responses: Effective Writing and Presentation" to their offering. Featuring a Foreword by...
HONG KONG & NEW YORK -- Simpson Thacher announced today that it has officially launched its Hong Kong law practice following the completion of the required regulatory measures necessary to enable it to...
DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/478f74/the_rotterdam_rule) has announced the addition of the "The Rotterdam Rules: A Practical Annotation" book to their offering. The Rotterdam Rules: A Practical Annotation carefully examines the text of...
Huge efforts are being made to restore the competitiveness lost during the Celtic Tiger era. But is enough being done in the right areas, asks John Walsh. There was a massive slippage in...
The proposed Government reform of employment rights bodies is a significant opportunity for change in the interests of employers and employees alike, says Peter Mclnnes of McDowell Purcell Solicitors. Over recent years, there...
Car Accident SideKick([TM]) in conjunction with American Lawyer Academy useful to victims in the aftermath of a traumatic car accident NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- A new iPhone app has launched to help victims...
Over my time in the industry, there have been a number of decisions that in hindsight have been wrong and in some cases totally stupid. Of course it is easy to judge after...
Product: Pro-Motor Rescue Underwriter: Allianz Legal Protection Commission paid: Brokers determine their level of commission with additional remuneration also available Coverage: Motor uninsured loss recovery and legal expenses - £100,000 limit of indemnity;...
l For most professions the idea of applying their trade to their own set of circumstances is anathema. The vast majority of general insurance brokers purchasing PI ask not "what is my exposure...
The capital's venues are already benefiting from the Olympics as countries queue up to book a base. INNER TEMPLE Belgium's National Olympic Committee (BOIC) will take over Inner Temple, one of the four...
SO PAULO -- Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, a global law firm, today announced that its Sao Paulo, Brazil, office has opened following completion of its registration with the Sao Paulo Bar Association...
SAN DIEGO -- Goodwin Procter LLP, a national Am Law 50 firm, announced today that Chad R. Fuller has joined the firm's Litigation Department in its San Diego office as a member of...