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from our lawyers about actions in Colombia for breach of competition law, specialist courts, jurisdictional factors, interim and final remedies, evidence, settlements, appeals and other issues.
It may be useful for those who design websites to hear
from lawyers about what they want from a site they visit on a regular basis.
Kathleen Paukert, author of The Fulfilled Lawyer: Create the Practice You Desire, doesn't have a lot of time for the negativity she increasingly hears
from lawyers about the practice of law.
Kathleen Paukert, author of The Fulfilled Lawyer: Create the Practice You Desire, doesn't have a lot of time for the negativity she increasingly hears
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Legal Tweets consists entirely of collections of «tweets»
from lawyers about various law - related issues, and in 2005, Twitter was yet a gleam in its creators» eyes.
In the last three years, I have heard innumerable stories
from lawyers about judicial discourtesy towards SRLs, and also (although less often) towards represented litigants and lawyers themselves.
The kinds of questions I constantly hear
from lawyers about blogging — «what should I blog about?»
With the dust settling on last night's Conservative majority win, here are some thoughts
from lawyers about what they think the win (and losses) mean.
As yours truly blogged last week, law firms may want to follow the lead of other marketers and more fully embrace email newsletters and alerts as a low cost, targeted and measurable method for reinforcing expertise with existing clients (who expect to continue hearing
from their lawyers about breaking legal trends relevant to their businesses).
Following his visit to the Montreal store, he fielded a call
from his lawyer about the site's garbage disposal.
I got a free consultation
from a lawyer about a contract I was being offered by a publisher and he gave me two key pieces of advice: an audit clause means they have nothing to hide and allows you as an author to play IRS and look at their books if you think you're being cheated (an expensive process, but a good publisher wouldn't be afraid of you using it) and believe their BBB rating if they have one.
Personally, I'd be interested in hearing more
from this lawyer about his objections to mandatory CPD.
They could read updates
from their lawyer about the status of the case, review and download documents, see their next court date, instantly view invoices and pay a bill via e-Check or credit card, leave a message for their lawyer, and much, much more.
If you are not getting a clear signal
from your lawyer about whether a case should be litigated or settled, then you need to nag them until they do.
On the same day Cima was sitting inside that downtown Vancouver clinic, a Fort Nelson man heard
from his lawyer about his own court case.
For a communication to be subject to litigation privilege, it must have been made for the dominant purpose of being used in aid of, or obtaining, legal advice
from a lawyer about actual or anticipated litigation.
Not exact matches
Although no recent First Amendment cases could be seen to apply directly to the publication of tax returns
from a candidate for president,
lawyer Floyd Abrams said that «all the cases make it extremely unlikely that the Times could constitutionally be held liable for publishing such a newsworthy story, a month before a presidential election,
about a candidate for President.»
Alphabet's Waymo unit is seeking
about $ 2.6 billion
from Uber for the alleged theft of one of several trade secrets in a lawsuit over self - driving cars, a
lawyer for Uber said on Wednesday.
Now, Trump is furious that the FBI «broke into» his
lawyer's office, acting in part on a referral
from the office of special counsel Robert Mueller, looking for information
about the payment to Daniels, among other things.
Diplomat Dan Biers
from the US embassy in Beijing was also shoved while expressing his concern
about the arrest and detainment of civil rights
lawyer Pu Zhiquiang.
Opened two years ago, Potomac Law Group leans heavily on cloud technology and is itself a kind of cloud — a constellation of 40
lawyers who went to the best schools, trained at the best firms, and are now working, mostly
from home, to their own schedules, for
about half the price bigger firms charge.
If you're unsure
about the proper designation, be sure to review the IRS website, as well as the Department of Labor websites at the federal and state levels, particularly their materials on distinguishing independent contractors
from employees, and check your designations with your accountant and / or labor
lawyer.
Trump's longtime personal
lawyer Michael Cohen has said that he paid Daniels $ 130,000 to prevent her
from talking
about the alleged affair.
In this case, speak with a
lawyer about what's called a post-nuptial agreement if you want to keep the business
from being a potential factor in a divorce, says Gilden.
Citing advice
from its
lawyers, Cameco declined to answer questions
about the arrangement, which is the subject of court proceedings.)
VCs have come a long way
from the suit - clad bankers and
lawyers who didn't appear to have any idea of what your industry was all
about.
Her Facebook post,
about an incident ten years ago, earned her a call
from Ratner's
lawyer, threatening a lawsuit.
Prosecutors say Edwards broke federal law by accepting
about $ 725,000
from Mellon and more than $ 200,000
from Fred Baron, a now - deceased Texas
lawyer who was his finance chairman.
Bennett Jones» Toronto office has grown
from about 40
lawyers in 1999 to more than 180 today, while maintaining top rankings in employee engagement and suffering «very little» turnover, says Walsh.
His
lawyers filed two motions in the United States District Court in California, where Daniels sued to get out of the NDA that bars her
from speaking out
about the alleged affair, saying that Daniels has violated the agreement at least 20 times and could be subject to damages of $ 20 million.
Donald Trump's personal
lawyer says he paid $ 130,000 to a former porn star out of his own pocket so she would keep quiet
about an alleged affair she had with Trump, according to a report
from the New York Times.
Equifax's
lawyers at Choate, Hall & Stewart had argued (among many other things) that the AG can't wield the state consumer protection law, which prohibits businesses
from making false, deceptive or unfair claims, without showing anyone was harmed by Equifax's supposedly false assurances
about data security.
The president allegedly repaid Michael D. Cohen, his personal
lawyer, for the $ 130,000 hush money Cohen paid to Stormy Daniels to keep her
from talking
about her affair with the president, according to former N.Y.C. mayor Rudy Giuliani, reports the New York Times.
The pornographic film actress, who says she had an affair with President Trump, offered on Monday to return $ 130,000 she received
from Mr. Trump's personal
lawyer in order to break her silence
about what occurred.
Chuck Todd, host of «Meet the Press,» brought us the latest news
from Washington, D.C. — including Rudy Giuliani's revealing interview
about President Donald Trump's reimbursement to his
lawyer Michael Cohen over allegations of an extramarital affair with porn star Stormy Daniels.
The pace of inquiries
from companies seeking reassurance
about any potential liability has definitely quickened, says climate
lawyer Martijn...
Here's the letter that its
lawyers sent to Judge Griesa
about its plans, and it is a nervous letter: One could imagine that even shutting down the custody business (and transferring its assets to another bank) will enrage the judge, since a new custodian will probably make it easier for Argentina to pay off the bonds that Judge Griesa is dead set on preventing it
from paying.
In a story published Sunday, The New York Times said Trump's longtime
lawyer Michael Cohen had received information
from both American Media, the tabloid's owner, and McDougal's attorney in the summer of 2016
about the American Media payment to McDougal for the exclusive rights to her claims of an affair.
But experts have long warned the greatest potential legal jeopardy for Donald Trump and his allies surrounds the $ 130,000 payment she received
from Trump's longtime
lawyer Michael Cohen 11 days before the election to keep silent
about the alleged affair.
The suit's claim that Trump knew
about the payment and that it was aimed at keeping the affair
from voters «confirms what we suspected,» said Paul Ryan, a top
lawyer with Common Cause, one of the groups that have lodged complaints with the Federal Election Commission
about the payoff.
The comments were reported as Trump's
lawyers are in discussions with Mueller's team
about a potential presidential interview, and while an effort
from the White House to discredit Mueller's probe — and perhaps even lay the groundwork for firing Rosenstein — is heating up.
Contrast that attitude with the words of a
lawyer in California who, according to this article
from Mother Jones, thought
about lawsuits almost as soon as she heard
about Uber.
We want to make sure that it's thoroughly vetted and that we're working with reputable partners, so we're also partnering with AARP, GLAAD, and Glenn Singleton
from Pacific Education Group, consultant Barbara Tint, and Professor Natasha Bowman, who is a former
lawyer and lecturer and talks a lot
about discrimination in the workplace and diversity.
Yahoo's top
lawyer, Ronald Bell, resigned
from the company, after the board of directors concluded that Yahoo's legal team did notsufficiently pursue information
about the hacks.
Trump is already facing a complaint
from the watchdog group Common Cause, which argues that Trump
lawyer Michael Cohen's payment of $ 130,000 to Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence
about an alleged affair with Trump may have been an illegal campaign contribution.
If the case makes it to the discovery phase, Zervos's
lawyers will be able to request memos, emails, and other documents
from the Trump campaign to see if Trump was telling the truth
about his conduct with Zervos, Marcus said.
Trump's
lawyer is trying to stop Stormy Daniels, a porn star with whom he allegedly had an extramarital affair,
from telling the public
about their relationship.
Two momentous changes long ago transformed the legal world that Lincoln knew: increased specialization, prompted by the rise of corporate firms at the turn of the century, and a large influx of new
lawyers from relatively unassimilated ethnic groups at
about the same time.
Once the family broke the gag order and got some national coverage there was huge outcry
from first amendment
lawyers about the illegality of that order, and also others speaking out
about having been legally gagged in court cases with big power differential.
The Reverend Peter J. Gomes, a black minister of the American Baptist Church and longtime Harvard chaplain, wrote in the Boston Globe: «When
lawyers, the courts, and the media all seem complicit in the cycle of vengeance and blood and no closure short of decapitation seems acceptable, then we have reason to worry
about the climate for justice, mercy, and charity; and Salem in 1692 seems not so far removed in moral climate
from Boston in 2002.»