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March 2008 Archives
Bar chairman Dutton settles into the hot-seat
4/03/2008
Today I spoke to Timothy Dutton QC, the chairman of the Bar. Timothy was born in 1957 and was called to the Bar in 1979, taking silk in 1998. He practises in general commercial, public, regulatory and administrative law, professional negligence...In conversation: Rawlinson on recruitment, Savage on LPC fees
7/03/2008
Today I spoke to Mark Rawlinson, a partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London. Mark has been a partner for 17 years and specialises in M&A, particularly competitive or contested situations.Mark recently wrote an entry on Legal Village called “Putting...The Supreme Court's majority flexes its muscles
7/03/2008
It was a routine day at the Supreme Court, with five decisions announced and a single oral argument on the docket.But for 80 minutes on 20 February, spectators in the courtroom saw the Roberts Court in sharp relief, displaying the look...Heather needed guidance - and so do the judges
18/03/2008
After weeks of frenzied speculation, Mr Justice Bennett handed down judgment in the McCartney-Mills divorce case on Monday. At issue was what financial provision should be made for Heather Mills out of Sir Paul’s wealth, the majority of which was acknowledged...Law firm HR deserves more respect
19/03/2008
For the benefit of the person in Career Clinic agonising over whether to come clean about the lies on his, or her, training contract application form, here’s the official advice. He or she should either withdraw the application and start...Business knows best on real CSR
20/03/2008
When leading for the Conservatives on the Companies Act 2006, I was unimpressed by the general lack of policy and coherence shown in the debates surrounding directors’ responsibilities and also the extent of non-financial reporting. We were therefore pleased with...Medellin case shows there's no meddlin' with Texas
26/03/2008
In a landmark decision at the intersection of state, federal and international law, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that neither the World Court nor President George W Bush can mess with Texas when it comes to that state’s enforcement...
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