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Is your business at risk from organised crime? Lawyers, real estate agents beware
2015-06-24 07:31:12| Real Estate - Topix.net
Lawyers, real estate agents and accountants are among otherwise law-abiding professionals who are helping organised crime groups to flourish in Australia. "Trusted insiders" can help organised crime groups by offering their specialist skills, knowledge or access to areas including the financial sector, according to the Victorian Law Reform Commission.
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Lawyers in court over approval of $430M fund for train disaster victims
2015-06-17 16:34:34| Railroads - Topix.net
Smoke rises from railway cars that were carrying crude oil after derailing in downtown Lac Megantic, Que., on July 6, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson Quebec Superior Court Justice Gaetan Dumas will begin hearing arguments today about whether or not he should approve the $431.5-million settlement fund for victims and creditors of the 2013 Lac-Megantic, Que., train derailment that killed 47 people.
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Lawyers Split on Legality of EPA Power Plant Rule
2015-06-05 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Examiner: Environmental lawyers are split over whether proposed Environmental Protection Agency limits on carbon emissions from power plants are legal, according to a new survey. The poll of 130 practicing environmental professors and lawyers revealed an equal percentage -- 45 percent -- thought the regulation was legal as did illegal. Ten percent said they weren't sure. The survey was conducted by Brian Potts, a partner at Foley & Lardner LLP, and Abigail Barnes, a Vermont Law School student who is...
"Federal judge scolds BigLaw lawyers for 'behemoth pleadings' and 'prolixity'"
2015-03-30 07:17:19| Trucking - Topix.net
"A federal judge in Manhattan is ordering lawyers in a United Parcel Service lawsuit to file new pleadings that are short and plain, in keeping with Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. UPS 'launched its relatively straightforward claims with a sprawling 175-paragraph complaint, larded with more than 1,400 pages of exhibits,' [U.S. District Judge William Pauley III] wrote.
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"Federal judge scolds BigLaw lawyers for 'behemoth pleadings' and 'prolixity'"
2015-03-30 07:15:32| Air Courier - Topix.net
"A federal judge in Manhattan is ordering lawyers in a United Parcel Service lawsuit to file new pleadings that are short and plain, in keeping with Rule 8 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. UPS 'launched its relatively straightforward claims with a sprawling 175-paragraph complaint, larded with more than 1,400 pages of exhibits,' [U.S. District Judge William Pauley III] wrote.
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