Iceland brings legal action over Kaupthing UK demise Tue Jan 06 16:42:53 GMT 2009
Kaupthing, the state-controlled Icelandic bank, has confirmed that it will sue
the British Government over the Treasury’s decision to place Kaupthing’s UK
arm into administration last October.
Clifford Chance hires senior FTC lawyer as head of US antitrust practice Tue Jan 06 16:01:21 GMT 2009
Clifford Chance, the UK's biggest law firm, has hired the former senior lawyer
at the US Federal Trade Commission to head its American antitrust practice.
Dow Chemical to sue Kuwait over 'contract breach' Tue Jan 06 15:30:01 GMT 2009
Dow Chemical will sue Kuwait for breach of contract after the Middle Eastern
state pulled out of a $17.4 billion ($£11.9 billion) joint venture with
America's biggest chemical company.
Hard times spark falling-out of partners in leading law firms Tue Jan 06 00:00:31 GMT 2009
Once regarded as secure for life, partners in Britain's leading law firms are
now being presented with a stark choice: prove your worth or leave. Almost
2,000 of them could go.