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David Edmonds: is he cracking the whip or leading the way? Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Stacked on David Edmonds’ desk is a pyramid of 18 varieties of baked beans. “It’s a private joke,” he insists — declining to be photographed with them.
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David Edmonds: is he cracking the whip or leading the way?
A key plank of the Government’s anti-terror laws was in tatters last night after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that police stop and search powers were unlawful.
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European court rules stop and search illegal
The first significant criminal trial without a jury for 400 years in England and Wales opened yesterday with one of the barristers declaring: “We are breaking history.”
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First criminal trial with no jury for 400 years starts
The Dutch Prime Minister insisted yesterday that he acted honourably in supporting the Iraq war despite the verdict of an independent inquiry that the invasion had no mandate under international law.
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Dutch PM clings on as inquiry finds invasion had no mandate
One of my routine tasks as head of counter-terrorism for the Metropolitan Police was to apply to the Home Secretary for authority to conduct stop and search under the terror laws.
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Instead of scrapping stop and search we should rethink its use
The credit card processing company used by Globespan, the collapsed airline, has been ordered to disclose its financial position in a £35 million legal dispute over flight payments.
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Court demands E-Clear reveal Globespan cash
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will decide in the coming days if it will seek to review the planned merger of Orange and T-Mobile in the UK, after the two mobile phone companies submitted their proposals to European regulators.
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OFT mulls review of Orange/T-Mobile deal
Take one celebrity chef, separate him from his wife, sprinkle with allegations of intercepted letters, simmer and serve with a landmark ruling.
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Marco Pierre White challenge could change divorce battles for ever
Chinese investigators have concluded their investigation into four executives of Rio Tinto, the dual-listed mining group, and turned the case to prosecutors, increasing the likelihood that they will face jail.
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Chinese hand Rio Tinto case to prosecutors
A former analyst at Evolution Securities committed market abuse when he passed inside information to a friend who used it to make £85,500 on spread bets, a Financial Services Authority (FSA) tribunal ruled today.
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Ex-Evolution analyst tipped off trader friend
The case of four executives of Rio Tinto, the Australian mining giant, who stand accused of industrial espionage was turned over to prosecutors today, increasing the likelihood that they will face prison sentences.
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‘Rio Tinto Four’ case turned over to Chinese prosecutors
The row over Baroness Greenfield’s departure as director of the Royal Institution is threatening to divide Britain’s academic elite.
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Scientists split as Baroness Greenfield starts legal action against Royal Institution
Excerpts from the December 2009 research report found on Gartner’s site . E-discovery is a maturing market with entrants from multiple categories, including storage and archiving, search and information access, content and records management, and workflow , as well as tools designed as end-user applications for legal professionals and forensic data collection tools aimed at security professionals, regulators and law enforcement agencies. All of these categories of software vendors have added e-discovery to existing suites or purport to cover various aspects of the e-discovery process
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Gartner MarketScope for E-Discovery Software Product Vendors
Google is making millions of pounds from fraudsters who pay to advertise counterfeit jewellery, clothing and electrical items on the search engine.
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Google making millions from advertising counterfeit goods
Kevin Maxwell, the son of Robert Maxwell, the late media tycoon, escaped bankruptcy yesterday after reaching a settlement over money owed to a London pawnbroker.
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Maxwell escapes bankruptcy after settlement with pawnbroker
A former director at McKinsey & Co, the management consultancy group, has pleaded guilty to fraud charges, as part of a co-operation deal that authorities hope will stengthen the insider trading case against Raj Rajaratnam, the founder of the Galleon hedge fund.
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McKinsey consultant pleads guilty to fraud
A man who ran a pirate music website amassed hundreds of thousands of pounds in “donations” from people who had downloaded 21 million songs, a jury heard yesterday.
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Founder of Oink music piracy site ‘had $300,000 in bank’$
The country’s biggest bus operators may be forced to sell or share depots if findings by the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) about a lack of competition in the industry outside London are upheld.
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OFT report behind the times, say bus operators
Overseas online gambling companies that target British punters will require a licence under proposals outlined yesterday by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
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Overseas online gambling groups will need licence
KANSAS CITY, January 4, 2010 — Iris Data Services , a leading provider of eDiscovery solutions, announced today that it has acquired Lexsum, Inc., a regional provider of litigation support including document services such as copying, scanning, imaging and coding. Lexsum’s downtown Kansas City location at 106 W. 11th Street, Suite 100, Kansas City, MO 64105 will be Iris’ second metropolitan location; their national data center is in Olathe, Kansas.
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Iris Data Services Acquires Lexsum, Inc.
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–e-Discovery technology leader Lateral Data , LP today announced the availability of Viewpoint™ 4.5, an all-in-one e-Discovery platform that covers the primary components of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM). Offered as a licensed solution for OEM or in-house installations, Viewpoint 4.5 gives e-Discovery service providers, corporate legal departments and law firms, a breakthrough in broad functionality, value, speed and advanced features for managing the large amounts of data associated with modern litigation. Viewpoint 4.5 does the work of multiple tools, lowering both costs and resource needs for anyone involved in litigation support.
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Lateral Data Unveils an All-in-One e-Discovery Software Platform: Viewpoint 4.5
IP attorney Jay Myers discusses the legal trends in the gaming industry with Jean Creech and Craig Kronenberger.
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BoldVenturesTV_Jay Myers talks about the Gaming Industry
Businesses may be temporarily turning away from services such as advertising, web-design, legal services, and landscaping to rely more on in-house resources for their needs as part of their overall cost cutting strategy. Employees with these skills may have been able to hang on to their jobs over the downturn if they can add additional value to be tapped by their employers …at relatively lower costs. Advertising and marketing services are especially at a low point in sales growth, dropping down into negative figures after posting a healthy sales growth rate of 8.90% at the onset of recession in late 2007
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Businesses Relying Less on Services
Stem Legal congratulates our client Koplow & Patane PLLC on the relaunch of the firm’s medical malpractice website, located at www.azinjuryfirm.com . The new design offers more focus on the firm’s experience as Arizona medical malpractice attorneys. It describes the concept of medical malpractice and ‘reasonable care’ in Arizona , and notably includes Angelo Patane’s personal story behind ‘ why he helps ‘. Featured practice areas on the website include: Wrongful Death Delay in Diagnosis Birth Injuries and Defects Medical Device Injury Prescription Errors Emergency Room Errors Nursing Home Negligence Surgical Mistakes Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice The new site continues to offer lawyer profiles for Partners Angelo Patane and Lawrence Koplow , and an overview of the firm’s approach to personal injury cases
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Koplow & Patane Relaunch Firm Website
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 6, 2009– Dolan Media Company (NYSE: DM), a leading provider of professional services and business information to the legal, financial and real estate sectors in the United States, said today that it acquired an 85% equity interest in DiscoverReady, LLC , a leading provider of outsourced discovery management and fixed-fee document review services to major companies and their counsel. With headquarters in New York City and an office in Charlotte, N.C., DiscoverReady assists major corporations and their counsel in litigation and regulatory matters by providing integrated discovery solutions that drastically reduce legal costs while delivering high quality, defensible document review.
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Dolan Media Acquires Majority Interest in DiscoverReady
We heard last week that retail sales declined 1.5% from last month; here is a look at small business retailers and what is selling: Industry Financial Metric 2007 2008 Last 12 Months 4541 – Online Stores and Mail-Order Houses Sales Pct Change 6.32% 5.91% 6.80% 4451 – Grocery Stores Sales Pct Change 5.61% 6.18% 6.64% 4452 – Specialty Food Stores Sales Pct Change 7.11% 6.79% 6.64% 4511 – Sporting Goods & Stores Sales Pct Change 3.27% 3.18% 3.90% 4461 – Health and Personal Care Stores Sales Pct Change 4.13% 4.17% 3.88% 4442 – Lawn and Garden Equipment and Supplies Stores Sales Pct Change 5.02% 2.76% 2.43% 4453 – Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores Sales Pct Change 6.01% 1.59% 0.88% The data shows that consumers are still opening their wallets for necessities like food and shampoo, but there are some surprises in there as well. Online-only stores have seen sales growth of almost 7% over the past year. The increase in this sector jives with what we heard about Amazon’s earnings today.
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Retail Data – What IS Selling
Stem Legal is pleased to announce that 16 new blogs have been added to our Florida Lawyer Blog Watch website. Matthewman’s Murder Blog Florida ROC Florida IP Floridal Trucking Accident Lawyer Blog Tampa Bay Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog Fort Lauderdale Divorce Lawyer Blog Lakeland Florida Injury Lawyer Blog Pinellas County Florida Criminal Lawyer Blog Florida Injury Attorneys Blog Florida Mortgage Modification Lawyer Blog Florida Condo & HOA Legal Blog Miami Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog Palm Coast Injury Law Blog Cruise Law News Florida Rules Decisions Florida Injury Lawyers Blog FLBWatch.com is now tracking 111 Florida lawyer blogs. About Florida Lawyer Blog Watch Launched in January 2008, this site is an aggregation of the 50 latest posts from 111 Florida legal blogs
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Florida Lawyer Blog Watch Now Tracking 111 Blogs