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The Traumatized Argument
(Posted on 01/06/11)With the world watching, U.S. lawyer Jose Baez presented his opening statements in the sensational Casey Anthony murder trial last week. Many were confident that he'd be using sexual trauma inflicted on his client to justify many of her behaviors in the months before and after the disappearance of her daughter. That's exactly what he did. Baez told...
Did Obama Go Too Far?
(Posted on 21/05/11)Hours before he was to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Obama announced he supported a pre-1967 border for Israeli and Palestine. "The borders if Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps", said Obama during a speech on Thursday. Americans were left dumbfounded and his...
Morley Sentenced to 16 Months
(Posted on 20/05/11)Saying he had "thrown away his good name and good character", Mr. Justice Saunders sentenced Former Labour Minister Elliott Morley to sixteen months in jail this week.Morley was accused of taking excessive claims for mortgage costs and then laying claim for at least one mortgage that had already been satisfied. He also stole more than £...
The Confusing and Oft-Misunderstood "Super Injunction"
(Posted on 14/05/11)Twitter, Facebook, celebrities, judges, reporters, amateur journalists and super injunctions - an unlikely grouping, for sure, but one that defines the controversial privacy issues related to what information can glide through the ever-evolving internet. It's a red-hot topic in the UK and one that has many variables that are sure to complicate many...
The Historic Microsoft and Skype Merger
(Posted on 12/05/11)Casey Cogut, a senior corporate partner with Simpson Thatcher & Bartlett, LLP and who specializes in mergers and acquisitions and private equity deals, is overseeing the historic Microsoft and Skype merger. Cogut, now based in the United States, he served as Senior Resident Partner at the firm's London location. Handling private "complex...
Dewani Extradition from the UK to South Africa Uncertain
(Posted on 05/05/11)Shrien Dewani, the man who many say murdered his beautiful bride on their honeymoon in South Africa in late 2010, was in a UK courtroom this week in an effort to fight South Africa's request for extradition. It is unclear whether District Judge Howard Riddle is satisfied Dewani's human rights will be protected if he allows the extradition.In November...
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