[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Law firm Dechert have had massive, multi-million pound legal bills put into question and now face litigation over their fees to a large mining client. The £16m bill was charged to mining company ENRC, but a reversal in the UK High Court poses major problems for the legal giant. The Lawyer reports that the High Court […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Volunteer lawyers have moved into one of the hottest new areas of law practice – assisting travelers affected by the Trump travel ban. A new website set up by lawyers and software developers has been attracting business from those affected by the so-called ‘Muslim ban’. Airport Lawyer lets users to check out information about people targeted […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Donald Trump’s severe travel restriction reversal, but there were troubles in his legal team immediately prior to the defense mounted by Camp Trump. The Justice Department changed lawyers, report Bloomberg LLP. The two lawyers representing Justice were exchanged because of their relationship with law firm Jones Day. August Flentje, a longtime Justice Department lawyer, argued […]
“Grits with that?” It may be the calling-card for successful women lawyers according to research undertaken by The Grit Project. The Grit Project was prepared by the ABA’s Commission on Women in the law profession and is to be published in a book later this year. However a Miami meeting last week showed that there […]
The only White House lawyer to resign from office, John Dean, has predicted “calamity” for President Trump following the firing of acting attorney general Sally Yates. Dean, a central figure in the Watergate scandal and regarded by the FBI as the man who was the “master manipulator” in the infamous coverup, tweeted his disapproval […]