Zaid Ibrahim & Co (Zico) has received approval to practice law in Australia, becoming the first Asian law firm to do so. The fim will provide Finance and Syariah-compliant advisory services in Australia. Syariah law, also known as Sharia law, is a recognized legal system in Malaysia having jurisdiction over the country’s Islamic [...]
Continue reading...9. December 2009
The Wall Street Journal is reporting on pending legislation in Uganda that would impose strict penalties on homosexuals, up to and including the death penalty for homosexuals infected with HIV. Merely engaging in a homosexual act would mandate a life sentence under the new law. Even more pernicious is the law’s provisions for [...]
Continue reading...6. October 2009
Under new laws, South Korea will permit foreign law firms to open offices. In order to qualify, the law firm must be from a country that has a free trade agreement with South Korea. Foreign lawyers may act as legal consultants only and may not appear in court. Additionally, foreign consultants must [...]
Continue reading...24. September 2009
Orange County, California, has implemented a new program, offering to drop misdemeanor charges in exchange for a sample of your DNA and a $75 processing fee. Anyone accepting the deal walks out the same day without having to enter a plea. Obviously this is a one time offer – once the county [...]
Continue reading...18. September 2009
UK firms Halliwells and Manches are confirmed to have begun merger discussions a few months ago. Partners from both firms haveconfirmed the talks, which have now entered the due diligence phase. No formal firm wide announcements have yet been made and no final decisions have yet been made. The two firms have a combined [...]
Continue reading...10. September 2009
Eversheds, a top UK law firm, is looking for ways to save a little money, or to, dare I say it, shed a few pounds. Its real estate practice is flagging in this tough economy, putting the jobs of 33 fee earners at risk. In addition to layoffs, the firm is considering other [...]
Continue reading...3. September 2009
American lawyers aren’t the only ones struggling with jobs in this economy. Today we get news from South Korea, where the unemployment rate for lawyers is typically close to zero. Last year, only three of the lawyers that passed the bar exam in South Korea went jobless. This year that number jumped [...]
Continue reading...3. September 2009
If you or your firm do business in Hong Kong, you’ll want to keep a close eye on this story. Andrew Li, the Chief Justice of Hong Kong has announced he is retiring early. Li has been Chief Justice since the handover of the former British colony to China in 1997. It’s too soon [...]
Continue reading...21. August 2009
Two non-equity partners laid off from the Düsseldorf, Germany office of Clifford Chance are suing the firm over their termination. The partners were fired as shareholders, but claim they were actually employees. The distinction is important under German law, as employees are very difficult to dismiss under the Unfair Dismissal Act. If the suit is successful, then [...]
Continue reading...21. August 2009
McCann Fitzgerald, which in May cut 25 employees through a voluntary redundancy program, has deferred some of its trainees’ start dates by two years. New trainees had already been informed they were deferred to April 2010. This week one group was informed they were deferred again — to September 2011. Also, according to British blawgs, the deferred [...]
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14. December 2009
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