Lawyers for the once fugitive and recently apprehended film director Roman Polanski argued before the California Court of Appeal that the lower court erred in throwing out Polanski’s case last month. The lower court held that Polanski could not make his appeal without first surrendering to the authorities and appearing in court. The [...]
Continue reading...Friday, November 27, 2009
Good morning one and all! It’s Friday, November 27, and now that the triptophan has hopefully worn off, here’s a look at wednesday’s headlines. Scott Rothstein has been officialy disbarred… Debevoise & Plimpton announced their bonus schedules… And so did Davis Polk… and in Switzerland, film director Roman Polanski has been granted bail…
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Director Roman Polanski, who is being held in a Swiss jail pending extradition to the United States, has been granted bail, but has not yet been released. The Swiss government has 10 days to appeal the decision. Once finalized, Polanski will pay $4.5 million in bail and be confined to his estate in Switzerland where [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 20, 2009
The Swiss court overseeing Roman Polanski’s case has denied bail pending an extradition hearing. The court is concerned that if released, Polanski might be a flight risk. I’m just guessing here, but the fact that Polanski holds dual French and Polish citizenship and his original exodus from the US might have been on [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Earthquakes, a tsunami, and a 32 year old sex scandal involving a Hollywood icon. This is the very definition of a slow news day for us – nobody wants to talk about lateral moves and layoffs this week. However, two tidbits of interest have popped up about the Polanski story that may interest [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Good morning one and all! For what seems like the 100th day in a row, the biggest story in the blawgosphere yesterday was Roman Polanski. If you haven’t been following it, you can read about it here… Meanwhile, on the business end of the law, things were a bit slower. We do have [...]
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