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Why More Companies are Turning to in house Legal Teams in London: A Comprehensive Overview

In today’s rapidly changing business landscape, companies are facing an increasing number of legal challenges from regulatory compliance to intellectual property disputes. As such, many businesses in London are now opting for in house legal teams to address these issues head-on. In this blog post, we’ll take a comprehensive look at why more and more companies are embracing this trend and explore the benefits that come with having an in house legal team in London. From cost savings to improved efficiency, join us as we delve into the exciting world of corporate law!

Introduction: What is in house Legal Recruitment?

In house legal recruitment is the process of identifying, interviewing, and hiring lawyers to work in house for a company or organisation. In house legal teams are responsible for providing legal advice and support to the organisations they work for. They may also be involved in drafting and negotiating contracts, managing litigation, and providing compliance guidance.

The benefits of in house legal teams are many. In house lawyers have a better understanding of the business they are supporting and can provide more targeted and tailored advice. They can also be more responsive to the needs of the business and can provide services at a lower cost than outside counsel. In addition, in house legal teams can build strong relationships with other departments within the company, which can improve communication and collaboration.

There are a number of factors that have contributed to the growth of in house legal teams in London. The first is the increasing complexity of businesses and their operations. This has led to an increase in the need for specialised legal advice. The second is the globalisation of businesses, which has created new opportunities for in house legal teams to advise on cross-border issues. Finally, the economic downturn … Read the rest

March 12, 2023 by LEGAL

Police arrest brother and lawyer of Peru’s president over alleged influence peddling

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian authorities arrested President Dina Boluarte’s brother and her lawyer Friday over influence-peddling accusations, a day after the South American country’s government disbanded a police unit that assisted prosecutors in investigating the president’s inner circle.

A judge signed off on the arrests, according to a copy of the warrant obtained by The Associated Press. The document accuses the president’s sibling of working to appoint government officials in exchange for money and an agreement to gather signatures to register a political party.

The developments mark the latest step in mounting pressure on Boluarte, who became president in December 2022 when she replaced then-president Pedro Castillo. He was dismissed by Parliament and is now imprisoned while being investigated for alleged corruption and rebellion.

The warrant also granted the prosecutors’ request to keep both men incommunicado for 10 days, a legal maneuver that authorities typically reserve for cases they deem highly serious.

Boluarte’s office did not immediately return a request for comment from AP.

Local television stations showed images of the arrests of Nicanor Boluarte and Mateo Castañeda. The Attorney General’s Office later confirmed their arrests on social media.

The president’s brother faces charges of conspiracy and influence peddling for allegedly appointing prefects — local officials who track social conflicts in remote areas — in exchange for money and the gathering of signatures to register the Citizens for Peru party.

“I am innocent,” Nicanor Boluarte told reporters as he left his house handcuffed and wearing sunglasses, a facemask and a baseball cap. He is the second to last of 12 siblings, and the president is the youngest of all.

Prosecutors accuse Castañeda of interfering with the investigation into Nicanor Boluarte by offering certain benefits to members of the now-disbanded police unit, which focused on tax probes.

Before his arrest

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May 14, 2024 by LAW

Former lawyer who suffered stroke awarded $41 million in medical malpractice lawsuit

Eight years after a stroke left one side of his body paralyzed, Craig Pierce can no longer practice law or get around without the help of his wife and grandchildren.

But a $41 million award will give him the round-the-clock care he needs. Earlier this week, a Cook County jury ruled in favor of Pierce and his wife Susan after a month-long trial. The award is believed to be the largest in Illinois history for a medical malpractice case involving a plaintiff over the age of 70.

Pierce, who lives in downstate Bushnell, was admitted to St. Francis Hospital in Peoria on Feb. 28, 2016, for pneumonia. While hospitalized, he developed an acute kidney injury from the pneumonia treatment that required short-term dialysis.

A cardiologist diagnosed Pierce with a common heart condition that causes abnormal heart rhythm, so he was prescribed an anticoagulant to minimize the risk of a stroke. The medication required daily blood tests to make sure it was working as intended and not causing problems with blood clotting.

Two weeks later, Pierce was discharged from the hospital, and while arrangements were made for outpatient dialysis, there were no plans for monitoring his blood .

His condition soon took a turn for the worst when four weeks after he was discharged he suffered a large cerebral artery stroke in his brain. A CT scan revealed a large clot had lodged in his brain , cutting off circulation to nearly all of the brain’s right side.

Blood tests taken during his dialysis treatments revealed levels had dropped dangerously low, but none of his doctors adjusted the dosage that would help prevent a stroke.

The stroke left Pierce, now 72, paralyzed on the left side of his body and caused severe cognitive deficiencies.

In 2020, Hurley McKenna & Mertz filed

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May 13, 2024 by LAW

Michael Cohen, former President Donald Trump’s lawyer and fixer, expected to take the witness stand against the former president next week

Key witness Michael Cohen is one of two final people expected to testify for the prosecution at the hush money trial of ex-President Donald Trump next week, prosecutors said Friday, signaling that the end of the historic trial is in sight.

Trump’s personal attorney and fixer turned sworn enemy, Cohen, a Lawrence native, is expected to take the jury inside what prosecutors have said was a conspiracy between the men and a tabloid publisher to pay off women who allegedly had sexual encounters with Trump in order to keep the stories of his affairs from hurting his chances at winning the 2016 presidential election.

The prosecution told Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan M. Merchan Friday it could rest its case as early as the end of next week.

Trump’s lead defense attorney Todd Blanche asked Merchan to order Cohen, who has been vocally critical of Trump on social media — including Cohen wearing a T-shirt depicting Trump behind bars on the social media application TikTok recent, according to Blanche — to keep quiet about the case until he completes his testimony.

Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass said he has repeatedly asked witnesses in the case to refrain from commenting on the trial, but has little power to force the issue.

“I would direct the people [prosecutors] to tell Cohen that the judge asks that he not comment,” Merchan said from the bench Friday after testimony concluded for the day in the early afternoon.

Trump, the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee, is on trial on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with the $130,000 payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, who testified earlier this week that she had a sexual encounter with Trump and later signed a nondisclosure agreement that prohibited her from speaking about it.

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May 11, 2024 by LAW

Top lawyer at Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation quits over emailed slur about immigrant

The top lawyer at the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has resigned abruptly over an email that used a derogatory term to describe an immigrant lacking permanent legal status.

The email was written by Jana Wallace in 2022 while she was a judge. Why it came to light this year is unclear.

In the email, she refers to an immigrant lacking permanent legal status as a “wet back.”

Wallace, 61, became general counsel at the OSBI after stepping down in November from the judiciary. She had been an associate district judge for 14 years in Pushmataha County, which is in far southeast Oklahoma.

“My dad told me when you make a mistake, you face it, own it and then move on,” she told The Oklahoman Friday in a text message. “That is exactly what I’ve done.”

She said she dearly loves the OSBI and resigned so the email would not reflect negatively on it. She also said “someone had a vendetta against me or just wanted to embarrass me and/or the OSBI.”

The OSBI has special agents who investigate many of the state’s most sensational crimes. Wallace resigned from there Thursday.

The email − obtained Friday by The Oklahoman − referred to a father from Mexico by the derogatory term. She sent the email to a lawyer at the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety because of a divorce case.

More: Mexican slur has long history in politics

The OSBI declined to comment Friday about her resignation, saying it is a personnel matter.

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The same derogatory language has surfaced in recent media accounts about former President Donald Trump’s pledge to deport millions of noncitizens if reelected. His plan is being compared to an Eisenhower-era military-style effort called “Operation Wetback.”

The email shows Wallace asked on April 21, 2022, if a

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May 5, 2024 by LAW

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April 30, 2024 by LAW

Top lawyer in RNC’s 2024 ‘election integrity’ operation charged in Arizona fake elector scheme

On One America News Newtwork Christina Bobb made a series of dubious or demonstrably false claims about the 2020 Maricopa County election in a February 2021 special in an attempt to bolster the lie spread by former Donald Trump and others that he didn’t really lose Arizona by about 10,000 votes. (Screenshot via Bitchute)

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Less than a week after the Republican National Committee unveiled a “historic” new program to monitor the polls for fraud in Nevada and other battleground states, a top lawyer with the committee was among those indicted for an alleged scheme to use false fraud claims to overturn the results of Arizona’s presidential election.

Indeed, the lawyer, RNC senior counsel for election integrity Christina Bobb, was scheduled to appear April 25 at an online meeting to recruit activists for the GOP’s vote-watching effort, though she didn’t show up. The meeting was organized by fringe conspiracy theorists who, like Bobb, have helped spread lies about illegal voting.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced the indictments on April 24 against 18 people, seven of whose names are redacted. Multiple news organizations have used details in the indictment to identify Bobb and the other six. Mayes on Friday confirmed Bobb’s indictment.

The confluence of events involving Bobb, the RNC and a loose network of anti-fraud activists underscores how the Trump-controlled GOP appears to be laying the groundwork to contest this year’s election using the same false claims about illegal voting — and even some of the same key figures — as it did in 2020.

Asked for comment on Bobb’s reported indictment and whether she remained employed by the RNC, an RNC spokesperson declined to answer on the record.

Bobb did not respond to an inquiry about her failure to appear at the April 25

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April 29, 2024 by LAW

Elon Musk’s Lawyer Faces Possible Sanctions Over Deposition Behavior
  • Alex Spiro faces potential sanctions over his behavior during Elon Musk’s deposition.
  • An opposing lawyer accused Spiro, Musk’s go-to attorney, of acting “astonishingly unprofessional.”
  • The deposition is part of a lawsuit accusing Musk of falsely linking a man to a neo-Nazi group.

Alex Spiro, Elon Musk’s personal attorney, could be sanctioned over his conduct during a recent deposition with the billionaire — if the lawyer facing off against him in a legal battle gets his way.

Musk was deposed last month for a lawsuit against the X owner that alleges Musk boosted a conspiracy theory that falsely affiliated 22-year-old Ben Brody with a neo-Nazi group.

In a court filing from Monday, Brody’s lawyer, Mark Bankston — who famously represented the parents of a Sandy Hook victim and won a $45 million defamation case against Alex Jones — argued that Spiro had demonstrated “astonishingly unprofessional” behavior and “seriously overstepped his bounds” during the deposition, Bloomberg first reported.

Spiro repeatedly cut off Bankston’s line of questioning and attempted to make fun of Bankston, the lawyer wrote in his sanctions motion, according to Bloomberg.

Spiro pushed back on the motion in an emailed comment to Business Insider.

“This is amateur hour,” Spiro told BI. “I understand this lawyer wants his 15 minutes of fame, but these shakedown tactics won’t work.”

In the motion, Bankston claims Spiro was the only defense attorney present at the deposition even though he’s not authorized to practice law in Texas, according to Bloomberg’s report. The motion indicated that in the Texas case, two other lawyers who are permitted to practice in the state have also represented Musk, the publication said. Spiro is a partner at the New

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April 11, 2024 by LAW

Mumbai woman and minor girl molested, lawyer beaten in Ujjain | Indore News
INDORE: A visit to temple city Ujjain turned into a nightmare for a Supreme Court advocate from Mumbai and his family on Sunday when they were attacked by a kiosk owner after a dispute over buying prasad from his shop.
The lawyer was hospitalised with head injuries, and a woman and a minor girl in the family allegedly molested during the confrontation. Within hours, the Ujjain administration bulldozed 15 illegal shops, including that of the prime accused, near the famed Kal Bhairav temple.
Ujjain SP Pradeep Sharma and collector Neeraj Kumar Singh that the accused, Raja Bhati, has been arrested. He, too, is injured.
The lawyer and his family of eight arrived in Ujjain on Saturday night. Early Sunday morning, they attended Bhasmarti at Mahakal Jyotirlinga temple and then hired a van to visit other temples. Kal Bhairav temple is a must visit for every devotee.
The driver parked near one of the shops that line the approach road to the temple. When the family returned after darshan, shop owner Raja Bhati demanded that they buy prasad from him, arguing that they had parked in front of his business.
The family refused, saying they had finished their puja and did not need it. Bhati threw a packet of prasad into the van and demanded Rs 200 from them, says the complaint. Other kiosk owners joined in and a heated argument ensued.
The family says one of the women was dragged out of the car by her hair, her clothes ripped, and she and a minor girl were groped.
The lawyer was struck on the head with an iron rod and began bleeding. The traumatized family tried to get to a hospital but the kiosk owners blocked their way. Driver Kamal Kumar managed to rescue them from the melee and
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April 6, 2024 by LAW

Kodak Black”s Lawyer Responds To Limo Company’s $618K Filing

Kodak Black has had a few unfortunate runs with the law in the last two years. Since his release from prison in February, the “Last Day In” rapper has kept a relatively low profile.

But it appears his alleged past actions are catching up with him. According to HipHopDX (a fellow subsidiary of Warner Music Group), Kodak is being sued by a transportation service company for unpaid services.

In the documents filed on March 27, I&D Concierge, a limo company based in Queens, New York, accused Kodak of supposedly racking up a tab of $618,070.10. A representative for the business alleged that for several months, Kodak would average out six figures in transportation needs.

However, Kodak Black’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, spoke with TMZ. “I&D took full advantage of his client when he was going through a rough patch,” he said. “And capitalized on the situation.”

Cohen alleges that I&D “ran the clock” when Kodak would call for a car. Due to the hour-long wait, Kodak decided to order an Uber instead, forgetting to cancel his initial request with I&D. However, the I&D driver arrived at his home and sat there until Kodak came back; the company went on to bill him for up to 16 hours.

Read the full excerpt listed in the court paperwork below.

Commencing in September 2018, the defendant engaged Plaintiff’s services and began using Plaintiff for its transportation needs on a regular basis. From September 2018 to December 2023, Defendant’s charges with Plaintiff averaged approximately $150,000 to $200,000 per month.

Between January 2023 and December 2023, in accordance with the agreement and terms between the parties, as well their course of dealing, Plaintiff provided Defendants, pursuant to their specific instance, request and confirmed order, the following services totaling $618,070.11 (the “Charges”).

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April 5, 2024 by LAW
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