Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Legal Press Release – Monthly Newsletter June 2010

Tuesday, June 1, 2010


Disciplinary Case Dismissed Against Kent Vet

LONDON, April 30, 2010 – The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
on Wednesday [28 April 2010] dismissed a case against a veterinary
surgeon from Kent having found him not guilty of serious professional
misconduct.

Mr Francois-Guillame Saulnier-Troff – formerly an employee of North Kent
Referrals in Blue Bell Hill [...]

Project Finance Lawyer Vincent Mulvey Joins Abu Dhabi Office of Baker Botts L.L.P.

New Partner Brings Broad Experience in Energy, Resource and Infrastructure Projects to Firm

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 4, 2010 – Vincent Mulvey, who has built a substantial projects and project and
trade finance practice, has joined Baker Botts L.L.P. as a partner in the
firm's Abu Dhabi office.
Along with his project [...]

Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra Hires International Law Firm Amsterdam & Peroff

LONDON, May 3, 2010 – Today Amsterdam & Peroff announce that they have been appointed counsel
to the former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra, to assist in the
current contentious struggle for the restoration of democracy and rule of law
in the Southeast Asian nation.

"We are pleased to be retained by Prime [...]

Cascal Confirms That Sembcorp Has Received Service of Process in Connection With Legal Action Filed in U.S. District Court on April 30, 2010

LONDON, May 5, 2010 – Cascal N.V. (NYSE: HOO) (the Company) today confirmed that Sembcorp has
received service of process in connection with the action the Company filed
on April 30, 2010 in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York claiming violations of U.S. securities laws and breach
of confidentiality agreements. The lawsuit [...]

FASB Defendant in Suit Alleging Antitrust Violations and Patent Misappropriation

SAN JOSE, California, May 6, 2010 – Silicon Economics, Inc. yesterday filed suit in federal district court in
San Jose, CA, against the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB),
charging it with antitrust violations and with willfully attempting to
misappropriate patented technology belonging to the company (Case No.
CV10-01939 of United States District Court for the Northern District [...]

US Patent Office Affirms i4i Patent – Rejects Microsoft Challenge

TORONTO, May 11, 2010 – i4i is pleased to announce that the United States Patent and Trademark
Office (PTO) has confirmed the patentability of all claims of the U.S. Patent
5,787,449 ('449) that had been put into a reexamination proceeding by
Microsoft.

Loudon Owen, Chairman of i4i, says, "This is a very material step [...]

Glitnir Bank Files US$2bn Legal Claim Against J??n ??sgeir J??hannesson and Other Former Directors and Shareholders, Alleging Fraud; also Sues PwC for Malpractice and Negligence

Lawsuit Filed in New York Court
NEW YORK, May 12, 2010 – Glitnir Bank announces that it has commenced legal action in
the Supreme Court of the State of New York against J??n ??sgeir J??hannesson,
formerly its principal shareholder, L??rus Welding, previously Glitnir's Chief
Executive, Thorsteinn Jonsson, its former Chairman, and other former
directors, shareholders and third parties associated [...]

US District Court Hears Cascal’s Application for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction to Block Sembcorp From Proceeding With Proposed Tender Offer

Sembcorp Agrees Not to Take Action on Tender Offer Until Scheduled Court Hearing on May 19, 2010

LONDON, May 13, 2010 – Cascal N.V. (NYSE: HOO) (The Company) announced today that yesterday
afternoon the United States District Court for the Southern District of New
York heard its application for a temporary restraining order and preliminary
injunction to block [...]

Shutterstock Supports Launch of Stockphotorights.com

Founding partnership in educational site reflects commitment to fair and legal image usage

NEW YORK, May 17, 2010 – Shutterstock announced today that it is a founding partner in
Stockphotorights.com, an educational resource for image buyers backed by
several major stock photo agencies.
(Logo: photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080910/NYW066LOGO )
Stockphotorights.com was created to educate [...]

WorldCompliance Launches Industry-first FCPA Compliance Product

WorldCompliance launched a tool enabling organizations to easily detect corrupt Foreign Officials within their business networks and to comply with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

MIAMI, May 19, 2010 – Within the last two months, The United States Securities and Exchange
Commission has sent letters to companies abroad to discover potential
violations of the FCPA. The [...]

RapidShare Also Scores Trail-blazing Victory in US

Application for Temporary Injunction Against Leading File-hosting Company Rejected

CHAM, Switzerland, May 20, 2010 – Yet another company has failed in its attempt to discredit and
have the business model of the leading global one-click-filehost, RapidShare
AG, declared illegal.
On 18 May 2010, a US District Court threw out an application
for a temporary injunction [...]

International Law Firms to Combine as SNR Denton

US-based Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal and UK-based Denton Wilde Sapte announce plans to create elite client-focused firm with 1,400 lawyers in 18 countries

NEW YORK and LONDON, May 26, 2010 – Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP (SNR) and Denton Wilde Sapte LLP
(Denton) announce their management boards have recommended combining to
create an integrated global firm. The [...]

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