Acas Releases 2009/10 Report

LONDON, August 13, 2010 – Summary:

Acas has published its report for the 2009/10 year, showing the
organisation dealt with more than 900 collective disputes and a record number
of conciliation cases
Body:
Acas' 2009/10 annual report shows that it dealt with more than 900
collective disputes in [...]

Germany Facing Lawsuit Over Decades-Old Bond Default

MT. PLEASANT, South Carolina, August 12, 2010 – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion on
Monday, August 9, 2010, affirming the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Florida's denial of Germany's motion to dismiss the Complaint for
lack of subject matter jurisdiction in the case of World Holdings, LLC [...]

DialAFlight Describes ESTA as ‘Hidden Tourist Tax’ and Echoes Lewis Advice

LONDON, August 11, 2010 – In the wake of America's announcement that from September 8th a $14
(GBP9) fee will be charged to all travellers applying for the compulsory ESTA
(Electronic System for Travel Authorisation), flight specialist DialAFlight
is advising its customers to beat the charge by applying online whilst the
authorisation is still free.

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Dispute Resolution Specialist Dominic Pellew Joins Baker Botts L.L.P. in Moscow

Firm Continues to Build Global Reach, Strength of International Arbitration Practice

MOSCOW, August 9, 2010 – In a move that continues the enhancement of Baker Botts L.L.P.'s prowess
in the international arbitration arena, Dominic Pellew has joined the firm as
a partner in its International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution group. He
will be based in the firm's Moscow [...]

RJW Client Fawcett Society to Take Government to Court Over Unlawful Budget

LONDON, August 9, 2010 – RJW client The Fawcett Society has filed papers with the High Court in
order to get a Judicial Review of the government's recent emergency budget.

The Fawcett Society (
www.rjw.co.uk/latest-news/article/fawcett-society-to-take-government-to-court-over-unlawful-budget/)
believes that the government should have used
an equality impact assessment to determine whether its budget proposals would
increase or reduce [...]

Gammon to Record a Non-Cash Goodwill and Asset Impairment Charge Relating to El Cubo

TORONTO, August 6, 2010 – Gammon Gold Inc. ("Gammon") (TSX:GAM and NYSE:GRS): As previously
announced on June 17, 2008, the Company has indefinitely suspended operations
at the El Cubo mine, located in Guanajuato State, Mexico. This decision was a
result of continued labour disruptions by the unionized workforce and rising
operating costs associated with the failure of the [...]

WorldCompliance and The Cherry Group Form Alliance to Help Fight Corruption in the CIS Region

MIAMI and NICOSIA, Cyprus, August 3, 2010 – WorldCompliance, the leader in Open Source Intelligence and The Cherry
Group, a leading provider of information security, anti-money laundering,
fraud prevention, regulatory compliance and risk management solutions,
announced a formal partnership to help organizations in the Commonwealth of
Independent States (CIS) region mitigate risk, improve compliance, and
prevent fraud.

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Gibson Dunn Expands in Asia and Opens Hong Kong Office

LOS ANGELES, August 2, 2010 – Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (www.gibsondunn.com) is further
expanding its international platform by opening an office in Hong Kong. The
new Hong Kong office is Gibson Dunn's second office in Asia. The firm opened
an office in Singapore in 2008.

The new Hong Kong office will focus on [...]

Supreme Court Rules in Star Energy’s Favour in Dispute With Mohammed al Fayed’s Bocardo

Outcome Welcomed By Entire UK Onshore Oil Industry
LONDON, July 30, 2010 – Star Energy Weald Basin Limited (and another) v Bocardo SA (Supreme Court
Judgment, 28 July 2010)

The Supreme Court has upheld a Court of Appeal decision in
favour of Star Energy Weald Basin Limited and another (Star Energy) in its
high profile [...]

Chipshol Presses Charges Against the State of the Netherlands at the European Court of Human Rights

SCHIPHOL-RIJK, the Netherlands, July 28, 2010 – The Dutch land development and investment company Chipshol is
pressing charges against the State of the Netherlands at the European Court
of Human Rights. As the largest private sector party in the region of
Schiphol, Chipshol has been unlawfully obstructed by Schiphol and the State
of the Netherlands for fifteen years. [...]

Petrocapital Resources PLC and Former Chairman Olympitis Settle Their Claims Against Former COO Axel von Schubert

VADUZ, Liechtenstein, July 27, 2010 – A four-month-long legal battle initiated by Petrocapital Resources plc
and its former Chairman Manoli Olympitis against former COO Axel von
Schubert, which has cost Petrocapital's investors well over GBP170,000 in
legal bills without having obtained any tangible results, benefits, or added
shareholder value, was settled in London on Tuesday 20th July, 2010.

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USPTO Concludes Patent Validity for i4i

TORONTO, July 27, 2010 – In the latest development in the i4i v Microsoft patent infringement
case, i4i is pleased to announce that today the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (PTO) has issued a Reexamination Certificate which
confirms the patentability of all claims of U.S. Patent 5,787,449 ('449)
that had been put into the reexamination proceeding by [...]

Transparency of Australian/European Aviation Safety Oversight Called Into Question

HOOFDDORP, The Netherlands, July 27, 2010 – Aircraft Engineers International (AEI) welcomes the news that
the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) has been
successful in its three year legal battle against the Australian Civil
Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), in order to gain access to safety related
audit reports of CASA approved foreign maintenance bases.

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Diana Jenkins Calls Ejup Ganic Decision Victory in Effort to Bring True War Criminals to Justice

LONDON, July 27, 2010 – Businesswoman and human rights activist Diana Jenkins today issued the
following statement regarding the London court decision rejecting Serbia's
request to extradite Ejup Ganic:

"Today's decision is a victory for everyone working to bring true war
criminals to justice. Dr. Ganic's name had already been cleared and now there
should [...]

RCVS: Concerned About Panorama Allegations and Will Investigate

LONDON, July 23, 2010 – We are concerned about allegations raised by last night's Panorama
programme, and would like to reassure the public that we will investigate the
claims made, says veterinary regulatory body, the Royal College of Veterinary
Surgeons, commenting on 'It Shouldn't Happen at a Vet's' (BBC 1, 9pm 22
July).

"It would [...]

Court Finds World Programming Ltd. Infringed on SAS Copyrights; Refers Case to European Court of Justice

WPL Claim of "High Court Victory" is False
LONDON, July 23, 2010 – Today the High Court of Justice handed down a ruling that World
Programming Ltd. (WPL) infringed software developer SAS Institute Inc.'s
copyright in its SAS(R) documentation. The court also found that WPL acted
outside the scope of its license agreement for SAS Learning Edition
(support.sas.com/learn/le/index.html) software [...]

New White Paper Calls for Accountability for Excessive Force Against Bangkok Protesters

LONDON, July 22, 2010 – A newly released document asserts that the Thai Royal Army and its
government may be responsible for human rights abuses and possible crimes
against humanity in connection with the bloody suppression of protests in
Bangkok in April and May, which resulted in the deaths of approximately 90
people. The document outlines Thailand's obligations [...]

RapidShare Wins New Procedure Against Capelight Pictures

Higher Regional Court of D??sseldorf Strengthens Position of Leading International File Hoster

CHAM, Switzerland, July 22, 2010 – RapidShare AG has won an additional appeal procedure against
the film distributor Capelight Pictures. RapidShare had appealed against a
preliminary injunction of the D??sseldorf Regional Court from the previous
year. The Higher Regional Court of D??sseldorf has now reversed this
preliminary [...]

Magna Plan of Arrangement Approved

AURORA, Canada, August 17, 2010 – Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A, NYSE: MGA) today announced that the
Ontario Superior Court has approved the previously announced plan of
arrangement to eliminate Magna's dual class share structure. The decision of
the Ontario Superior Court followed a hearing held on August 12 and 13, 2010.
The Superior Court found that the [...]