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Law Enforcement Associates Launches "Previews" Video Surveillance SystemMarketWatch (press release)Paul Briggs, president and CEO of LEA, said, "Several of our law enforcement customers have advised us on their evolving video surveillance needs, …and more » View full post on law – Google News

24dash (press release) Union Launches Legal Action Over NHS ReformsSky NewsA union has launched legal action against the Government, accusing ministers of failing to consult the public over plans to radically change the NHS. …Legal bid over NHS White PaperThe Press AssociationUnison goes to court to block planned NHS shake-upThe GuardianUnion starts legal action against [...]

Davis Polk & Wardwell is launching a Hong Kong law practice with two new partners. Bonnie Y.T. Chan comes to the firm from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, while Antony Dapiran was most recently the Beijing managing partner for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. The news puts to rest months of speculation over Davis Polk’s Asia plans. [...]

DLA Piper has taken the first key step in its succession plan by adding two partners to its top management office, which has been run by a triumvirate since the megafirm’s creation in 2005. Corporate and finance partners Roger Meltzer in New York and Jay Rains in San Diego have joined Frank Burch, Lee Miller [...]

EU Launches Competition Probes of IBM, No Stranger to Antitrust LawWall Street Journal (blog)Under EU antitrust law, so-called dominant companies have a particular responsibility to deal carefully with small competitors. The EU has wide latitude to …and more » View full post on law – Google News

The Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) today approved creation of an independent task force to review and make recommendations to the Board regarding LSC’s fiscal oversight responsibilities and how LSC conducts fiscal oversight of its grantees. View full post on Legal Services Corp.

Fitzgibbon launches legal proceedingsHerald SunFORMER defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon has launched legal proceedings against four Fairfax newspapers for suggesting he had improper ties with a …and more » View full post on legal – Google News

BBC News (blog) 'Locked-in syndrome' sufferer launches landmark legal bid to end his lifeDaily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter A man with 'locked-in syndrome' has launched a landmark legal bid today to end his life. Tony Nicklinson, 56, has not been able to …Locked-in man seeks right to dieBBC News'Locked-in' man begins suicide bidThe Press AssociationEuthanasia: [...]

Latham & Watkins has launched an Asia litigation practice with a lateral hire from Jones Day’s Hong Kong office. Simon Powell, a Hong Kong-qualified lawyer, has long been regarded as one of the region’s top insolvency and litigation specialists. Latham plans to take a two-pronged approach to litigation in Asia, seeking out both high-end local [...]

CBC.ca Group launches legal challenge against HSTCTV.caFight-HST said it decided to accelerate its legal challenge after a coalition of business groups filed an action last week aimed at having a judge review …BC anti-tax lobby launches court challengeMontreal GazetteVander Zalm launches BC court action to quash HSTGlobe and Mailall 111 news articles » View full post [...]