In Apple iPhone class action, plaintiffs’ lawyers defend $80 mln fee

A national plaintiffs’ firm on Wednesday asked a U.S. appeals court in California to uphold a nearly $80 million legal-fee award that was part of a $310 million settlement resolving class claims over the performance of certain Apple Inc iPhones.

In-house lawyers urged to become climate change leaders

Law Gazette 24/05/2022

Legal teams are uniquely placed to influence their organisation’s response to the climate crisis, senior legal chiefs have told the Law Society’s flagship conference for in-house lawyers. Will Morris, chief counsel for civil aerospace at Rolls-Royce, said in-house often underestimate their influence. ‘You are often in the room when organisations

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Twitter Board Says It Plans to Enforce Musk Merger Agreement

Bloomberg Law 18/05/2022

Twitter Inc.’s board said it plans to enforce its $44 billion agreement to be bought by Elon Musk, saying the transaction is in the best interest of all shareholders. ‘We intend to close the transaction and enforce the merger agreement’, the board said Tuesday in a statement to Bloomberg News. Directors

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California Push to Seat More Women on Boards Ruled Unlawful

Bloomberg Law 17/05/2022

California’s landmark requirement that corporate boards include women was ruled unconstitutional. The first-in-the-nation mandate, signed into law in 2018, was struck down by a Los

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Legal services boom UK continues despite sanctions

Law Gazette 16/05/2022

The UK’s legal services sector continues to thrive, official figures show, despite seemingly taking a hit from the sanctions imposed on Russia over the war

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Symposium Tucht en Toezicht: tuchtrecht te punitief?

admin 16/05/2022

‘Neemt het tuchtrecht een te grote plaats in in de notariële praktijk?’ Met deze vraag trapte Annerie Ploumen, voorzitter van de Koninklijke Notariële Beroepsorganisatie (KNB)

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