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  • A Great Restaurant Business Plan is the First Step to Success, Says CEO of ...

    May 20 -- "It also requires a plan," says Howard Cannon, Restaurant Consultant, Restaurant Expert Witness, and CEO. "Building the restaurant of your dreams requires a sound plan, but creating a business plan is not an easy task. The best way to approach it is to .. PR.com (press release)

  • 5 Safety Features to Look for on Trampolines

    May 19 -- Dr. Mark Rabinoff is a professor at the Metropolitan State College of Denver, and has consulted on and served as an expert witness in more than 100 legal cases dealing with trampoline safety and injury. He offered his opinion on the top five things ... Patch.com

  • Expert witness for union favors American Airlines merger with US Airways

    May 17 -- By David McLaughlin NEW YORK -- American Airlines "is in a corner" and has to look to a merger with US Airways Group to turn around the bankrupt airline, an expert witness for the airline's flight attendants union testified Thursday. Fort Worth Star Telegram

  • SELLING TIMBER--PROTECT YOURSELF

    May 17 -- By Peter Marchese One of the functions I perform as a Consulting Forester is to act as an Expert Witness when fraud, misrepresentation or damages occur. Three of the most common occurences that I have evaluated as an Expert Witness are; ... Corning Leader (blog)

  • HIV expert gives evidence in Gwaze trial

    May 16 -- A defence expert witness in the trial of George Gwaze has told the Christchurch High Court that injuries his adopted daughter received as a result of what the crown says was a sexual attack, were in fact caused by toxic shock from her HIV infection. Radio New Zealand

  • Max Sica's lawyer accuses expert witness of being 'close to police' and being ...

    May 14 -- Canadian crime scene expert Robert Kennedy at the Supreme Court where he is giving evidence in the Max Sica murder trial. Source: The Courier-Mail A WORLD expert on crime scene foot impressions reacted angriy today when accused of giving evidence in ... Courier Mail

  • Expert witness rejects HIV link in Charlene's death

    May 14 -- by Staff Reporter AN EXPERT in paediatric HIV cases has told the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand, that she does not believe HIV is responsible for a 10-year-old Zimbabwean orphan's death. Charlene Makaza died in January 2007 after being taken ... New Zimbabwe.com

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UK Supreme Court Declines Enforcement of ICC Tribunal Award
Nov 16 2010 -- The UK Supreme Court has declined enforcement under Part III of the Arbitration Act 1996 (giving effect to UK obligations under the New York Convention) an award made by an ICC Tribunal sitting in Paris, raising issues of French private international law. -- ConflictLaw
Global Currency Transaction Tax Proposal Gains Momentum
Sep 2 2010 -- The idea of a tax on currency transactions has been around for nearly 40 years, but recently it has gained momentum as a mechanism to raise funds for development aid for poor nations. How such a tax would be implemented has yet to be worked out.
Ontario Appeal Court Rejects "Fourth Defence" to US Judgment
Jun 15 2010 -- A cross-border telemarketing firm selling Canadian and foreign lottery tickets to Americans tried to resist enforcement of a US judgment under a “denial of a meaningful opportunity to be heard” defence, but this unique "fourth defence" failed.
Russia releases Somali pirates due to imperfect int'l law
May 7 2010 -- MOSCOW (AP) -- The pirates seized by a Russian warship off the coast of Somalia have been released because of “imperfections” in international law, the Defense Ministry said Friday, a claim that sparked skepticism — and even suspicion the pirates might .
US Judge grants discovery request in Ecuador-Chevron suit
May 6 2010 -- Chevron's subpoena for outtakes from the documentary "Crude" has been granted by a New York federal court judge, even though the discovery of evidence is to be used before an Ecuadorian investment arbitration panel. The film's director p
US Judge grants discovery request in Ecuador-Chevron suit
May 6 2010 -- Chevron's subpoena for outtakes from the documentary "Crude" has been granted by a New York federal court judge, even though the discovery of evidence is to be used before an Ecuadorian investment arbitration panel. The film's director p
Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Laws
Mar 23 2010 -- The Eleventh Circuit in United States v. Frank has ruled that a child sex trafficking statute applies extraterritorially, interpreting "travel[ ] in … interstate or foreign commerce” as US Congress intent to apply extraterritorially -- OpinioJuris
Japan & International Child Abduction: Hague Convention
Feb 24 2010 -- TOKYO -- Japan is struggling to address international child custody issues amid renewed pressure from the United States and other countries to join a convention to deal with the problems that arise when failed international marriages result in children -- IFL
Saudi bank challenges constitutionality of US Patriot Act
Jan 21 2010 -- Riyadh-based Al Rajhi Bank, a major Saudi Arabian bank, is challenging the U.S. Patriot Act, claiming it unconstitutionally allows U.S. officials to punish foreign financial institutions that refuse to cooperate with demands for their records.
New China regulations for setting up representative offices
Jan 18 2010 -- New incorporation regulations that will affect foreign investors setting up representative offices in China, as well as those already already established, have been released by the Chinese State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
Sourth Korea may sign Hague Abduction Convention
Oct 25 2009 -- Korea is moving to sign an international treaty to protect children against parental abuse and possible abduction in cases of multi-cultural marriage breakdown, according to international family law expert Jeremy Morley. -- IFL


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