Feb 21 -- Foreign law firms or foreign lawyers cannot practise on the litigation and non-litigation side unless they fulfil the requirements of the Advocates Act and the Bar Council of India (BCI) Rules, the Madras High Court said on Tuesday. The Hindu

Feb 21 -- "Providing top quality continuing legal education for busy practitioners is at the core of both Georgetown and Bloomberg BNA's CLE mission and role in the marketplace – available to them at their convenience, from their desktop or mobile device," said ... Sacramento Bee

Feb 21 -- “Today's global practice typically involves multiple national jurisdictions — often five or more — in a single transaction,” Gisser said. “It's exciting to see a US law school respond to the global challenges in contemporary law practice. The Stanford Daily

Feb 21 -- STSW began as one of the leading firms in Maryland in criminal, white-collar criminal, catastrophic injury and family law. From those strong beginnings, STSW has expanded the firm's practice to become the full-service law firm it is today. PR Web (press release)

Feb 21 -- Opponents say the practice is being abused by gas and oil companies, who use it to circumvent the landowners' property rights. "If the landowners were the ones making the large profits, then I'd believe the argument," said Vanessa Pesec of the Network ... SalemNews.net

Feb 20 -- As the Malcolm Mayer mortgage fraud saga continues, an expert witness has been accused of bias and copped heavy criticism during a gruelling cross-examinatio in court. The Auckland property developer is on trial for 62 charges related to a $50 million ... Nelson Mail

Feb 20 -- Curd is a professional land surveyor who testified as an expert witness in the case of Denney v. Southwood, 2 which was a quiet title action between two adjacent property owners. In that case, Curd testified both through deposition on September 10, ... Leagle.com