United Kingdom / Great Britain
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Crime, Facebook, Privacy, Rape, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain
An Update on WikiLeaks and Its International Man of Mischief, Julian Assange
Although I’m no longer an editor here at Above the Law (*tear*), you know my byline occasionally still pops up to bring you news of lonely lawyers and goings-on in the world of privacy. This week, I asked Elie and Lat if they were interested in a lawsuit against a computer rental store accused of […] -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Color Coded Productivity Computers
I almost don’t want to write about this because I know how many law firm managers and industry consultants read this site. If you are a person of any authority at an American law firm, or even if you aspire to be such a person, please stop reading this post. We’ll consider it an Above […] - Sponsored
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Celebrities, Fabulosity, Letter from London, Magic Circle, Politics, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Weddings, Weirdness
The Royal Wedding: A Legal Look (Part 3)
Ed. note This is the final installment in London-based journalist Alex Aldridge’s series of stories for Above the Law about the royal wedding of HRH Prince William and Kate Middleton. You can read the prior posts here and here. Well, they got married. Best man Prince Harry remembered the ring. None of Wills’ disgruntled exes […]
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Allen & Overy, Celebrities, Fabulosity, Letter from London, Magic Circle, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Weirdness
The Royal Wedding: A Legal Look (Part 2)
Ed. note This is the second in a series of posts that Alex Aldridge, a London-based journalist who covers legal affairs, will be writing for Above the Law about the upcoming royal wedding of HRH Prince William and Kate Middleton. You can read the first post here. In Britain, middle-class people who don’t know what […] -
Celebrities, Fabulosity, In-House Counsel, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Weddings
The Royal Wedding: A Legal Look (Part 1)
Ed. note This is the first in a series of posts that Alex Aldridge, a London-based journalist who covers legal affairs, will be writing for Above the Law about the upcoming royal wedding of HRH Prince William and Kate Middleton. So, you wish you had a royal family, eh? Judging by the content of your […] -
Breasts, Celebrities, Food, Intellectual Property, Music, Trademarks, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Lady Gaga, There's No Use Crying Over Spilled Breast Milk(Or: Another intellectual-property hypothetical.)
Under normal circumstances, Lady Gaga can do no wrong in my eyes. After all, she’s done a lot for me. When I was sad, she advised me to just dance, because it would be okay. When I was drunk, she reminded me that I can’t text with a drink in my hand. When I was […] -
Defamation, United Kingdom / Great Britain
U.K. No Longer Your One-Stop Shopping Spot for Libel/Defamation Issues?
Well now this would be interesting. Can you imagine living in a world where the United Kingdom wasn’t the worldwide meeting place for pissed off celebrities with no grounds for defamation/libel lawsuits? It could happen. According to reports, Deputy British Prime Minister Nick Clegg is sick of England being a “laughing stock” when it comes […] -
Bar Exams, Education / Schools, Law Schools, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Woman Sues Oxford Institute of Legal Practice For Ruining Her Career
I guess in some ways the legal economy across the pond is just as challenging as it is in America. And it seems that some British students are just as averse to personal responsibility as American students. A graduate of Oxford Law the Oxford Institute of Legal Practice is suing the school for £100,000, claiming […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Antitrust, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Howrey LLP, Intellectual Property, john quinn, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Howrey Going To Fix This? (Partner Defections, Office Closings -- Not Good.)
When asked for some 2011 predictions by the folks over at Hellerman Baretz, I had this to say (among other commentary): “Although business is generally picking up, some firms still haven’t managed to shake off the effects of the recession — and they are now seeing significant defections, as their partners leave for firms that […] -
Media and Journalism, Privacy, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Max Mosley Fights for Right to Be Told About Nazi-Orgy News Stories in Advance
Max Mosley, former head of international motorsports organization FIA, has been fighting with British tabloid News of the World for almost three years. In 2008, News of the World published a story about Mosley’s raunchy role-playing rendezvous with five sex workers, in which they played prison guards to his naughty prisoner. One of the sex […] -
Animal Law, Morning Docket, Outsourcing, Pets, Politics, Sonia Sotomayor, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 12.28.10
* Demand for attorneys well-versed in animal law is on the rise as pet owners push for recognition of their pets as family members rather than ordinary property. Which reminds me of my dog Rascal. He ate his own crap, licked furniture, and once peed on a baby. And when he died, my parents looked […]
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Career Alternatives, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Plaintiffs Firms, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Non-Sequiturs: 12.20.10
* Looking for a last-minute gift idea for the civil-liberties-loving lawyer in your life? Kash recommends this underwear. [Forbes] * Actress Zooey Deschanel is suing footwear maker Steve Madden. Does her lawsuit have legs? [Fashionista] * Law professors might not excel at practicing law, but “they often are pretty good at the enterprise of being […] -
Family Law, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Weddings
The Royal Prenup
Breaking: Scion of fatuous family which contributes absolutely nothing to society chooses a mate. Sorry, if we were living in Britain, that sentence would have read “Prince William to wed Catherine (Don’t call me Kate) Middleton.” Thank you, George Washington, for saving me from the horror of actually having to care about the British Royal […]
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Airplanes / Aviation, Crime, Federal Government, Lunacy, Police, Social Networking Websites, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Brit Twit's Sense of Humor Does Not Appeal
This morning, the Senate had a TSA oversight hearing to discuss serious issues around secure air travel, notably the use of see-through-your-clothes scanners and aggressive “crotchal area” patdowns. A highlight was the TSA head offering any of the senators that wanted one a sample patdown to experience it for themselves. No happy ending guaranteed. For […] -
Biglaw, Law Firm Mergers, United Kingdom / Great Britain
A Hiccup for the Transatlantic Trend: Proskauer and SJ Berwin Call Off Merger Talks
In 2011, lawyers at Proskauer Rose will enjoy snazzy, firm-provided iPads. But they won’t be able to look forward to an influx of British colleagues with super-posh accents. As reported by Legal Week, Proskauer and SJ Berwin have called off their merger talks, after nine long months of discussions. The extensive snogging will not culminate […] -
Biglaw, Law Firm Mergers, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Law Firm Merger Mania: Squire Sanders and Hammonds Tie the Transatlantic Knot
A hot trend for the law firm world in 2010: transatlantic mergers. This year we’ve seen the creation of Hogan Lovells, from Hogan & Hartson and Lovells, and SNR Denton, from Sonnenschein and Denton Wilde. Today we learn of a third U.S./U.K. law firm merger: the combination of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey and the British […] -
Caption Contests, Contests, Lawyer Advertising, Pictures, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Weirdness
Caption Contest Winner: Best Law Firm Website Photo
It’s time to crown the winner of our most recent caption contest, which featured what might very well be the best law firm website photo of all time…. -
Caption Contests, Contests, Lawyer Advertising, Pictures, Reader Polls, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Weirdness
Best Law Firm Website Photo: Caption Contest
On Friday, we showed you what might very well be the best law firm website photo of all time. It came to us from the other side of the pond (where it had been noticed by RollOnFriday). We solicited possible captions, with preference given to ones that would constitute alternative bios for the lawyer in […] -
Caption Contests, Contests, Lawyer Advertising, Pictures, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Weirdness
Best Law Firm Website Photo Ever
Yesterday our social media columnist, Adrian Dayton, asked you: What’s wrong with your law firm bio? One possible answer: your photograph (or lack thereof). As law firm marketing consultant Dion Algeri told Adrian, pictures are “extremely important” to attorney bios on law firm websites. Over at Great Jakes, Algeri analyzes the lawyer photos on the […] -
Hotties, Law Schools, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Meet Miss England -- She's a Law Student!
Another day, another law student turned beauty queen. If you can’t get a legal job in this economy, you might as well settle for a free car and a year’s supply of make-up, right? It’s certainly better to get the cosmetics for free than to steal them — just ask Caroline Giuliani (Rudy Giuliani’s attractive […]