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Caribbean youth priorities take centre stage at Ministerial meeting in Antigua and Barbuda
From The Commonwealth Governments and youth leaders from Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean will address regional and global youth development challenges and opportunities when they gather in Antigua for a three-day meeting this week. The Caribbean Region Commonwealth Youth Ministers…
Boies Schiller backs first openly gay boy scout leader
By Nell Gluckman, From The Am Law Daily David Boies is stepping into the gay rights movement once again. The chairman of Boies, Schiller & Flexner—famous for his fight against California’s same-sex marriage ban—has advocated for the hire of 18-year-old…
Britain’s painful savings revolution
By Jamie Robertson BBC business presenter, From BBC Imagine this: you have just left university. You have a debt of £27,000 on your tuition fees. You owe another £12,000 from your living costs for the last three years. Your rent…
Ninth Circuit takes fresh look at ‘Model Mayhem’ rape case
By Vanessa Blum, From The Recorder The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit revisited a case Wednesday with implications for the legal immunity Internet companies like Facebook, Craiglist and Twitter can claim under Section 230 of the Communications…
Scientists, celebrities wants belugas barred from Georgia aquarium
By R. Robin McDonald from Daily Report A group of marine biologists, scientists and conservationists—and several celebrities—have asked a judge in Atlanta to allow them to file a brief backing a decision by the National Marine Fisheries Service to bar…
Court to weigh Greenberg Traurig misconduct claims
By Scott Flaherty, from The Litigation Daily Litigation Daily readers know we’ve been captivated by Facebook Inc.’s lawsuit against DLA Piper, Milberg, and other firms that represented accused Facebook fraudster Paul Ceglia. But the Facebook suit isn’t the only attorney…
Trinidad police say no “nudging” in emailgate investigation
From CARIBBEAN360 PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday April 27, 2015, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Monday said it was not being “nudged” into announcing the outcome of an investigation into so-called “Emailgate” after Prime Minister Kamla Persad…
‘FII tax liability to be much lower post DTAA’ [FIIs from Cayman Islands 20% MAT]
From Press Trust of India New Delhi, Apr 26 (PTI) The actual tax liability of foreign investors towards MAT may be much lower than Rs 603 crore, estimated by the revenue department, as many of them would get the benefit…
Boies takes on Dershowitz in sex case [involving Prince Andrew]
By Vivia Chen From The Careerist I’ve been worried that the Alan Dershowitz Show is coming to a close. After writing a bunch of posts about the allegations that Dershowitz had sex with an underage girl, I fear the story…
