Conn. Whistleblower lawsuit claims hedge fund squandered $2 billion
By Christian Nolan, From The Connecticut Law Tribune On one side is a Norwalk lawyer, whose client claims that a private equity firm mishandled nearly $2 billion in investor money. On the other side is the Washington, D.C.-based Carlyle Group,…
Cayman Brac: Layman Scott High School Sports Day
Children competed at the Layman E. Scott Snr. High School sports day on Friday 5th February in Cayman Brac. Winning first place was the Tradewinds House with Northwesters House taking the second place spot. Hurricanes House rounded things out in…
Contract impasse: West Indies likely to send second-string side for World T20
From F. Sports Kingston: West Indies is likely to send a second-string side to the World T20 as the top players failed to reach an agreement in their contract impasse with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The prospect of…
Recipe of the week
How To Make Chicken Soup Cooking Lessons From The Kitchn This is a soup you can be proud of. No matter how many times you’ve made it before, a pot of this soup on your stove should (and will) result…
When Cupid’s arrow flies in the workplace …
By Rebekah Mintzer, From Corporate Counsel It’s almost Feb. 14, a favorite day for greeting-card manufacturers, chocolate companies and, in some cases, couples. It’s also as good a time as any for employers to check on their policies and practices involvin…
Happy Birthday copyright suit settles for $14 million
By Ross Todd, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Music publisher Warner/Chappell Music Inc. has agreed to pay $14 million to settle a class action challenging ownership rights to the song “Happy Birthday to You.” Warner/Chappell has also agreed to…
Catch a Wave in “wave season” and save on a great cruise vacation
By Jim Byers From Jim Byers Travel It started small and has mushroomed into a massive, mid-winter occasion that leaves some folks jubilant and others horribly confused. The “wave season” in the cruise travel business sounds a lot like the…
How growing use of social media has changed family law practice
By Lizzy McLellan, From The Legal Intelligencer For a client, composing a Facebook post, tweet, email or text message takes little time, effort or thought. But for family law attorneys, these digitized quips and images have become useful but time-consuming pieces…
US State Bar ordered to investigate Ken Paxton grievance
By Angela Morris, From Texas Lawyer In a rare turn of events, the State Bar of Texas was ordered to investigate a grievance against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that alleged he committed professional misconduct just after the U.S. Supreme Court…
Cayman Islands young leadership awards group revokes Canover Watson’s award
From Young Caymanian Leadership Awards YCLA Revokes Award granted to Canover Watson George Town, 10 February, 2016 — The Honorary Board of the Young Caymanian Leadership Awards (YCLA) today announces that the YCLA Award given to Mr. Canover Watson in…
