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Judge Staying Out of Allen Stanford Legal Fees Dispute

A federal judge said Thursday she’s not getting involved in whether an insurer should pay for jailed financier R. Allen Stanford’s latest legal team to defend him on charges he bilked investors out of $7 billion in a Ponzi scheme

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Local gov’t polls can be held, say legal experts advising Penang gov’t

(Aliran) It is legally possible to hold local government elections, a team of legal experts advising the Penang state government has found, writes Prof Francis Loh . The Penang government will now decide whether to seek a court declaration on the issue.

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Legal action could create whale of a problem (The Age)

The New Zealand government says taking legal action against Japanese whaling could tie up the issue in the courts for years.

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State, county settle legal claims in fur protest (KSL Salt Lake City)

The Utah Department of Transportation and Morgan County will pay nearly $40,000 to settle legal claims over a protest against fur farms.

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SEC ISSUES INTERPRETIVE GUIDANCE ON DISCLOSURE RELATED TO BUSINESS OR LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING CLIMATE CHANGE (Accounting Education)

The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to provide public companies with interpretive guidance on existing SEC disclosure requirements as they apply to business or legal developments relating to the issue of climate change….

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Major Legal Changes Ahead for California Minors (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)

A new set of court rules that go into effect in California in the New Year offer some of the most significant changes in the field of minors’ personal injury claims in years, lawyers on both sides of the issue say.

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Ex-Melton bodyguards’ legal bills paid (The Clarion-Ledger)

After more than a year of bickering over the issue, the Jackson City Council on Tuesday approved $17,500 to settle the legal bills of the late Mayor Frank Melton’s police bodyguards.

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Advocates to Argue for State Recognition of Legal Same-Sex Marriages (Law.com)

New York’s highest court, which three years ago ruled that same-sex couples do not have a constitutional right to marry in the state, will get an opportunity to approach the issue from a different angle next week: Whether state and local governments can recognize same-sex marriages solemnized in jurisdictions where such unions are legal.

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Advocates to Argue for State Recognition of Legal Same-Sex Marriages (Law.com)

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Decision on opening up legal service in India soon: Moily (Business Standard India)

Indian government will soon take a decision on opening up the legal service after consulting the Bar Council which has some reservations on the issue, Law Minister M Veerappa Moily has said.

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Decision on opening up legal service in India soon, says Veerappa Moily (The Times of India)

Indian government will soon take a decision on opening up the legal service after consulting the Bar Council which has some reservations on the issue, Union law minister has said.

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Decision on opening up legal service in India soon, says Veerappa Moily (The Times of India)

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