Business Law

The Law Firm of Weiss & Lurie Investigates The Shaw Group Inc. – Business Wire

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Weiss & Lurie, a national class action and shareholder rights law firm with offices in New York City and Los Angeles, is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the Board of Directors … Continue reading

Criminals abuse New Zealand’s liberal company laws – NBCNews.com

Rokas said EU member states will likely review whether New Zealand can be restored to the white list if and when the country enacts the proposed new laws. Alastair Stewart, a spokesman for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment … Continue reading

Legal Project elects new board – The Business Journal

The Legal Project, part of the The Capital District Women’s Bar Association in Albany, New York, elected new officers and directors. Each will serve a renewable two-year term. Lisa A. Frisch is executive director of the Legal Project …

Criminals abuse New Zealand’s liberal company laws – MSN Money

Rokas said EU member states will likely review whether New Zealand can be added back to the white list if and when the country enacts the proposed new laws. Alastair Stewart, a spokesman for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and … Continue reading

Criminals abuse New Zealand’s liberal company laws – Businessweek

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The World Bank ranks New Zealand as the easiest place to set up a business, a point of pride for the … to take advantage of the country’s liberal company laws. Last week, Commerce Minister … Continue reading

HSBC Sets Aside $2 Billion for Legal Woes as Profit Falls – New York Times

The legal woes weighed on the company’s financial results. HSBC announced net income of $8.4 billion in the first half the year, down from $9.2 billion in the previous year. HSBC’s operating income rose slightly, to $43.6 billion …

Sacramento medical jobs to boom as health care law takes effect – Sacramento Bee

“There will be business to be had,” said Ken Erman, chief executive at Rx. Critics of the Affordable Care Act say gains in health care jobs are just part of the equation. They argue that the insurance mandate makes the … Continue reading

For law firms, ‘it’s a very different world out there’ – Washington Post

“Bigger is better,” the growth strategy that once had large law firms racing to open up offices around the world and snapping up entire practice groups of rival firms, appears to be a thing of the past. Eight of the … Continue reading

Election year is big business for Philippine gunsmiths – NBCNews.com

Elections mean big business for illegal gunsmiths … from campaigning to the proclamation of winners. With legal access denied, Filipinos simply turn to the many illegal gunsmiths who ply their trade in back alleys and on the edge of rice … Continue reading

Hundreds protest toughening Spain’s abortion law – Businessweek

Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz Gallardon has said he will ask Parliament to change the existing law, including implementing a requirement for parental permission in cases where 16- and 17-year-olds want to end pregnancies. Gallardon said the …