| Taxman seeks assets as cash feud splits Italy’s Agnelli family Italian summer gossip switched from the sex life of Silvio Berlusconi to the troubles of Italy’s wealthiest and most powerful dynasty yesterday after allegations that €2 billion of the inheritance left by Gianni Agnelli, the former chairman of Fiat, had been hidden in Switzerland and not declared. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Charlotte lawyers finding far less demand for their services It’s been a bad year to be a lawyer. But it’s been a great year to be recruiting for the Charlotte city attorney’s office. bizjournals.com |
Jack Straw orders review of police cautions The use of police cautions to deliver instant justice is to be reviewed because of mounting concern that they allow violent offenders to avoid court. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
WSJ report shows L.A. law firm's involvement in Tiger Woods saga Los Angeles law firm Lavely & Singer has been linked in a report in <em>The Wall Street Journal</em> to a deal cut between Tiger Woods and American Media Inc., the owner of the <em>National Enquirer</em> and <em>Men's Fitness</em>, related to a 2007 cover story in <em>Men's Fitness</em> featuring Woods. bizjournals.com |
More Bay Area firms adopt creative legal fees The billable hour — often wounded but never killed — will take a further beating this year. bizjournals.com |