Law

WASHINGTON D.C. and OTTAWA, Ontario, December 14, 2011 - On December 5, 2011, the International Court of Justice ruled that Greece had illegally blocked Macedonia from joining international institutions such as NATO, in violation of the "Interim Accord" (1995). As a matter of law, the ICJ ruled that the U.N.

GENEVA, December 14, 2011 - In order to protect its ability to use its brands and key trade marks on the packaging of tobacco products sold in Australia, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has initiated a legal challenge against the Commonwealth of Australia today.

BEIJING and HONG KONG, December 13, 2011 - LehmanBrown removes obstacle to developing its China accounting business The High Court of Hong Kong has handed down a Judgment in favour of Russell Brown in the dispute between the shareholders in LehmanBrown Limited ("LehmanBrown"), a leading China accounting, taxation and business advisory firm.

MONTEREY, Mexico, December 12, 2011 - Following the breach of Castrol Mexico of Temporary Restraining orders from a Judge and after filing for arbitration for alleging that Castrol Mexico illegally terminated its distributor relation, on September 2, 2011 legal representatives for LUBREK, (CASTROL MEXICO'S distributor for the Northern part of the Country), filed for a criminal investigation for possible fraud and damages.

LONDON, December 9, 2011 - The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)this week[7 December 2011] removed from the Register a veterinary surgeon formerly working in Lincolnshire after finding him guilty of serious professional misconduct for drink-driving related convictions, failing to inform his employer of these convictions, and driving whilst disqualified.