Pao lawyers slap Facebook with discrimination suit
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A former Facebook employee is suing the company for gender discrimination and harassment, claiming her supervisor belittled her at work and asked why she “did not just stay home and take…
CARICOM on the homestretch to customs harmony
[Port-of-Spain, Trinidad – March 17, 2015] Harmonised customs laws that aim to expand the CARICOM region’s trading potential and improve its economic performance are expected to be finalised at the closing meeting between customs officials, legal experts and CARICOM representatives…
Kleiner Partner defends racy Valentine’s Day gift
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Randy Komisar told jurors Tuesday that the much-discussed book of poetry he gave Ellen Pao for Valentine’s Day in 2007 was an innocent token, not…
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Cayman Islands cartoon causes backlash A cartoon published by the Cayman Compass has caused a backlash of complaints from the public and government officials. The cartoon, by George Novak under the pen name ‘Caymanman’ (a.k.a. the Barefoot Man), showed a…
Ogier is leading offshore adviser to European IPOs
By James Qualtrough From Jersey Isle News Ogier has been ranked in the top 10 London legal advisers to 2014 European IPOs, new research shows; the only offshore firm listed in the deal table compiled by analysts Experian. In research…
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Cayman Islands Chamber boss offers to help government with workforce training Barry Bodden, the new president of the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce said the country has to address the issue of unemployment with youth unemployment being the priority. Bodden…
Maples and Calder: From Private Client International Comparative Guide
By Nigel Porteous and Tony Pursall 1 Pre-entry Tax Planning 1.1 In the Cayman Islands, what pre-entry estate and gift tax planning can be undertaken? There are no estate or gift taxes in the Cayman Islands. 1.2 In the Cayman…
Magistrate Judge rejects Goldman Sachs sex bias class action
By Scott Flaherty, From The Litigation Daily After almost five years of intense, closely-watched litigation, defense lawyers at Sullivan & Cromwell and Paul Hastings may finally be close to knocking out a proposed gender discrimination class action against Goldman Sachs…
Lego sues to block imports in patent fight over toy dolls
By Jenna Greene, From The National Law Journal The U.S. International Trade Commission on Wednesday gave a green light to toy maker Lego A/S to bring a patent and copyright infringement case against three competitors that are seeking to appeal…
Sedgwick settles $210 million legal malpractice case
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal Sedgwick has reached a tentative settlement to resolve a lawsuit over its role in a $1 billion Ponzi scheme in California. A spokesman for the San Francisco law firm, which put off…
