Judgment is now pending in the Court of Appeal in an action in which a woman who alleges that she was subjected to a sexual assault involving buggery and rape is challenging the refusal of the Criminal Injury Compensation board to pay compensation to her. It has been argued on her behalf that the board was wrong in deciding that she had left it too late to mount her claim.
$10K carrot dangled by Chadbourne
Chadbourne & Parke, the US firm that last year hit the headlines in London with its record-breaking offer of £700,000 for a partner, is offering its associates in New York $10,000 to introduce new associates to the firm. New York partner Jerome Katz said the firm had been unable to fulfil its demand for associates […]