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Investment litigation firm raises $345 million

Chicago Business 27 Jan 2020

Chicago litigation investment firm GLS Capital says it has raised $345 million for its inaugural litigation finance fund ... They bring experience at large local law firms, including Kirkland & Ellis and Mayer Brown, and also previously worked at another Chicago litigation investment firm, Gerchen Keller Capital....

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Police sent information about potential Fujitsu staff perjury in subpostmaster prosecutions

Computer Weekly 27 Jan 2020

The group litigation order saw subpostmasters take on the Post Office and its claim that the Horizon system was robust and could not be the cause of unexplained accounting shortfalls ... He also criticised evidence from some Fujitsu staff in the group litigation ... Post Office faces group litigation over Horizon IT as subpostmasters fund class action....

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64 more trees ‘culled’ near Jallo to lay Lesco transmission line

Dawn 27 Jan 2020

LAHORE ... In the recent cull, as many as 64 grown trees of various species aged 20-25 years have so far been cut for laying a high-tension transmission line with heavy poles near Jallo along Canal Road, Dawn has learnt ... However, the government could not launch this mega project due to lack of funds and prolonged litigation in the Supreme Court ... ....

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PM moves SC against order on PTI membership

Dawn 26 Jan 2020

The applicant accused the PTI of implementing a well-conceived “strategy to silence and gag” him and force him to withdraw the foreign funding case by subjecting him to “unending and frivolous litigations” while repeatedly subjecting him to overt as well as veiled threats, thus, endangering his life and liberty....

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On The Trail: Why 2020 is the most important election in our lifetime

The Hill 26 Jan 2020

This year’s election is the most important in our lifetime ... But clichés become clichés for a reason. They tend to be true ... ADVERTISEMENT ... Those groups, unprecedented in modern political history, will fund years of litigation — but the legislative majorities who get to draw the maps that will inevitably wind up in court will begin with the upper hand....

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OPRA INVESTOR ALERT: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Announces the Filing of a Securities Class Action Lawsuit ...

The Salamanca Press 25 Jan 2020

A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation ... In addition to representing individual investors, the Firm has been retained by some of the largest public and private pension funds in the country to monitor their assets and pursue litigation on their behalf....

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Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP Announce a Notice of Settlement for the Anticoagulant Medications ...

The Record 25 Jan 2020

The Defendants will pay a total of $120 million into a Settlement Fund to settle all claims in the lawsuit brought on behalf of the Class. Class Counsel will ask the Court to award attorneys' fees in an amount not to exceed 33% of the Settlement Fund, plus interest, litigation expenses, and service awards to the Class Representatives....

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Governor's panel produces N.C. school funding improvements

News & Record 24 Jan 2020

RALEIGH — A panel created to help North Carolina comply with legal rulings on public school funding backed actions Thursday that align with recent recommendations from an outside consultant ... Lee is tasked with overseeing school funding litigation known as “Leandro,” which began more than two decades ago....

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Quick resolution of tax disputes an incentive for taxpayers: CJI

Live Mint 24 Jan 2020

Bobde on Friday said quick resolution of tax disputes will act as an incentive for tax payers and free up the funds locked up in litigation, making a strong case for an efficient dispute resolution ecosystem....

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Excessive tax is social injustice by government: CJI Bobde

Yahoo Daily News 24 Jan 2020

With only a week to the Union Budget 2020, Bobde also emphasised on the speedy resolution of tax disputes, saying it will act as an incentive for taxpayers and free the funds locked in litigation....

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Arbitrary or excessive tax results in “social injustice” by a govt: CJI Bobde

Financial Express 24 Jan 2020

Justice Bobde, whose comments came just a week ahead of the General Budget, also made a case for speedy resolution of tax disputes, saying it will act as an incentive for taxpayers and free the funds locked in litigation ... ....

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CJI Bobde calls for speedy resolution of tax disputes

Deccan Herald 24 Jan 2020

Chief Justice of India S A Bobde on Friday made a case for speedy resolution of tax disputes saying it will act as an incentive for tax payers and free the funds locked in litigation ... litigation," Bobde said at the 79th foundation day celebrations of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal....

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CJI calls for speedy resolution of tax disputes

The Times of India 24 Jan 2020

Chief Justice of India S A Bobde on Friday made a case for speedy resolution of tax disputes saying it will act as an incentive for taxpayers and free the funds locked in litigation....