A US lawyer has made a defamation claim against WilmerHale. James Zhang claims that he was was fired by his temp agency after the firm told them it suspected him of stealing documents.
     
TLT has been revealed as tight-arse of the week, after asking an associate's future employer to cough up for their practicing certificate. The future employer (and possible future client) wasn't greatly impressed at the firm demanding the money - and threatening to go after the individual it it wasn't paid. A spokeswoman for TLT said this was common practice throughout the legal profession but "the feedback we've received highlights the need for us to perhaps review our approach". Correct.
 
  Italian police have tracked down a mafia suspect after using sophisticated surveillance equipment to locate him when he was on his facebook account.
     
  Lawyers for music mogul Phil Spector are appealing his murder conviction on the grounds of judicial error.
 
   
  Nice hair Phil!
 
  Congratulations to Gavin Edmonson Solcitors which appears to have filled its vacancy for a slave...
 
Good luck with that Jay! The first job might be proof-reading.
 
And finally, SJ Berwin associate Pippa Hill is flying to Haiti this week to work with the Haiti Hospital Appeal. Anyone wishing to donate some cash or find out more should go to www.haitihospitalappeal.org.
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