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South Korea: Ssangyong exits court protection
Two years after entering bankruptcy protection, Ssangyong has now exited, reports Yonhap News. The move follows the sale of its stake to Indian OEM Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, the company said in a ... If this article is of interest to you it is likely
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:49A
A lobbying clash over lawsuit loans
In making their case, the companies argue they should not be subject to existing consumer protections because the transactions are investments, not loans. They say they must charge high prices to compensate for the risk that plaintiffs will lose.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:49A
A lobbying clash over lawsuit loans
In making their case, the companies argue they should not be subject to existing consumer protections because the transactions are investments, not loans. They say they must charge high prices to compensate for the risk that plaintiffs will lose.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:49A
Scots divorce rate falls to 30-year low
"This [decrease] is not unexpected - the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006, which came into effect on 4 May 2006, reduced separation periods for divorce, so there was an increase of over 2000 divorces in 2006, followed by decreases in 2007, 2008,
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:48A
Sexism in the System
(Nadia Muhana | Dp-News Syria Today ) A presidential decree issued at the beginning of 2011 made long-awaited changes to the country's criminal law, which dates to 1949 and contains numerous provisions considered prejudicial towards women.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:45A
Champions League press reaction: 'The team who deserved less went through'
That was the verdict of Gazzetta dello Sport, expressed in no uncertain terms in their front page headline, on Milan's 0-0 draw with Tottenham and subsequent exit from the Champions League. This was the third time in four years that Milan had been
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:45A
Learn from 7/7, relatives urge
The coroner, Lady Justice Hallett, hit out at baffling management jargon last week, saying: "When it comes to a situation like a major incident, people do not understand who and what the other person is." The inquest into the deaths of the 52 innocent
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:45A
Craft piecing life together after trial
Craft spoke to three criminal justice and psychology classes as well as several individuals at Dalton State College Wednesday night in what she said was her first such formal speaking engagement since the trial in Catoosa County Superior Court ended.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:44A
Lawsuit over Surry power plant project to move forward
AP SURRY (AP) -- A judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging permits issued for a proposed coal-burning power plant in Surry County. The Daily Press reports that Surry Circuit Judge Samuel Campbell denied Old Dominion Electric Cooperative's
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:44A
Hanlon dropped from MNL board
Adding to that controversy, her personal bankruptcy became public days after she raised the idea of full-time councillors. Hanlon, who was MNL's St. John's director, called the dismissal “devastating” when asked Wednesday.
Updated: 03/10/2011 07:44A