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Chuck Lorre Lawyer: 'Charlie Sheen Lawsuit Is Recklessly False'
by Staff Two And A Half Men creator Chuck Lorre's lawyer has fired back at Charlie Sheen after the actor named his client in a $100 million lawsuit, calling the star's complaint "recklessly false and unwarranted". Sheen began legal proceedings against
Updated: 03/11/2011 06:42A
Test-Achats: ECJ makes ruling on sex discrimination in insurance
The European Court of Justice has recently handed down its judgment in the Test-Achats case (Case C-236/09). The court considered the question 'Is it compatible with the fundamental rights of the European Union to take the sex of the uninsured person
Updated: 03/11/2011 06:42A
Andrew Grimes: My lesson in horror from Waterloo Road school
By accident, I caught the latest episode this week of Waterloo Road, the television series about adolescent hooligans, much of it shot on location in a former school in Rochdale. Almost every fictitious character in it is uncouth, depraved and
Updated: 03/11/2011 06:41A
Kier Building Maintenance South achieves 1.5million accident-free hours
Kier Building Maintenance has achieved an impressive 1.5 million accident-free man-hours in Harlow and Harrow over the last three months as part of its ongoing Zero AIR (Accident Incident Rate) initiative. The company has a long-standing focus on
Updated: 03/11/2011 06:41A
Gwisai bail application hearing postponed
"The bail matter is postponed to 16 March to enable the state to file their response," justice Susan Mavangira said at a bail hearing. "The state has undertaken to file their response to the application by Tuesday, 15 March.
Updated: 03/11/2011 06:40A
Nicaragua Welcomes International Court of Justice Ruling
Nicaragua welcomed the ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague regarding Costa Rica's claims against it. The ICJ overturned Costa Rica's demand for Nicaragua to stop dredging the San Juan River, in their common border, and ordered the
Updated: 03/11/2011 06:38A
Injured North Yorkshire Police officer awarded £370000
A police sergeant who was forced to retire after he was seriously injured in a motorbike accident has been awarded £370000 in compensation. Steve Ball, 43, was on duty with North Yorkshire Police when he was in a head-on collision with another
Updated: 03/11/2011 06:38A
Injured officer awarded £370000
A police sergeant who was forced to retire after he was seriously injured in a motorbike accident has been awarded £370000 in compensation. Steve Ball, 43, was on duty with North Yorkshire Police when he was in a head-on collision with another
Updated: 03/11/2011 06:38A
Copyright Wars: Stormtrooper battle played out at Supreme Court
That was Andrew Ainsworth's verdict on his epic legal battle with Star Wars creator George Lucas, who is demanding $20m (£13.3m) in a row over who owns the copyright to the infamous white helmet. Prop designer Mr Ainsworth this
Updated: 03/11/2011 06:38A
Suit disputes discretion in issuing gun permits
That lawsuit was brought by a different attorney who used different legal arguments. Gura said there have been no decisions in the lawsuits he filed in other states, nor in a similar suit filed by another attorney in New Jersey.
Updated: 03/11/2011 06:38A