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Journalists, writers and media freedom campaigners are, not surprisingly, delighted with the decision of a British judge on Thursday to throw out a libel claim filed by a Ukrainian billionaire against the Kyiv Post, a Ukrainian newspaper.

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As more and more functionality moves to cloud-based (SaaS) products, the question of how to deal with your data becomes critical. It's one thing to have your calendar available online, but quite another to move many gigabytes of files.
So it is important to look more closely at exactly what functionality you want to accomplish. Four different kinds of Web-based storage exist undefined backups, synchronization, productivity applications (e.g., Google Docs), and document management.  The following blog article explores each of these in the context of small law firms.TechnoLawyer

It's no secret that the business of practicing law has changed and continues to change in ways that are both subtle and dramatic. Technology-driven efficiencies, niche practices developed around social change, new challenges to the profession dictated by both gut-wrenching recession and fundamental industrial change have altered the profession.
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On 15 February 2011 Parliament of Ukraine adopted amendments (the "Amendment") to the Law of Ukraine "On Banks and Banking Activity" (the "Bank Law"), establishing new rules of acquisition of substantial interest in the banks (the "New Rules"). Under the New Rules, acquisition of at least 10%, 25%, 50% and 75% of shares in a Ukrainian bank by a legal entity or individual requires 3-months prior notification of the relevant Ukrainian bank and the National Bank of Ukraine (the "NBU").
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Magisters, a leading Ukrainian law firm, raided by prosecutors
Ukrainian prosecutors on Feb. 3 conducted a 14-hour search of the central office in Kyiv of Magisters, a leading Ukrainian law firm.
     According to a statement issued by Magisters on Feb. 4, at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 3, around 30 armed men and investigators from the General Prosecutor’s Office stormed the headquarters of Magisters located in downtown Kyiv at 38 Volodymyrska Street. Magisters said prosecutors detained the firm’s 50 lawyers and staff for six hours. The firm said “one pregnant employee was urgently rushed to hospital by ambulance during the raid.”
Kyiv Post: http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/96394/print/

Online marketing of legal services has become an essential ingredient  in developing a growing law practice. The following link to a website provider Findlaw addresses some of the questions you may have regarding its benefits and easy of setup.  Note that the web has many providers and you should search the Internet to find the one best suited to your practice and pocketbook.
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Kucinich Sues House Cafeteria for Olive Pit Injury
Former presidential candidate and U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, is suing the U.S. House of Representatives cafeteria for selling him a sandwich wrap in 2008 containing an olive pit that allegedly caused oral injuries. The lawsuit, filed in Superior Court for the District of Columbia earlier this month, seeks $150,000 in damages from the companies that operate the House cafeteria for selling food that was "unfit for human consumption" that Kucinich claims caused "significant pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment."

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