According to Caterpillar,despite the requirement laid down by the Court of Appeal in Faccenda Chicken Ltd v Fowler [1987] Ch 117 and Roger Bullivant Ltd v Ellis (1987) ICR 464 that the confidential information be identified, the court could still apply the principle established by the House of Lords in Bolkiah v KPMG [1998] UKHL 52 that an ex-employee can be barred from carrying out specified work for a new employer unless that employee is able to satisfy the court… [read post]

Among his concerns - "changes that we believe would permit unreasonable fees and expenses, reduce client confidentialty protections, and permit ex-parte agency contacts. [read post]

Reyeros, No. 06-1485, 06-1486 Convictions and sentence for conspiracy to import cocaine are affirmed where: 1) there was sufficient evidence that defendant knew the specific object of the conspiracy; 2) documents in the possession of a foreign sovereign and never seen by the government were not subject to Brady or Jencks disclosure; 3) there was no individual or cumulative unfairness in the court's rulings on a motion to sever, evidentiary questions, or alleged prosecutorial misconduct; and 4)… [read post]