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Reed Smith LLP issued the following announcement on Mar. 2.
Reed Smith was highlighted in 31 practice areas (six of them new), and nine of its lawyers were listed in Band 1, making them leaders in their fields, in Chambers Global 2021 rankings.
Three of the firm’s practices were ranked in Band 1: Asia-Pacific Region Shipping: Litigation; UK Insurance: Mainly Policyholders; and UK Insurance Sector: Policyholder (International & Cross-Border). Individual rankings showed the most strength in insurance, shipping, and dispute resolution.
Practice rankings:
Global-wide Insurance: Contentious
South Korea Dispute Resolution: International Firms
UK Insurance Sector: Policyholder (International & Cross-Border) (Band 1)
USA Capital Markets: Derivatives
Asia-Pacific Region Shipping: Finance
Reed Smith (Charles Weller and Nick Wright) recently acted for
the successful claimants ( WFS ) in two Columbus and Vasco da
Gama . The claims derived from WFS providing multiple
bunker stems to the cruise ships, for which WFS remained
unpaid.
The decision of the Admiralty court provides useful guidance on
recovery under secondary contractual obligations in a claim for the
supply of
necessaries to a ship.
The two vessels were arrested at Tilbury and ultimately sold by
judicial auction.
When WFS applied for judgment against the proceeds of sale from
the two vessels, the vessels former owners, Carnival Plc, and
the arresting creditor, P&O Princess Cruises International Ltd,
I have hated my fair share of classes throughout my life, college being no exception. One thing I can never say, though, is that I’ve ever hated a professor at WSU. Whether their class was my cup of tea or not, all of my professors brought something uniquely enjoyable to their work.
While the transition to online learning was stressful for some students, I am sure professors faced many of their own problems both work-related and otherwise. After all last year threw at us, I can’t think of a better time to recognize the hard work our professors have done.
thanks for joining us, tonight, keeping them honest. the congresswoman and a scholarship scandal. a texas democrat has been dolling out thousands to her relatives and one of her staffer s kids. the money s from charitable tax donations. she said she didn t know the rules. turns out she broke more than one. and she s been doing it for years. and was it a practice run to blow up a u.s. jetliner? here s what we know. bottles of liquid with flashlights attached. inside checked luggage on a flight out of the chicago. the question is do they add up to terrorist testing of what could get into the cargo of a u.s. passenger plane? the very latest on the devices and the two men in custody. also tonight, up close, the latest on hurricane earl. now, a category 4 storm and building, taking aim on the east coast. we begin tonight keeping them honest. with a texas congresswoman giving out prize scholarships paid for by tax-deductible, charitable donations of thousands of dollars. but
could it add up to what could get into the cargo of a u.s. passenger plane? the very latest on the devices and the two men in custody. also up close, the latest on hurricane earl, now a category 4 storm and building, taking aim on the east coast. we begin with keeping them honest. a texas woman taking donations but she wasn t giving them out as scholarships. let me show you at the wall what we re talking about. the congresswoman, her name is eddie bernice johnson. she s a democrat from texas. she s run for the 30th congressional district which covers parts of dallas and the surrounding area. she s a former chairwoman of the congressional black caucus, and a former board member of the congressional black caucus foundation. every year, cbc gets $10,000 to award to students and their college. sounds good, right? well, according to the dallas morning news from 2005 to 2008, congresswoman johnson gave us 43 scholarships but 15 of them went to her relative or the relatives of a