Sweet and Maxwell recently donated approximately 650 books to the Books for Africa charity, with which Thomson Reuters has held a longstanding partnership. The textbooks donated by Sweet and Maxwell include leading titles such as Archbold, McGregor on Damages, White Book and a number of Nutshells and City and Finance Practitioner’s Guide titles. The Books …
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Collateral consequences: Keeping it all straight
José Padilla had been a lawful permanent resident of the United States for more than 40 years when he was assured by his attorney in 2001 that pleading guilty to a drug offense would not affect his immigration status. Almost immediately, however, the government began deportation proceedings against him. Nine years later in Padilla v. …
- June 18, 2013
- Kelsey Engbrecht
The passing of former West CEO Dwight Opperman
Today we mourn the passing of a giant in the law and publishing, and celebrate a life well-lived. Dwight D. Opperman, former CEO of West Publishing Company, passed away the morning of June 13. He was a brilliant, thoughtful leader who valued the legal profession as his career choice, and also harbored a life-long commitment …
- June 14, 2013
- Gretchen DeSutter
