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As most of the readers of this blog will recall, I recently discussed the substance of Opinion Release 11-01 and had some additional comments regarding the relative ease by which a lawyer or compliance office should have been able to research the question posed. read more

5,000,000 barrels of oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico over 86 days 7,000,000 litres of chemical dispersant pumped into the spill area to dissipate the resultant morass 11 men who lost their lives in the April 20th explosion 6,000,000 dollars expended by BP per day to try and contain the oil gusher 3,790,000,000 dollars paid out in compensation [. read more

Over the course of the last week, as the UK has been wrapped in a blanket of snow and ice. Cars have been stranded on major roads, minor roads have been completely impassable and even drinkers in a Yorkshire pub have been trapped for days (although that doesn’t really smack of bad luck to me). read more