JEDDAH, 27 April 2008 -- Herbert Smith, a London-based law firm with over 1,200 lawyers in branches world-wide, has established a formal and exclusive association in Saudi Arabia with the Al Ghazzawi Professional Association (GPA), one of the Kingdom's l

Calling small business the backbone of the nation's economy, President George W. Bush stressed his administration's efforts to foster "an environment in which the entrepreneurial spirit can thrive" in his proclamation that this week is National Small

YRC Worldwide Inc. has eliminated about 200 non-union jobs around the country amid declining business. Bill Zollars, YRC's chairman and chief executive, told Bloomberg News that layoffs occurred “to make sure our infrastructure is commensurate with bus

What a week of market mayhem! How odd having that as the backdrop to the Web 2.0 Expo in New York. We have been sounding alerts about the economic backdrop to our world of innovation for nearly a year. Back in February we wrote that this is not our bub

AS THE global recession tightens its grip on the economy, South Africans can take comfort in the increased stability of the banking system, say specialists in banking law.