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Supreme Court will decide easement, sentencing cases

At the Lectern

Moriana (2022) 596 U.S. __, __ [142 S.Ct. The unpublished 20-page opinion held the plaintiff had not pleaded a cause of action under Civil Code section 51.9 , that provides liability for sexual harassment in certain relationships between providers of professional services and their clients. Padilla (2022) 13 Cal.5th

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New rules on service outside Australia for the Federal Court of Australia

Conflict of Laws

The Federal Court Legislation Amendment Rules 2022 (Cth) (‘Amendment Rules’) came into force on 13 January 2023. Leave to serve turned on three conditions: the court had subject matter jurisdiction, the claim was of a kind mentioned in the rules, and the party had a prima facie case for any or all of the relief claimed: FCR r 10.43(4).

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