LawSites

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Clio’s 2021 Legal Trends Report — the latest in Clio’s comprehensive annual reports on the state of the legal industry — explores how law firms have adapted to the challenging circumstances of the past two years and what forces will shape client services in years to come. 2021 eBook: Running a Lean Law Firm.

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LexForti

OCTOBER 2, 2021

Symbiosis Law School (SLS) Hyderabad was established in 2014 inheriting splendid novelty, dynamism and excellence in the education of Symbiosis International University, Pune. Amongst others, CCCL conducted our flagship event, the first-ever National Corporate Restructuring Competition in India in 2019. About the Centre.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 11, 2023

Paris Arvanitakis Corporate cross-border disputes in modern commercial world have taken on a much more complex dimension than in the early years of the EU. The case law section of the issue presents the judgments of the CJEU, 7.4.2022, V.A./V.P., This post has been prepared by Prof.

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SimplyLawJobs

DECEMBER 17, 2021

I originally became interested in law due to the humanitarian work that I had been involved in, in Romania. This sparked an interest in human rights law. This was something that led to my pursuit of the law but it was also a subject that I thought would allow me to make a meaningful difference in the world.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 23, 2023

In this light, this commentary on the UNGPs which examines all the principles one-by-one through the inputs of various prominent scholars, academics, experts and practitioners is indeed a reference guide to when working on corporate social responsibility. The UNGPs and private international law are inherently linked.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 17, 2022

rendered in May 2022 by the Supreme Court of the USA illustrates that arbitration-favored policy has its boundary, this seems a trend emerging from the laws and legal trends in other jurisdictions. Sundance Inc. Summary of the Fact. But a court may not devise novel rules to favor arbitration over litigation. ” [iii]. Sundance Inc.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Written by Dr Abubakri Yekini, a Lecturer in Law at Lagos State University. This is the fourth and penultimate online symposium on Private International Law in Nigeria initially announced on this blog. It was published today on Afronomicslaw.org. A final blog posts on this online symposium will be published tomorrow. Introduction.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 10, 2021

2] In other words, the Nigerian Court of Appeal interpreted the parties’ foreign choice of court agreement strictly according to is terms as it would do to a contractual document between commercial parties. In the year 2020, the Nigerian Court of Appeal delivered at least three decisions on foreign choice of court agreements. [1]

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The Fashion Law

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Meanwhile, the company asserted that its dealings with the 700-or-so vendors tasked with making the trend-specific wares that it sells are in “strict alignment with California law.”. According to a December 2019 report from the New York Times, Fashion Nova’s clothing was being “made in dozens of factories [in Los Angeles] that owe $3.8

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Conflict of Laws

JULY 9, 2021

(This post is provided by Zeyu Huang, who is an associate attorney of Hui Zhong Law Firm based in Shenzhen. Mr. Huang obtained his LLB degree from the Remin University of China Law School. He is also a PhD candidate & LLM at the Faculty of Law in University of Macau.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 3, 2023

The EU Sustainability Directive and Jurisdiction The Draft for a Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive currently contains no rules on jurisdiction. Sommerfeld ) The Proposal for a Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence The process towards an EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive is gaining momentum.

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LexForti

JUNE 2, 2022

Third-party funding is rather a new concept and was adapted by many legislations only recently due to the illegality of the doctrines of maintenance and champerty in common-law jurisdictions in the past. It can be observed commonly in commercial and investor-state arbitrations. Author: Shubhangi Nangunoori. INTRODUCTION.

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Conflict of Laws

JUNE 29, 2023

This also applies to the extended possibility of choice of court agreements, for which it is still unclear whether exclusive prorogation is possible beyond the cases named in Article 10 section 4 of the Brussels II ter Regulation. Freitag: More Freedom of Choice in Private International Law on the Name of a Person!

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 9, 2021

UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030and the Role of Private International Law. September 9-11, 2021, Hamburg, Germany, Max Planck Institute for Comparative and Private International Law. In Public Law, including International Law, SGDs have already established themselves as a subject of research.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 22, 2022

Wagner: European Conflict of Law 2021: The Challenge of Digital Transformation. This article provides an overview of developments in Brussels in the field of judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters from January 2021 until December 2021. Wais: The Applicable Law in Cases of Collective Redress. 4 (3) 1st S.

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LawSites

OCTOBER 25, 2023

At the time, it limited availability to a select group of Am Law 50 firms that had agreed to participate in a commercial preview. Before releasing the product, LexisNexis expanded that commercial preview and testing to include not just Am Law firms, but also corporate legal departments, small law firms, and U.S.

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The Fashion Law

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

In a short, 7-page complaint photographer Robert O’Neil accuses Blake Lively’s corporate entity of copyright infringement in connection with her since-deleted Instagram post that featured a photo of herself from August 2018. When you finish shooting a campaign and you’re posting on social, you need to have something to say.”.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 29, 2021

A claim of a corporation against another in relation to a breach of contract between the two is an example of a dispute related to external affairs of a corporation. A claim of a corporate shareholder against a director in the firm is an example of a dispute concerning corporate internal affairs.

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LawSites

JANUARY 23, 2023

Your votes determine the 15 companies selected to face off in a live pitch competition that will be the opening-night event of this year’s TECHSHOW, which is March 1-4 in Chicago. Help pick the 15 legal tech startups that will get to compete at the seventh-annual Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2023. What makes you unique or innovative?

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 9, 2022

More technology is making its way into the courtroom, and it appears that document review tools are becoming more of the norm in law firms for litigation matters but it has been, and still is, a slow-moving process. The results of the survey thus skew slightly more towards mid-size and smaller law firms. Many Years and Much Litigation.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JULY 6, 2017

Each month, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (APKS) and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 12, 2023

Ayer Chair in Business Law and Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis School of Law. Russia joined the restrictive immunity camp in 2016 when its law on the jurisdictional immunity of foreign states went into effect. If adopted, this law would move China to into the restrictive immunity camp as well.

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Foley Hoag LLP

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) also issued several general licenses in tandem, including to allow a wind-down of operations and contracts involving the two regions by March 23, 2022, and to authorize the continued export of agricultural commodities, medicine and medical devices to the regions.

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LexForti

JULY 14, 2021

the issue of access to vaccines and medical treatment amidst COVID- 19 should not be left to negotiation among private parties at a price set by wealthy corporations but must be perceived through a constitutional lens. Several drugs that are at the core of the COVID treatment protocol are under patents in India. Background.

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LawSites

DECEMBER 4, 2023

AltFee Elevator Pitch: AltFee revolutionizes law firm pricing by offering a foundation for alternative fee structures. Please review them. Once you have done so, you can FIND THE BALLOT HERE. DEADLINE FOR VOTING IS FRIDAY, DEC. 29, 2023, AT 11:45 P.M. Most of the startups have also provided a link to a demo video. BriefCatch. Briefpoint.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Written by Orji Agwu Uka, Senior Associate at Africa Law Practice (ALP)*. This is the fifth and final online symposium on Private International Law in Nigeria initially announced on this blog. Those pieces of advice and legal representations would have benefitted greatly from a comprehensive private international law treatise.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Conservation Law Foundation v. Charleston, SC filed suit against fossil fuel companies alleging their responsibility for “devastating” climate change impacts.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Portland, Oregon. Source: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. S066564 (Or.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. applied federal common law. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate@gmail.com.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati . Wikimedia Commons. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. Second, the D.C. Third, the D.C. The D.C.

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Foley Hoag LLP

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Key Takeaways: The U.S., EU, and UK are coordinating a significant sanctions and export controls package to be implemented if Russia takes further action in Ukraine. Restrictions are likely to target key Russian industries including finance, energy, and defense and would be far more severe and far-reaching than past sanctions. and its allies.

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Fordham Law News

APRIL 11, 2021

This paper examines the impact of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) on global corporate structures, using Apple as a case study. This disparity has, in some cases, yielded opportunities for corporations to lower their tax liability beyond what may have been possible had the IRC been updated as efficiently as had corporate structures.

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Foley Hoag LLP

JUNE 23, 2021

Subsequent rulemaking would also define the ESG metrics that are to be disclosed and set requirements for corporate disclosure of ESG metrics in audited financial statements. Section 4 of the Act would require that the SFAC submit to the SEC recommendations regarding what ESG metrics the SEC should require companies to disclose.

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