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Territorial Jurisdiction for Breach of Contract in Nigeria or whatever

Conflict of Laws

The purpose of this write up is to briefly highlight the confusion on the concept of jurisdiction in Nigerian conflict of laws through the lens of a very recently reported case (reported last week) of Attorney General of Yobe State v Maska & Ano r. (“ Maska” ). [2]. The defendant/appellant appealed but it was not successful.

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Prefiling Offer by Business Partner Dooms Patent

Patently O

The Federal Circuit relies upon traditional contract law principles to determine whether a particular communication constitutes such an offer. Remember the contract foundational trio: Offer, Acceptance, Consideration. ” Of course, not just any offer works — it needs to be an offer to sell. Image below).

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Supreme Court will hear two resentencing cases

At the Lectern

The First District, Division Three, published opinion accepted the Attorney General’s concession that, when the superior court struck an enhancement — imposed under a plea bargain — under 2021’s Senate Bill 483 , the court wrongly failed to hold a full resentencing hearing. ” (See also here.)

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Women of Legal Tech: Nicole Morris

LawTechnologyToday

Lawyers are using data analytics and predictive coding to review documents, draft contracts and to determine the outcome of court decisions. In case study, I ask the students questions about the role of the attorneys in enabling and perpetuating the fraud.

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Is it Worth it to Become a Litigation Paralegal?

Paralegal Bootcamp

There are so many different factors when considering whether or not it’s worth it to become a litigation paralegal, including the size of the law firm you work for and the attorney you work with at that firm. A litigation paralegal is a legal professional who provides vital support to attorneys who work in the area of litigation.

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COVID – Consolidated Appropriation Act “CAA” and Bankruptcy 12-27-20

Diane Drain

It is possible that these interpretations of the new Act will change with new legislation or court decisions, so never assume what you read one day will be interpreted the same way the next day. Drain - Phoenix Arizona Bankruptcy Attorney. Below are brief descriptions of each of these amendments.

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Lex & Forum 4/2021: A special on the 2019 Hague Convention on the Recognition of Foreign Judgments

Conflict of Laws

He represented Greece in the conference on the Lugano Convention, in the negotiations for the accession of Greece to the Brussels Convention, as well as in various committees for the harmonization of the law of contracts, torts and civil procedure in the EU. Mouttotos , University of Bremen, and Dr. N.