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Choice of law rules and statutory interpretation in the Ruby Princess Case in Australia

Conflict of Laws

The contracts contain an exclusive foreign jurisdiction clause nominating a non-Australian jurisdiction. Many passengers contracted COVID-19; some died. Statute has left little of the common law untouched. Background The Ruby Princess’ passengers contracted on different sets of terms and conditions (US, UK and AU).

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Justices argue over text (and ceviche) in ruling that Alaska Native corporations are “Indian tribes”

SCOTUSBlog

To bolster this argument, she pointed toward a number of federal statutes, including Indian law statutes, that use the term “recognized” in this more capacious sense. Congress routinely includes illustrative examples in statutes, he noted, even when they might seem to be redundant. (In

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Why Do Lawyers Need to Keep Up with Legal Technology?

LawTechnologyToday

These assistants employ and train paralegals and legal professionals to assist lawyers with various legal support services , including document management, research, and drafting documents. With the emergence of legal technology, there is now greater transparency between legal firms and virtual legal assistants.

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Are Alaska Native corporations Indian tribes? A multimillion-dollar question

SCOTUSBlog

Today, the regional ANCs in particular are among the most important companies in Alaska, with billions in revenue from energy development, tourism and government contracting. ANCSA left unsettled, however, the status of Alaskan Native governments.

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Turnkey Contracts and Substituted Performance

LexForti

Summary: This article highlights the challenges of invoking the remedy of ‘substituted performance’ in case of breach of turnkey contracts, and suggests potential solutions for the same. To this end, this article shall analyze the challenges of availing substituted performance in turnkey contracts. Turnkey Contracts.

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The French Project for a Private International Law Code – a Debate at the Comité Français

Conflict of Laws

Not surprisingly, due weight was given to Switzerland and Belgium, as the former is considered to have a model legislation on the discipline and the latter has the “youngest” statute of continental Europe. The opposite path has led to the drafting of the French project, which stems directly from an initiative of the Ministry of Justice.

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TERMINATION ENFORCEABILITY

SAV Paralegal Services

Employers often attempt to limit their obligations towards employees by pre-emptively adding clauses that limit termination entitlements in the employment contract. Generally, the default notice period for an employment contract where there is no termination clause is governed by the common law under the concept of reasonable notice period.