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Australia introduces law to prevent construction of Russian embassy near parliament building

JURIST

“To our regret, Australia diligently continues to move in the main stream of the authors of the Russophobic hysteria that is now taking place in the Western countries,” Peskov said. The post Australia introduces law to prevent construction of Russian embassy near parliament building appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Nigeria investigative journalist released after spending more than a week in police custody

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In an interview with Arise News , Bukky Shonibar, the Board Chairman of the FIJ said that every story that FIJ releases is regulated by journalistic ethics and due diligence. Nigeria’s constitution requires that any crime suspect be charged before a court within 48 hours of arrest.

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14,000 Words to Win It: Why Medtronic’s Appeal Strategy Backfired

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But, in patent law we also observe the legal fiction that filing a patent application describing the invention in sufficient detail to enable a person skilled in the art to make and use it will also qualify (constructive reduction to practice).

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Skilled Searcher Test Allows Estoppel for Unknown References

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Rather, in cases where the IPR challenger lacks knowledge of the prior art the appropriate test for estoppel is what “a skilled searcher conducting a diligent search reasonably could have been expected to discover.” However, both the district court and the Federal Circuit held that lack of knowledge is not a complete excuse.

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Landlords Beware: When Tenants Are Sanctioned

Gravel2Gavel

by Pillsbury's Construction & Real Estate Law Team. The listing of Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs) has the potential to impact any American doing business with a named party, including landlords who lease real estate to sanctioned persons. Rozen and Samantha Franks explain how sanctions designations may require U.S.

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In the South Carolina countryside, a dispute over “citizen suits” under the Clean Water Act

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Believing that the construction fell under an agricultural exemption to the CWA, the Smiths proceeded without a water-pollution permit. The CWA bars citizen suits when a state “has commenced and is diligently prosecuting an action under” state law comparable to the federal regulatory scheme. They named their venue Arabella Farm.

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Put an End to “Progressive” Discipline 

The Estrin Report

Although Sarah had responded that she was unaware of the problems and was disappointed no one had spoken to her directly, she committed to address them in a constructive way. Based on her response, I said, “That’s great, Sarah, I appreciate it. I mentioned I’ll check in with others after about 30 days and circle back to you.

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