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New Zealand passes law requiring climate disclosures from financial institutions

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” This is the first law of its kind. Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark said that the legislation is expected to make a significant contribution to New Zealand’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 and carbon neutrality in the public sector by 2025.

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The Ethical Guide to Lawyers Texting Clients

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Unlike in other industries, communication in law comes with specific risks if handled incorrectly, which applies even more so to digital channels. While texting is an everyday event for most of us, how can lawyers text clients while staying fully within ethical and compliance guidelines for legal communications?

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Japan parliament approves law to tighten restrictions on Unification Church donations

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Japan’s House of Councillors Saturday passed a law to tighten restrictions on the solicitation of donations by religious and secular groups. Under the law, organizations also cannot ask potential benefactors to sell real estate or other assets in order to donate. The bill will take effect 2o days after passage.