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OAN Loses Breach Of Contract Case Against AT&T In CA, Refiles It In DC As Tort Suit

Above The Law

Well, they already had it drafted. The post OAN Loses Breach Of Contract Case Against AT&T In CA, Refiles It In DC As Tort Suit appeared first on Above the Law. Don't want to waste a pleading.

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Review of: PP Penasthika, Unravelling Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts: Indonesia as an Illustrative Case Study (The Hague: Eleven Publishers 2022)

Conflict of Laws

1] Dr Penasthika’s monograph (‘the monograph’) [2] is one such work that deserves attention for its compelling and comprehensive account of choice of law in international commercial contracts in Indonesia. Chapter Two of this work proceeds to discuss choice of law in international commercial contracts in a global context.

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Now or Then? The Temporal Aspects of Choice-of-Law Clauses

Conflict of Laws

That paper contains a detailed discussion of the most common interpretive issues—whether the clause selects the tort laws of the chosen jurisdiction in addition to its contract laws, for example—that arise in litigation. A draft of my essay, The Canon of Evolving Law , is now available for download on SSRN.

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Mentoring New Legal Assistants

Paralegal Bootcamp

In my own defense, the last 25 years of my career has been dedicated to one attorney as a contracted tort litigation paralegal. Online course and coaching program that gives you proven methods to increase your billable hours, draft better time entries, and be more productive. Billable Hour Boot Camp. LEARN MORE.

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Smart Ways to Use ChatGPT at Your Law Practice—Without Getting into Hot Water

Rocket Matter

Create email drafts Drafting emails, whether it’s to clients, prospects, or colleagues, can take a lot of time. Speed up the process by using ChatGPT to create email rough drafts that you just have to edit for accuracy and to reflect your law firm’s brand.

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What is a Litigation Paralegal?

Paralegal Bootcamp

Three primary areas of case management responsibility include: Draft pleadings and discovery. Draft pleadings and discovery. Draft pleadings and discovery. Many attorneys also rely on the paralegal to do the first-round draft of pleadings that will be filed with the court. Assist at trial. What does that mean?

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A Major Amendment to Provisions on Foreign-Related Civil Procedures Is Planned in China

Conflict of Laws

On 30 December 2022, China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress issued the “Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (amendment draft)”. Special jurisdiction: Present special jurisdiction rules apply to “disputes concerning contract or other property rights or interests”. 276, para. 276, para. 276, para.