JURIST

AUGUST 13, 2023

Former UK Police Commissioner Ian McGrail called on Friday for an independent investigation by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office into corruption in Gibraltar, in a statement from his lawyer to the Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). McGrail was arrested in March 2022 on suspicion of conspiracy to obtain unauthorized computer material, misconduct and violations of data protection rules , which raised suspicions into the circumstances of his early retirement.

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EvidenceProf Blog

AUGUST 13, 2023

There has been a good bit of discussion about the Adnan Syed case on Twitter/X recently, and a good deal of it has dealt with Becky, a classmate and friend of both Adnan and Hae Min Lee. I've written before.

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JURIST

AUGUST 13, 2023

India’s Supreme Court took a firm stance on Thursday in response to the unfolding economic boycott targeting Muslims in the troubled regions of Nuh and Gurugram within Haryana, terming it ‘ unacceptable.’ Concurrently, the Court suggested the establishment of a committee, led by the Director General of Police (DGP), to investigate cases arising from the communal unrest.

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Attorney at Work

AUGUST 13, 2023

Analog Attorney | Finding the perfect pencil and the perfect pen might change your note-taking game. The post The Perfect Pen, Perfect Pencil appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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JURIST

AUGUST 13, 2023

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) urged Taliban authorities in an official statement on Friday to immediately and unconditionally release three journalists apprehended in the provinces of Nangarhar, Paktia, and Kunduz. On Thursday, Haseeb Hassas , a correspondent employed by Salam Watandar radio stationed in the northern province of Kunduz, was taken into custody.

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JURIST

AUGUST 13, 2023

UK Secretary of State for Technology, Michelle Donelan MP, told the BBC on Thursday that she was still supported part of the Online Safety Bill that would require social media apps to access private messaging features. The state goal of these provision is to protect children and vulnerable people from harmful online content. The legislation would target private messaging companies which use end-to-end encryption, such as WhatsApp and iMessage, to scan their users’ content for child abuse m

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InHouseBlog

AUGUST 13, 2023

“Take your vacation or die” – a nice article from the archive to print out in bulk and leave around convenient spots in the office or circulate by anonymous snail mail. The legal profession is generally terrible when it comes to work-life balance but some have seen hope for work-life balance with the proliferation of remote legal jobs and hybrid work arrangements.

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JURIST

AUGUST 13, 2023

The Supreme Court of India appointed former Maharashtra Director General of Police (DGP) Dattatray Padsalgikar to supervise Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) probe into the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur. In an order made public on Thursday, but released Monday, the Supreme Court condemned delays in CBI’s investigation and ordered Padsalgikar to investigate allegations that Manipur police “colluded with the perpetrators” of sexual violence.

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LexForti

AUGUST 13, 2023

NailBox Salon, a leading luxury salon in Bangalore, recently ventured into franchising to broaden its presence. At LexForti Legal, we’ve had the recent privilege of working with Nail Box Salon, a prominent luxury salon based in Bangalore. Nail Box Salon approached us with a clear vision: to expand their brand through franchising. Recognizing the legal intricacies that come with this business model, they sought our expertise to draft the necessary legal documents.

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JURIST

AUGUST 13, 2023

UK Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC announced on Friday that £220m will be invested over the next two years into the court estate as part of the Government’s uplift plan in the criminal justice system. The investments aim to ensure that the conditions of the court estate are acceptable for online hearings through better technology, improving the experience for victims and witnesses so that the Crown Courts can work at optimal efficiency without disruptions.

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Patently O

AUGUST 13, 2023

In re Theripion, Inc. , 2022-1346 (Fed. Cir. Aug. 10, 2023) (nonprecedential) (Opinion by Judge Stark, joined by Judges Hughes and Cunningham). ApoA1 is a key component of HDL, also known as “good cholesterol.” The founders of Therapin created a synthetic “fusion protean” of ApoA1 linked to the Fc portion of an antibody (the stem).

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JURIST

AUGUST 13, 2023

Following reports earlier this week that Japan will begin releasing radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, hundreds of South Korean activists gathered on Saturday in Seoul, South Korea in public protest. According to Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, Japan will begin their operation to release “contaminated” radioactive water which has been stored in the region since the Fukushima nuclear power plant suffered from a devastating tsunami in 2011.

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FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 13, 2023

By Riëtte van Laack — On August 7, 2023, a little less than five months before the registration and listing of cosmetic product facilities and products becomes mandatory, FDA announced the availability of a draft guidance regarding the new facility registration and product listing requirements under the Modernization of Cosmetic Regulations Act of 2022 (MOCRA).

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JonathanTurley

AUGUST 13, 2023

Below is my column in The Hill on the appointment of David Weiss as special counsel. Despite my enthusiastic support at this nomination, I have come to view Attorney General Merrick Garland as a failure as Attorney General. This decision captures why I have lost faith in his leadership — and why his department is at one of the lowest levels of public trust.

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