JURIST
MAY 30, 2022
An Egyptian emergency court Sunday sentenced former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh to 15 years in prison for “spreading false news” and undermining state security. Aboul Fotouh along with several prominent figures from the banned Muslim Brotherhood organization were also accused of plotting to overthrow the state, according to Reuters.
HowAppealing
MAY 30, 2022
“Supreme Court may soon expand gun rights amid roiling debate”: John Kruzel of The Hill has this report.
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JURIST
MAY 30, 2022
Former Canadian Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour Monday released a long-awaited report recommending that all sexual offenses committed by Canadian military personnel should be prosecuted in civilian courts instead of military tribunals. The report also calls on the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to conduct demographic reviews for alleviating the over-representation of white males in leadership positions, which Arbour says would aid the military in sexual misconduct prevention efforts.
LegalReader
MAY 30, 2022
Heat, hurricanes, rolling blackouts, food shortages, high fuel costs, more COVID, political violence. By the end of summer, will people will take our dire situation more seriously?
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A Synergistic Approach to eDiscovery In the space of eDiscovery, the convergence of document summarization, sentiment analysis, and chatbots represents a significant change in how legal professionals navigate and manage electronic information. These technologies not only expedite the review process but also empower legal teams with deeper insights into the emotional context and key information within electronic documents.
JURIST
MAY 30, 2022
Peru’s Prosecution Office Sunday launched an investigation into the activities of Peru President Pedro Castillo. The investigation will look into alleged crimes including, “criminal organization, aggravated influence peddling, and aggravated collusion[.]” The Prosecution Office also stated that investigation into these crimes may uncover others.
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LawTechnologyToday
MAY 30, 2022
Bringing automation to your firm can save time and money. But where do you begin? And how do you ensure the automation process doesn’t sacrifice your ability to provide a client-centered experience? Below we’ve outlined the best practices when it comes to investing in the automation process. Why automate law firm processes? Lawyers can automate a significant portion of their work with current technology.
ABA Journal
MAY 30, 2022
A good home-school program provided a nurturing environment that was lacking in elementary education, and the experience helped build confidence for law school, says Haley…
Attorney at Work
MAY 30, 2022
How to Introduce Yourself. Following a recent post about networking, a reader asked, “What’s the best way to introduce yourself at a networking event?” What follows is for business contexts. For social etiquette, I’ll defer to Emily Post (or my late mother, who, while my siblings and I were growing up, we considered one and the same). How to introduce yourself is determined by your purpose in attending the event.
LLRX
MAY 30, 2022
Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly complex and wide ranging ways technology is used to compromise and diminish our privacy and online security, often without our situational awareness.
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Selecting and implementing CLM technology can be daunting, leading to underutilization or abandonment. Factors like provider differentiation, inadequate planning, and lack of user training contribute to these failures. Recognizing these pitfalls is crucial for successful adoption, ensuring organizations harness the full potential of CLM for streamlined contract management.
Attorney at Work
MAY 30, 2022
Page numbers can bring even the most stoic attorney to tears, but with these tips, you’ll master MS Word page numbering in no time. In this new tips series, the legal technology training experts at Affinity Consulting Group offer straightforward answers to common questions about popular software programs used in law offices. Regularly find yourself wrestling with Microsoft Word’s page-numbering feature?
Mondaq
MAY 30, 2022
Como toda indisponibilidade financeira, o pagamento indevido de um tributo prejudica o contribuinte, pois o montante recolhido a título de tributo fica indisponível para seu uso.
The Hollywood Lawyer
MAY 30, 2022
Rapper B.o.B., Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr., is being sued by his former managers, Round Hill Music and Artists Rights Management, for $3 million in unpaid royalties. Currently, an independent artist, B.o.B., “allegedly violated a deal with the companies after refusing to hand over royalties for public performances from some of his tracks dating back to […].
Mondaq
MAY 30, 2022
Following an earlier warning issued to Kingdom Harvest of N.C. at the beginning of May, the FDA sent similar letters to Texas-based Hope Botanicals, Nev.-based Plantacea and Haniel Concepts of Kan.
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CLM tools have always strived to push contract management into the digital age for almost 30 years. But the complexities of digitising a legal document are numerous. The current scenarios in business development have shown that having a fully automated CLM has become a mandate for every law firm and in-house legal department. To determine if you need a CLM system, it's essential to clearly identify the on-ground business challenges you aim to solve.
Law 360
MAY 30, 2022
Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2022, our list of 176 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.
Mondaq
MAY 30, 2022
The South Carolina Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that state regulator's issuance of "no-discharge" permits for agricultural animal facilities under agriculture-specific regulations could not substitute for.
A People's Choice
MAY 30, 2022
"Can I adopt my relative in California?" People ask this question more than you might expect. Perhaps you want to serve as an adoptive parent to a niece, nephew, grandchild, or cousin whose birth parents can't do the job for whatever reason. If the process seems intimidating and you aren't sure how to do [.].
Mondaq
MAY 30, 2022
George (not real name) has just gotten a demand notice from the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), stating that he had under-declared his taxable income.
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FDA Law Blog
MAY 30, 2022
By Douglas B. Farquhar & Mark I. Schwartz & David Chesney (DL Chesney Consulting LLC) — Things are getting hectic for those of us who advise clients on FDA inspections: FDA is busy addressing its backlog of foreign and domestic inspections. As COVID raged, FDA understandably postponed many GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and “Bi-Mo” (Bioresearch Monitoring, usually of sponsors of clinical trials or clinical trial sites) on-site inspections.
Mondaq
MAY 30, 2022
Freeman Law's "The Tax Court in Brief" covers every substantive Tax Court opinion, providing a weekly brief of its decisions in clear, concise prose.
LegalReader
MAY 30, 2022
Addiction is on the rise and is half the battle when it comes to fighting the opioid crisis.
Mondaq
MAY 30, 2022
It may be trite to say, but the pandemic changed everything. The need to work from home left many workers struggling to balance their employer's urgent work demands and their own personal time.
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LegalReader
MAY 30, 2022
Heart doctor and self-taught cybercriminal created and distributed ransomware.
Mondaq
MAY 30, 2022
The Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2021 (the "Bill"), proposes certain amendments to the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 (the "Act").
JonathanTurley
MAY 30, 2022
We have previously discussed the murder of Florida State University Law Professor Dan Markel (left) and suspicions that the family of his wife (and fellow FSA faculty member) Wendi Adelson conspired in the murder. Now, Adelson has taken the stand in the murder trial of one of the alleged accomplices just two weeks after the arrest of her brother, Charlie Adelson, right, for the murder.
Mondaq
MAY 30, 2022
Persons could be fined up to $22,000 and/or jailed for a maximum of two years for protesting illegally.
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