JURIST

JULY 15, 2023

In a press release issued Friday, Haiti-based human rights group National Human Rights Defense Network (RNDDH) raised alarm over the increasing amount of attacks, assassinations and kidnappings for ransom in the country, particularly in the country’s West Department. In their statement, the RNDDH noted that since May 1, “at least forty (40) people were abducted, seventy-five (75) people were murdered, and several others escaped assassination attempts.

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HowAppealing

JULY 15, 2023

“Contrived cases make bad law, part 2; Why 303 Creative’s reasoning was so dissatisfying”: Adam Unikowsky has this post at his Substack site, “Adam’s Legal Newsletter.” The post “Contrived cases make bad law, part 2; Why 303 Creative’s reasoning was so dissatisfying” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JULY 15, 2023

Leader of Senegal’s Pastef party and Yewwi Askan opposition coalition Birame Diop was charged with “acts likely to compromise the public peace and offend to the Head of State” earlier this week over his remarks at a July 4 press conference. Following President Mackey Sall’s announcement that he would not run for a controversial third term, Diop compared Sall to Ivorian President Alassane Quattara , who re-ran for president after saying he did not want a third term.

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LLRX

JULY 15, 2023

This bi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government reports and industry white papers as well as academic papers on the subject of AI's fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate links to alternate free versions. Each entry includes the publication name, date published, article title and abstract.

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JURIST

JULY 15, 2023

On Thursday, the UK High Court overturned a 2022 law that allowed businesses to hire temporary agency workers to fill staffing gaps because of strike action. The law repealed trade union laws that restricted employment businesses from hiring temporary agency workers to fill positions. This law applied across all sectors – including education. The High Court quashed the June 2022 law, and 13 unions, including Aslef, RMT and Unite, joined forces against the government to uphold the right to

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JURIST

JULY 15, 2023

Parliament’s Treasury Committee called for evidence for a new inquiry launched on Friday to investigate sexism towards women in the financial services sector. The committee released a statement welcoming evidence from women currently working in or have worked in the financial sector – to identify the progress and impact of Government and Regulator initiatives, such as strategies to remove the gender pay gaps in financial services.

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InHouseBlog

JULY 15, 2023

When negotiating for a higher in-house counsel salary, you may want to try tactics used by FBI hostage negotiators. That is the advice offered by Jim Hopkinson, author of Salary Tutor: Learn the Salary Negotiation Secrets No One Ever Taught You. Jim “helps ambitious professionals overcome the fear of negotiating salary by teaching them how to get paid what they’re worth.” For those who follow our In-House Counsel Salaries Guide , Jim’s book may be a handy companion. “Jim

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LLRX

JULY 15, 2023

This bi-monthly column highlights news, government and industry white papers and reports as well as academic papers on the subject of AI's fast paced impact on many facets of the global financial system. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate links to alternate free versions. Each entry includes the publication name, date published, article title and abstract.

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InHouseBlog

JULY 15, 2023

No timesheets! A reason many law firm lawyers clamor for the glory of in-house life. But check out this must-read at the GC’s Eye View if you are making the transition to an in-house position. In-house roles are always in demand , and they are available at all levels – from staff attorney to general counsel jobs. But if you think that being an in-house lawyer is a walk down easy street, think again. “Imagine yourself sitting in the double height reception of a large office buil

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LLRX

JULY 15, 2023

This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government reports and industry white papers as well as academic papers on the subject of AI's fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links provided are to the primary sources, and as available, indicate links to alternate free versions. Each entry includes the publication name, date published, article title and abstract.

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At the Lectern

JULY 15, 2023

In In re D.P. , a 2-1 unpublished opinion of the Second District, Division Five, Court of Appeal dismissed as moot a father’s challenge of a juvenile court ruling that his conduct put his son at risk of serious harm. Division Five dumped the appeal because the juvenile court later terminated its jurisdiction over the child. The Supreme Court reversed in January. ( In re D.P. (2023) 14 Cal.5th 266.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 15, 2023

We have previously discussed how activism in the media and corporations has triggered increasing public backlash. Social agendas have undermined trust and profits, but the pressure to pursue those goals remains high regardless of their cost. The same appears to be true for higher education. Universities and colleges have been criticized for purging their ranks of conservative or dissenting faculty while creating environments of political orthodoxy and viewpoint intolerance.

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