JURIST
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands overturned judgments of the The Hague Court of Appeal on Friday. The judgments — dated September 25 of 2018 and February 18 of 2020 — ordered Russia to pay $50 billion as part of an arbitration award to shareholders of Yukos. Yukos was a Russian company engaged in oil production which was owned by Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a Russian oligarch.
HowAppealing
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
“Supreme Court considers a minister’s role at the time an inmate is put to death”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this report. And online at Vox, Ian Millhiser has an essay titled “ The Supreme Court must decide if it loves religious liberty more than the death penalty; A new religion case forces the Supreme Court to confront the legacy of one of its cruelest decisions.
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JURIST
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal issued a unanimous judgment Thursday holding that people cannot be convicted of rioting or illegal assembly if they are physically absent from the scene. The appeal centered on whether the city can prosecute rioting and illegal assembly crimes under the common law doctrine of joint enterprise. Examining sections 18 and 19 of Hong Kong’s Public Order Ordinance, the court found “taking part” to be a necessary element of the crimes.
Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
MyCase , a long-standing case management software provider, has established itself as an effective all-in-one solution for law firms, jam-packed with in-house features. Thus, MyCase has traditionally restricted the number of integration partners to only the most popular and ubiquitous technology platforms, like Microsoft Office and MailChimp, to name two.
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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.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
Share The FBI called it “Operation Flex”: a counterterrorism investigation in southern California. When three of the Americans targeted by the FBI learned of the investigation, they filed a lawsuit in federal court, alleging that the FBI and its agents had discriminated against them based on their religion and had conducted illegal searches. That lawsuit is now before the Supreme Court, which will hear argument Monday on whether it should be dismissed under the “state secrets” privilege or wheth
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Attorney at Work
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
MyCase , a long-standing case management software provider, has established itself as an effective all-in-one solution for law firms, jam-packed with in-house features. Thus, MyCase has traditionally restricted the number of integration partners to only the most popular and ubiquitous technology platforms, like Microsoft Office and MailChimp, to name two.
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
There is no doubt that United States regulators and government agencies have been paying close attention to the virtual currency industry over the past several years. In the past few months, the U.S.
Patently O
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
Recent Headlines in the IP World: Blake Brittain: Senators Slam Albright Over ‘Extreme Concentration’ of Patent Cases (Source: Reuters). Smart & Biggar: Supreme Court of Canada Denies Leave Regarding Lisdexamfetamine Patent Decision (Source: JD Supra). Blake Brittain: Week Ahead in Intellectual Property: Nov. 1, 2021 (Source: Reuters).
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
As of October 22, 2021, Ontario started to issue and require the use of Canadian proof of vaccination against COVID-19 (POV) in order to use various federal and provincial services including travel, as well as to access certain indoor businesses and settings.
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LLRX
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
Privacy and security 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 security, often without our situational awareness.
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Canada, and the United Kingdom's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) jointly issued a guidance document.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
There is a curious story out this weekend on reported FBI raids of writers or associates of Project Veritas, the conservative investigative journalism outfit. Project Veritas has been described variously as “Gonzo” or “guerilla” journalism and some insist it is more of a political than a press organization. However, it fits the definition of journalism, in my view, and that makes the raids troubling.
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
Jack Fonss and his consulting company, True Return Systems LLC, are auctioning U.S. Patent No. 10,025,797 (‘797) on the NFT marketplace OpenSea.
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Rocket Matter
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
Sitting at your desk for prolonged periods is not healthy. You are putting yourself at increased risk of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, a variety of cancers,…and a larger waist. So we’re advised to take frequent breaks, to stand up and stretch, or walk around for a few minutes. Of course, there’s always the option of… Read More » Creating Healthy Habits: 6 Stretches to Do While Sitting at Your Desk.
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
As a general matter, state regulation of commercial lending is relatively light, and few states impose licensing requirement on commercial loan origination.
FDA Law Blog
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
By Faraz Siddiqui & Alan M. Kirschenbaum — On September 30, we blogged about the ongoing dispute and litigation around the use of contract pharmacies under the 340B Drug Discount Program (click here ). We reported that HRSA was proceeding with enforcement actions against drug manufacturers that have declined to sell to 340B covered entities that use multiple contract pharmacies to dispense 340B drugs to their patients, despite the pendency of several lawsuits challenging such enforcement.
Conflict of Laws
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
Written by Stephen G.A. Pitel, Western University. The court’s decision in HMB Holdings Ltd v Antigua and Barbuda , 2021 SCC 44 ( available here ) is interesting for at least two reasons. First, it adds to the understanding of the meaning of “carrying on business” as a test for being present in a jurisdiction. Second, it casts doubt on the application of statutory registration schemes for foreign judgments to judgments that themselves recognize a foreign judgment (the so-called
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Mondaq
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
In 2018, Transport Canada replaced the Testing Highly Automated Vehicles In Canada: Guidelines for Trial Organizations (the HAV Trial Organization Guidelines)
LegalReader
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
The Biden administration has until tomorrow to explain why the court shouldn't levy a permanent injunction.
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently settled an enforcement action against an advertiser for $753,000 for deceptive "Assembled in USA" product claims.
LegalReader
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
Phhhoto says it was driven out of business by Facebook, before Instagram copied its technology.
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Mondaq
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
A constant danger in writing posts is resorting to over-used buzzwords. But, in the new fields of engineering that are sprouting up, the word "multidisciplinary" is so appropriate.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
JURIST EXCLUSIVE – Law students and lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the fall of Kabul to the Taliban. Here, a law student in Kabul offers his perspective on the Friday suicide of a law graduate who took his own life under conditions of extreme economic and political duress. For privacy and security reasons we are withholding the name and institutional affiliation of our correspondent.
Mondaq
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
The European Commission has confirmed plans to introduce an EU-wide tax on aviation jet fuel for airlines operating flights in and from the EU as part of the Commission's overhaul ‘Fit for 55' legislative package.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 7, 2021
Share It is fair to expect that the argument on Monday in Unicolors v. H&M will be a real mess. The basic problem is that the parties disagree so much about what issues are before the court that I have to give you paragraphs of introduction before you can even have a good sense of what issues the court might consider. Let’s start with the idea of copyright formalities.
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