JURIST

JULY 25, 2021

The US House of Representatives passed a bill dubbed the Allies Act in a 407-16 vote on Thursday to expand and expedite special visa eligibility for Afghans who served the US and coalition forces during the occupation of Afghanistan. The US occupation of Afghanistan is coming to an end. The Taliban is seizing more territory in Afghanistan, and the Afghans who served the US may face retribution from the Taliban.

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JULY 25, 2021

“Amy Coney Barrett Is Trying to Tell Us Something; The newest Supreme Court Justice drops a hint in a religious-freedom case that she’s not an extremist”: Law professor Noah Feldman has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

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JURIST

JULY 25, 2021

The Parliament of Sierra Leone passed a bill Friday abolishing the death penalty. If given presidential assent, this law will see the west African country become the 23rd country in the continent to abolish the capital punishment. The country’s legal regime prescribes the death penalty for the offences of murder, treason, mutiny and aggravated robbery.

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HowAppealing

JULY 25, 2021

“This Court Has Abandoned the Most Essential Element in American Democracy: Voters; Two recent decisions capture perfectly just how distorted the Court’s approach is.” Law professor Kimberly Wehle has this essay online at The Atlantic.

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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.

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JURIST

JULY 25, 2021

The Court of Appeal of Samoa on Friday ruled that the Faatuatua ile Atua ua Tasi (FAST) (‘Samoa United in Faith’) political party was the official winner of April’s national election, thus confirming the party’s leader, Fiame (honorary title) Naomi Mata’afa, as the country’s first female prime minister. Mata’afa won the majority in the April 2021 election but defeated Prime Minister Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi refused to accept Mata’

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JURIST

JULY 25, 2021

A Hong Kong court denied bail to four former employees of the pro-democracy Apple Daily after they were charged with colluding with foreign forces under Beijing’s imposed national security law ( English ). According to the Hong Kong Free Press , the bail applications of the employees were rejected Thursday due to the lack of evidence showing the defendants would not “commit further acts endangering national security.” Restrictions on bail reports typically reduce the available inform

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InHouseOps

JULY 25, 2021

Joseph Polizzotto, senior vice president, strategy & client services, and Danielle Noonan, associate vice president, legal solutions, with QuisLex, explore how developing deeper, more mature relationships with ALSPs allow in-house legal teams to build a “centralized hub of standard controls, processes and institutional knowledge that provide a beacon of consistency and stability over long periods of time and across all departments of an organization.

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Mondaq

JULY 25, 2021

Taxpayers can submit applications for deferral or installment payment of tax liabilities under intervention legislation until 30 June 2021.

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InHouseOps

JULY 25, 2021

In this piece from Ross Booher and Tim Haley of Latitude, which provides talent to law firms and legal departments for interim roles such as secondments, despite the generally favorable view of secondments, the reality often is quite different. “Law firm secondment arrangements are symbiotic when the goals of firm and client are aligned,” Booher and Haley write.

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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.

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Mondaq

JULY 25, 2021

The article explores Mutual Wills - how they differ from Mirror Wills, and advantages and disadvantages of mutual wills.

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Broadcast Law Blog

JULY 25, 2021

Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the last week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations. The four television network affiliates groups have asked the FCC to clarify its new rules for sponsorship identification of programming paid for or produced by foreign governments or their representatives.

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Mondaq

JULY 25, 2021

Section 18 allows injured workers to apply for an order for the pre-injury employer to provide "suitable employment".

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JonathanTurley

JULY 25, 2021

A few weeks ago, I testified in the House Judiciary Committee on the surveillance of journalists in a long series of scandals from the Bush to the Obama to the Trump to the Biden Administrations. These scandals have occurred with almost seasonal regularity. There was a rare sense of bipartisanship in the hearing as both parties called for investigation and new legislation to address this ongoing problem.

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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.

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Mondaq

JULY 25, 2021

NSW government provides COVID support in the form of land tax relief & temporary changes to payroll tax.

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JonathanTurley

JULY 25, 2021

Below is my column in The Hill newspaper on the sudden announcement from President Joe Biden that he does not support the elimination of the filibuster. It only took six months. Here is the column: In a town hall event with CNN’s Don Lemon on Wednesday, President Biden delivered a blow to liberals and many in the media who have called for killing the Senate filibuster rule.

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Mondaq

JULY 25, 2021

LinkedIn can be a valuable business and professional development tool and provides a connect with colleagues and clients.

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Mondaq

JULY 25, 2021

Be aware of the difficulties that may arise in seeking to enforce a contractual indemnity in respect of costs.

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Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.

Mondaq

JULY 25, 2021

Careful planning and time management, and considering these ten steps could be critical to a successful AGM.

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