JURIST

MAY 14, 2022

The first trial of a Russian soldier for war crimes Friday began in Ukraine. According to Iryna Venediktova , Ukraine’s prosecutor general, Sergeant Vadim Shysimarin is accused of shooting a 62-year old civilian who was riding his bike in the Sumy Region of Ukraine, less than 200 miles from Kyiv, on February 28th. Venediktova stated, “[f] or these actions, [Shysimarin] faces 10 to 15 years in prison or life in prison.” Shysimarin has been charged with international war crimes and wi

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MAY 14, 2022

“Justice Thomas Says Leaked Opinion Destroyed Trust at the Supreme Court; In remarks at a conference in Dallas, he also denounced the recent protests at justices’ homes and said conservatives would not adopt such tactics”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Clarence Thomas says Supreme Court leak has eroded trust in institution; ‘You begin to look over your shoulder.

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Mondaq

MAY 14, 2022

The Court has shown how it can intervene when the parents of a child disagree about whether or not their child should be vaccinated.

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HowAppealing

MAY 14, 2022

“Primaries spotlight coming battles over state supreme courts”: Andrew DeMillo and Gary D. Robertson of The Associated Press have this report.

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MAY 14, 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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Mondaq

MAY 14, 2022

Determining employment status for tax purposes to enable the correct payment of income tax and NICs on earnings has resulted in contractors and companies being involved in considerable head scratching.

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MAY 14, 2022

“Stephen Breyer retired. Why not Kagan and Sotomayor?” Matthew Adarichev has this essay online at LI Herald.

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Mondaq

MAY 14, 2022

UK-based CBD companies may feel they have had a rough ride recently as the FSA introduces the new novel food application process, which requires non-medicinal CBD products.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 14, 2022

Further to my last post, I omitted to include a book review by Professor Gilles Cuniberti in the second issue of ICLQ for 2022 which is focused on essays written in honour of Emeritus Professor Adrian Briggs (QC), and the latest edition of his (Prof. Briggs’) book on Civil Jurisdiction and Judgements. Disclosure: Prof. Cuniberti was the doctoral supervisor of my thesis, while Prof.

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Mondaq

MAY 14, 2022

Discussion about the new WHS Act & the new obligations in agribusiness.

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MAY 14, 2022

Associate Justice Clarence Thomas made an interesting comment this weekend about the hold of precedent on the Court. After denouncing the recent leak of the draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade as “an infidelity,” Thomas dismissed the reliance on the principle of stare decisis , or the respect for precedent. That was one of the central arguments in favor of preserving Roe.

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Mondaq

MAY 14, 2022

In its recent advisory opinion in Reference re Impact Assessment Act,[1] a 4-1 majority of the Alberta Court of Appeal concluded that the federal Impact Assessment Act (the "IAA").

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JonathanTurley

MAY 14, 2022

My trip to Utah to speak to the Federal Bar Association allowed me this week to return to Utah, one of my favorite places on Earth. While I only had a day for hiking, I drove to Zion National Park for some wonderful hikes. I wanted to share some of the pictures and encourage everyone to take a trip to Utah to see the incredible beauty of this state.

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Mondaq

MAY 14, 2022

In what appears to be a case of first impression, the Ninth Circuit ruled (perhaps unsurprisingly) that under the Madrid Protocol, a foreign applicant who obtains a registration.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 14, 2022

Share Two technology trade groups came to the Supreme Court on Friday night, asking the justices to block a controversial Texas law that bars large social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from moderating speech based on the viewpoints of their users. Describing the law as an “undisguised effort to level the speech playing field and control ‘Big Tech,’” the groups urged the court to reinstate a decision by a federal district judge in Texas that barred the state from enforcing the law.

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Mondaq

MAY 14, 2022

On 10 May 2022, the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth published guidance for employers on how to calculate their gender pay gap metrics (the Guidance).

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JURIST

MAY 14, 2022

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCRC) Friday released a statement condemning the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and calling for a “prompt, transparent” investigation into her death. Shireen Abu Akleh was killed on Wednesday while covering an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) raid on the West Bank city of Jenin.

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Short article looking at the new CCP 2016.

Mondaq

MAY 14, 2022

Issuers of standard listed equity shares and Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs) will now be required to satisfy certain previously issued climate-related disclosure requirements ("Requirements").

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MAY 14, 2022

“The End of Roe v. Wade: For a constitutional scholar and pro-choice Democrat, there are reasons to endorse the leaked draft opinion overturning the 1973 abortion decision—and to see it as vindication for a range of liberal priorities.” Law professor Akhil Reed Amar has “ The Saturday Essay ” in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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Mondaq

MAY 14, 2022

In a 47-page opinion discussing many third-party uses of CLOVER and CLOVER-formative marks, the Board affirmed two and reversed two Section 2(d) refusals of Loew's Hotel's applications to register.

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JURIST

MAY 14, 2022

Sudanese Military Thursday fired tear gas and stun grenades at protestors as attempts at a peaceful resolution to unrest have fallen apart. According to a press release from the Khartoum State Resistance Committees , the protestors intended to march from Jackson Station, Al Qandul Square, and the Stadium to the Republican Palace in Khartoum. Current political turmoil began in April, 2019, after the ouster of the former president of the Republic of Sudan, Omar al-Bashir.

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Mondaq

MAY 14, 2022

A patentee can bring an action for infringement only once the patent has been granted. The claim need not be restricted to acts committed after grant.

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Mondaq

MAY 14, 2022

Merger control in Cyprus is currently regulated by the Control of Concentrations Between Undertakings, Law 83(I) of 2014.

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Mondaq

MAY 14, 2022

New COVID clause deals with settlements in the event that the area in which the property is located goes into lockdown.

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Mondaq

MAY 14, 2022

Judgment is a timely reminder of the territorial limits of IP rights as indemnity costs awarded to Chinese tech giant.

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