Attorney at Work

MARCH 19, 2025

Securing your law firm is like eating an elephant its a massive challenge that cannot be tackled in one bite or alone. This primer covers the reality of law firm cybersecurity breaches costs, incident response, data recovery, backups and essential security steps.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

China expressed on Friday its strong objections to two new Philippines laws that define the country’s maritime boundaries over disputed areas in the South China Sea, in its foreign ministry statement and by summoning the Philippines’ ambassador.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 5, 2025

The post Law Firm Talent Development: Rebooting Career Advancement Strategies appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers. Gene Commander points to talent development and career advancement strategies that can propel midsize and smaller firms into the next decade.

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2025

The Supreme Court of Canada announced on Thursday that it will hear a landmark challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, Bill 21. The law was passed in 2019 and prohibits certain public sector employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols while on duty.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2024

A US federal appeals court on Friday temporarily lifted a trial court’s blocking of a Louisiana law mandating public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Louisiana law HB 71 passed in June, mandating public schools to display the Ten Commandments in each classroom.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily blocked the enforcement of an anti-money laundering law that mandates corporate entities to disclose to the US Treasury Department the identities of their true beneficial owners. Garland, where the plaintiff argued that the law was unconstitutional or otherwise unlawful.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 1, 2024

A newly revised North Carolina juvenile justice law will take effect Sunday, aiming to address gaps in handling serious offenses by minors. This represents a significant change from the 2019 Raise the Age law , which allowed most 16- and 17-year-olds to remain under juvenile court jurisdiction regardless of the severity of the charges.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Abdellatif Jouahri, Governor of Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, announced on Tuesday that a draft law regulating cryptocurrencies is undergoing adoption. The draft law will seek to clarify and oversee cryptocurrency activities in Morocco, balancing innovation with financial stability and consumer protection.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

New Zealand passed a landmark law granting Mount Taranaki the status of a legal person, in a move that recognizes its cultural significance to Mori iwi (people) as a sacred ancestor on Thursday. By granting Mt Taranaki legal personhood , the law now recognizes the mountain as capable of holding rights and being the subject of legal duties.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2024

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a climate change bill into law empowering the state government to levy heavy fines on fossil fuel companies on Thursday. The post New York new climate law imposes billion dollar fines on fossil fuel companies appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Cambodian lawmakers unanimously passed a revised law on Tuesday that toughens penalties for anyone who denies atrocities, including genocide, by the former Khmer Rouge regime. The legislation further strengthens penalties imposed by a 2013 law introduced by then-Prime Minister Hun Sen.

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JURIST

JANUARY 16, 2025

A UN expert expressed concern Thursday over Trkiyes misuse” of counter-terrorism laws to detain nine prominent human rights defenders and lawyers. Critics have argued that such a broad definition has allowed the Turkish state to weaponize its anti-terrorism law to target civil rights groups and suppress domestic dissent.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The Australian government enacted a new law banning the display of hate symbols and mandating minimum sentences for certain terror offences on Thursday, as part of a broader effort to curb the surge in antisemitism across the country. The post Australia enacts tough hate speech laws amid anti-semitism surge appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Moroccos justice and Islamic affairs ministers unveiled significant reforms to the countrys family law on Tuesday in Rabat, marking the first comprehensive review of the Moroccan Family Code in 20 years. The post Morocco introduces family law reforms to expand womens rights appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Amnesty International urged the government of the Philippines on Wednesday to cease using the country’s anti-terrorism laws against development workers and human rights activists and to halt its “crackdown” on human rights organizations.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A spokesperson for the French government, Maude Bregeon, announced on Sunday that France’s newly appointed interior minister, Bruno Retailleau, has proposed a new immigration law to be adopted by the beginning of 2025 “to protect the French people.” Currently, irregular migrants can only be held in administrative detention for up to 90 days.

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

The post Indiscriminate Hezbollah attacks on Israel breach international law: Amnesty report appeared first on JURIST - News. According to their reports, Israeli forces carried out at least 1,600 airstrikes across Lebanon, hitting various villages and towns, which led to the deaths of over 500 people.

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DECEMBER 17, 2024

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the Egyptian government on Tuesday to revise the draft of the new asylum bill, known as the Law Regarding the Asylum of Foreigners (LRAF), and urged the government to consult with civil society and the United Nations (UN) Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to ensure that the bill aligns with international standards.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The rights group also called on the country to revise its laws concerning speech offenses to align them with international standards for freedom of expression. Therefore, it urged the country to eliminate criminal sanctions for reputational speech crimes and align its laws with international human rights standards.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

West Virginia Attorney General John McCuskey, and 21 other states, sued New York Thursday over a new law requiring fossil fuel companies to contribute seventy-five billion dollars to a fund to pay for damages caused by climate change. The state of New York has yet to reply to this brief.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The Swedish government announced on Friday its plans to tighten the nation’s gun laws after 11 people were killed in a mass shootingat the Campus Risbergska adult school in rebro earlier in the week. The post Sweden to tighten gun laws after rebro mass shooting appeared first on JURIST - News. guns per 100 people in the UK.

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Attorney at Work

MARCH 7, 2025

’ In and Out of the Firm, Part-Time Law Practice Is Feeling Awesome appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers. Attorney Susan Cohodes shares wisdom from her long career in small firm practice and her transition to "less-than-full-time" practice. The post ‘Wait, It’s Not All About Me?’

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Above The Law

MARCH 20, 2025

A native of New York, Mr. Patel completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Richmond before returning to New York to earn his law degree, along with a Certificate in International Law from University College London Faculty of Laws in the United Kingdom. Kash is a life-long ice hockey player, coach, and fan.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Sharon Basch is a 3L at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law filing occasional dispatches from Washington DC this semester. Ruben Gutierrez, sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of Escolastica Harrison, is challenging the constitutionality of state laws that restrict post-conviction DNA testing.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

MARCH 1, 2025

Document automation for law firms, can become pretty complicated especially when youre dealing with tiers of logic, as is common with estate planning documents , for example. Law firms can do the same with fee agreements most just dont. Its just that simple.

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JURIST

MARCH 11, 2025

Peru’s public prosecutor announced Monday that its Extinction of Domain office in Ayacucho is the department with the highest number of rulings aided by the country’s controversial asset forfeiture law. The Extinction of Domain Law in Peru is what allows the government to seize assets obtained through illicit means.

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Above The Law

MARCH 24, 2025

A virus that attacks the very foundations of the rule of law on which the government really rests. — Professor Laurence Tribe of Harvard Law School, in comments given during a recent appearance on MSNBC , where he compares the deterioration of democracy in the United States to a virus, noting that it reached fever pitch around the Jan.

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JURIST

JANUARY 10, 2025

The measure, Law No. 9558 “On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Improving the Organization of Medical Care Using Transplantation”, received broad support with 254 of 313 lawmakers voting in favor. Under the legislation’s implementation provisions, the law will take effect the day after its official publication.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 22, 2024

According to Bloomberg’s Legal Ops and Tech Survey, 54% of law firms cite security concerns as one of the top barriers to implementing new legal technology — more than budget […] The post Legal Tech Security Checklist: What You Need to Know When Evaluating New Technology appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and Lawyers. (..)

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NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Amnesty International condemned Monday the increasing harm inflicted on children in Ukraine due to Russian airstrikes, describing the situation as a grave violation of international law. Children are among the most vulnerable groups in society and are granted special protection under international humanitarian law.

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