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Amendment of Chinese Civil Procedure Law Concerning Foreign Affairs

Conflict of Laws

If the parties enter into an exclusive jurisdiction agreement and choose a foreign court to exercise jurisdiction, which does not violate the provisions of this law on exclusive jurisdiction and does not involve the sovereignty, security, or public interest of the People’s Republic of China, the people’s court may rule not to accept.

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Next-Gen Bar Exam That Truly Tests Daily Practice Skills Must Include Technology

LawTechnologyToday

Law schools have a duty to maintain a rigorous program of legal education and enable students to develop their professional identity. Law schools also have an ethical obligation to train technology competency skills and offer basic technology training in required first-year legal practice courses and upper-level legal technology courses.

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State Bar CLEs: A Rant

Attorney at Work

My problem is when state bars suck money out of members for annual dues while providing little in return, or charge an offensive amount of money for CLEs that do little to enhance the practice of law. day for the privilege of practicing law in my state. I’ve been reading the meeting minutes published in my state bar magazine.

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Dismissal of Defamation and False Light Claim under Tennessee Public Participation Act partially reversed.

Day on Torts

Although Tennessee had no case law on this issue, the Court noted that other states have interpreted their own similar laws to mean that “neighborhoods are often considered to constitute communities and implicate matters of ‘public interest’ or ‘public concern’ in the context of anti-SLAPP litigation.” . § 20-17-101 et seq.,

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The FDA PDUFA VII Goals Letter (FY 2023-2027): A Review of Our Top 10 Commitments

FDA Law Blog

This memorializes a more recent practice adopted by the Agency given the increased use of WRO meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing follow-up questions to clarify the Agency’s feedback in a WRO or something captured in meeting minutes. Finally, FDA will hold a public workshop on meeting management.