JURIST

MAY 19, 2023

The inquiry into Matheson centers around a joint report from Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that he made multiple payments to officials at the PNG Ports, the state-owned port. During that time, Matheson both made and received payments from individuals at PNG Ports.

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Rocket Matter

MARCH 12, 2024

You get to advocate for justice, help people and businesses navigate complex legal challenges, and make a meaningful impact on society and your clients’ lives. Manual invoicing and those dreaded end-of-month billing processes can make accounts receivable a drag, though. Being an attorney can be infinitely rewarding.

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NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2023

You can use whatever format you want: a document, a spreadsheet, notes in your case management system – but, it would look something like this : First, get any disbursements out that need to be made on the case, eg – medical bill payments on behalf of the client. So, when that endorphin rush of a big hit, um. Some expensive toy, just for you.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The law practice management company MyCase this week introduced a public API for easier integration with third-party software, as well as two new payments features that more tightly integrate LawPay within the MyCase platform. MyCase says that certified consultants are available to assist customers with implementations.

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Rocket Matter

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Sure, you can keep sending out invoices and waiting 30 days or more for payment, hunting down clients, and not knowing when you’ll be paid. Sure, you can get all manner of payments from different payment processors across the internet and in the mail - from Stripe to Paypal, from eChecks to old-timey checks, and back again.

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Diane Drain

JUNE 19, 2022

In the Hindu Sutra (700-100 BC) as well as in the Buddhist Jatakas (600-400 BC) there are many references to the payment of interest, along with expressions of disdain for the practice. In fact, they want the borrower to be late because the creditor makes more money from a default or overdraft of a credit limit or bank account.

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LawTechnologyToday

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

They want a swift, hassle-free, and secure payment experience. Interestingly, their desires go beyond mere alternative payment methods—70% of clients are keen on flexible payment plans as well. Interestingly, their desires go beyond mere alternative payment methods—70% of clients are keen on flexible payment plans as well.

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JURIST

JANUARY 27, 2023

Ransomware is a kind of malicious software that makes it impossible to access a computer’s files unless a ransom is paid. The group extorted millions of dollars in cryptocurrency through ransom payments. They identified Hive’s victims, and have offered around 1,300 victims the decryption keys to prevent ransom payments.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The indictment alleges that the Menendezes received more than $500,000 in cash, $100,000 worth of gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz luxury car and a $23,000 mortgage payment as part of multiple bribery schemes lasting from 2018 through 2022. The bribery schemes allegedly involved co-defendants Wael Hana, Fred Daibes and Jose Uribe.

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Rocket Matter

JANUARY 17, 2023

From the moment you send out an invoice, how long is your firm waiting to receive a payment? Long wait times are common with paper billing, but according to the Credit Protection Association , late payments have risen considerably since the pandemic. . When a payment is late or skipped altogether, though, difficulties can arise.

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CARET Legal

APRIL 24, 2024

A must-have feature of legal practice management platforms, case management software, centralizes all your case files, communications, billing, and scheduling in one platform — it’s truly like having a command center for your law firm. Let’s get into the best legal tech and tools your firm needs to start utilizing now.

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2023

Arellano argued that, due to his illness and unawareness, the one-year grace period should be “equitably tolled” to make his benefit award effective on the day after his discharge. Any claim filed after that means “a veteran could potentially recover decades’ worth of retroactive payments.”

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JURIST

DECEMBER 25, 2021

The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), the competition regulator of the Netherlands, Friday ruled that Apple’s commission policies on in-app payments violates the country’s competition law and ordered the company to adjust the payment policies of its App Store. Around 85% of app developers pay only this fee.

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JURIST

JULY 16, 2021

The groups argue the lease between the Japanese conglomerates and the Myanmar military junta requires all payments for land to be paid to the Myanmar military junta. The groups argue the lease between the Japanese conglomerates and the Myanmar military junta requires all payments for land to be paid to the Myanmar military junta.

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Rocket Matter

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Some processes, such as billing and payments, are more troublesome than others. Billing and payments have a significant impact on your revenue, but getting them right can feel like trying to manage monkeys at the circus. Every law firm is different, and there isn’t a one-size-fits-all perfect solution for payment processing.

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Rocket Matter

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Late payments—which are often a result of a difficult or inconvenient payment process. The leading cause, though? Late payments—which are often a result of a difficult or inconvenient payment process. If your law firm makes one update to your payment processes this year, consider putting a client portal to work for you. (Or,

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Rocket Matter

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Payment problems often come when a client has difficulty—any kind of difficulty—completing the payment. The easier it is to make a payment—the more you put payment at your client’s fingertips —the less likely there will be any problems. The inverse is true, too. Here are just a few.

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JURIST

JUNE 23, 2022

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday announced that a grand jury indicted former Tallahassee mayor and Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Demetric Gillum and the Board Chair and CEO of the National Black Justice Coalition Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks on 21 charges, including making false statements to federal officials and wire fraud.

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JANUARY 1, 2022

Further, the CCI observed that Apple makes it mandatory to use its proprietary in-app purchase system (IAP) for the distribution of paid content. The CCI said that mandating app developers to use Apple’s IAP for in-app purchases limits their ability to choose a payment mechanism of their choice.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 20, 2022

If your firm fails to provide the payment options that modern clients want, you risk falling short of client expectations. The following information will help you choose and implement the lawyer payment methods your clients prefer. . Are lawyers allowed to accept online payments? . Short answer: yes.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Goals included increasing financial inclusion, facilitating easy access to payments, making payments more efficient, ensuring the resilience of payments, reducing illicit use of money, protecting monetary sovereignty and increasing competition. money and payments landscape.” money and payments landscape.”

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 23, 2021

This month, we asked our panel to tell us about changes in payments. What payment method does your firm accept? DK: I want to make it as easy as possible for people to pay me. LawPay is integrated with Clio so payments are automatically associated with the client. Everyone wins.

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LawSites

JANUARY 24, 2024

Going forward, it will expand its use of generative AI within MyCase and also to its other legal technology products, CASEpeer , the case management platform for personal injury practices, LawPay, the online payments platform, and Docketwise , the practice management platform for immigration lawyers. This is being released live in beta today.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Apple’s $25 million payment includes civil penalties and backpay to compensate those harmed by the alleged discriminatory practices. The settlement agreement resolves the determination by the DOJ’s Immigration and Employee Rights Section that Apple violated 8 U.S.C.

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Rocket Matter

JANUARY 16, 2024

Offering credit card payments helps your law firm get paid faster and increases client convenience. But that convenience can come with a price tag. This fee is charged at the time of payment. Start accepting payments online! Credit card fees can range from 2–5%, which can take a whopping $500 out of a $10,000 invoice.

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Diane Drain

JANUARY 1, 2021

Discover misrepresented the minimum loan payments consumers owed, the amount of interest consumers paid, and other material information, such as interest rates, payments, due dates, and the availability of rewards, among other things. Below is a reprint of the CFPB’s announcement and Order.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The court was asked to determine whether a supervisor who makes over $200,000 a year is entitled to overtime pay under 29 CFR § 541.604 , despite an exemption in 29 CFR § 541.601 for highly-paid executives. Justice Clarence Thomas pushed Hewitt to explain how making $200,000 a year is not an indication of being a salaried employee.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

This is not a novel issue—the same thing happened under the former government with payments being made to nonexistent teachers. Such a ghost payment practice will surely occur if the Taliban gets involved in this process. It appears that customers currently have no choice but to accept payment in Afghani.

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LawTechnologyToday

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Legal firms and private lawyers, who always relied more on invoicing, will now have to invest into the online payment process just to stay afloat, especially now, when a lot of people can’t leave their houses, and many areas remain in lockdown. So, make sure that the standard invoicing form is simple enough for your clients to understand.

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CARET Legal

MARCH 27, 2024

Simplify Billing, Accounting & Payments Billing, accounting, and payments are complex processes, consuming a substantial amount of your time. We also integrate with popular payment gateways, allowing you to accept online payments and automate payment reminders, reducing the time spent on chasing unpaid invoices.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The CFPB’s 2017 rule, known as the Payday Lending Rule , bars covered lenders from making specific loans to people whom they reasonably believe will default on the loan and does not allow these lenders to take payments from borrower’s bank accounts after two failed payments unless the lender provides new permission.

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LawTechnologyToday

DECEMBER 17, 2021

To support the healthiest, most reliable cash flow, your law firm’s billing and payments process must include three technologies. . The first is an online payment solution, so you can easily and securely accept credit and eCheck payments from clients. And the third is a QR code connected to a custom, secure payment page. .

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LawTechnologyToday

MAY 27, 2022

Thanks to innovations in digital technology, today’s consumers can pay for goods and services using a wide variety of payment methods, including credit cards, digital wallets, contactless methods, and more. Here, we highlight seven important reasons why your firm should accept multiple payment methods.

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2024

According to a 2019 survey by Transparency International, 74 percent of surveyed citizens of Jharkhand acknowledged paying bribes for various services, with all respondents making multiple payments, either directly or indirectly. Section 20 of the act is concerned with provisions related to complaints, inquiry and investigation.

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LawTechnologyToday

JANUARY 11, 2022

Clients care about affordability, and lawyer payment plans prioritize just that. In the 2021 Legal Trends Report , consumers ranked affordability factors—including payment plans—as the most important determinant (aside from positive reviews) for lawyer hireability. . How lawyers win by embracing payment plans .

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LawSites

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Now, the electronic payments company LawPay is bringing buy now, pay later financing to the legal industry. It will soon begin rolling out a new payment-financing option for legal clients, ClientCredit , which allows clients to pay for legal services over time while the law firm receives 100% of the invoiced amount upfront.

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MARCH 6, 2024

Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released final regulations for their elective pay program , which allows many non-taxpayers, including local governments and their agencies and instrumentalities, to recoup the value of certain climate and clean energy tax credits as cash payments.

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