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Review of: PP Penasthika, Unravelling Choice of Law in International Commercial Contracts: Indonesia as an Illustrative Case Study (The Hague: Eleven Publishers 2022)

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1] Dr Penasthika’s monograph (‘the monograph’) [2] is one such work that deserves attention for its compelling and comprehensive account of choice of law in international commercial contracts in Indonesia. Chapter Two of this work proceeds to discuss choice of law in international commercial contracts in a global context.

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More on the Validity of the PDVSA 2020 Bonds

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It conducted a debt swap in which investors exchanged unsecured PDVSA bonds for new ones due in 2020. To sweeten the deal, the PDVSA 2020s were backed by collateral in the form of a 50.1% The Venezuelan Constitution requires legislative approval for contracts in the national public interest. oil refiner CITGO Petroleum.

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Third Issue of 2020’s Journal of Private International Law

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The third issue of the Journal of Private International Law for 2020 features the following articles: M Teo, “Public law adjudication, international uniformity and the foreign act of state doctrine” Should courts, when applying foreign law, assess the validity or legality of foreign legislative or executive acts therein?

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ILSPA’s Legal Secretaries Diploma Live online classes

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Our partner’s The Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs are delighted to be offering live online classes , which start on Wednesday 26 January 2022. ILSPA’s Legal Secretaries Diploma course is equivalent to a Level 3 qualification. Introduction: General Procedures & Legal Terminology. ?Unit

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The Pros and Cons of Going Solo vs. Large Firm

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Applying for your first or early-career legal positions may be a little daunting. In the legal field, floating along to get your foot in the door can result in you being somewhere you didn’t know you weren’t looking for. Looking back to 2020 information, the mean hourly wages for Paralegals and Legal Assistants was $27.22

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The Citing Slavery Project

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79 (2020)) “Judges cite slavery to explicate the law of contracts, property, evidence, civil procedure, criminal procedure, statutory interpretation, torts, and many other fields. The project provides a database of slave cases and the modern cases that continue to cite them as precedent. based on the above.

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Australia’s statutist orthodoxy: High Court confirms the extraterritorial scope of the Australian Consumer Law in the Ruby Princess COVID-cruise case

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The ship departed Sydney on 8 March 2020, then returned early on 19 March 2020 after an outbreak. They contracted to travel on the cruise in different parts of the world, and according to Princess, were subject to different terms and conditions subject to different systems of law. Many passengers became sick.