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XXIInd volume of the Yearbook of Private International Law  (2020/2021) published

Conflict of Laws

The XXIInd volume of the Yearbook of Private International Law (2020/2021) has been released. The most recent innovations on classical themes of private international law (torts, muslim divorces, the degree of deference by state courts to international commercial arbitral awards, etc.) add to this already rich volume.

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Review of Afifah Kusumadara, Indonesian Private International Law, Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2021, 288 pp, hb $140

Conflict of Laws

While Indonesian Private International Law does not explicitly address the law applicable to torts, the prevailing doctrine is lex loci delicti commissi (the law of the place where the tort was committed). However, Indonesian judges often apply lex fori (the law of the forum) to protect Indonesian citizens.

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Historical Society publishes 16th annual journal

At the Lectern

The Journal includes the following: › Women, Marriage, and Divorce in California, 1849–1872 by Bonnie L. The latest edition of California Legal History, the Journal of the California Supreme Court Historical Society , is out and available here. Disclosure: I’m on the Society’s board of directors.].

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Finding of conversion and fraudulent concealment affirmed where brother signed sister’s name on check

Day on Torts

July 16, 2021), plaintiff and defendant were brother and sister. When defendant and his wife were later divorcing in 2019, the annuity came to light, and the wife informed plaintiff that she had seen a check that appeared to have been endorsed by someone else on her behalf. In Pomeroy v. McGinnis , No. E2020-00960-COA-R3-CV (Tenn.

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Court clarifies factors to consider for fraud allegation related to attorney-client fee agreement.

Day on Torts

4, 2021), plaintiff filed a fraud claim against defendant attorney who had represented him for a portion of plaintiff’s previous divorce case. In Vazeen v. M2019-01395-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. Plaintiff asserted that defendant had engaged in fraudulent billing and that defendant had “charged a higher hourly rate than agreed.”

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Smart Ways to Use ChatGPT at Your Law Practice—Without Getting into Hot Water

Rocket Matter

Social media prompts: Create a list of 10 LinkedIn post ideas for a mass tort firm that specializes in Brainstorm 20 post ideas for our CEO’s personal LinkedIn page to position them as a thought leader on California divorce law Create a LinkedIn post on how my business law firm is accepting new clients 5.

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25th Volume of the Japanese Yearbook of Private International Law (2023)

Conflict of Laws

In particular, it examines the recognition of ancillary judgments in divorce cases, concluding that they fall under article 118 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The decision is the first to recognize a corporate duty to mitigate climate change under tort law.

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