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Germany passes law requiring corporate due diligence human rights, environment

JURIST

The German Parliament passed a law on Friday requiring large and medium-sized businesses to do their due diligence in combating human rights violations along their supply chain. The Bundestag adopted the draft law by a large majority. The law applies to companies with more than 3,000 employees as of 2023, and 1,000 employees in 2024.

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RAPS Convergence 2024 to Feature Session on Accelerating Breakthrough Device Commercialization — Led by HPM Medical Device Regulatory Expert Adrienne Lenz

FDA Law Blog

RAPS Convergence 2024 is set to host a must-attend session on CDRH’s Total Product Life Cycle Advisory Program (TAP), promising attendees an exclusive insight into a pioneering initiative aimed at improving the medical device commercialization landscape.

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How AI for Legal Documents Helps Lawyers

MyCase

According to the 2024 MyCase + LawPay Legal Industry Benchmark Report , 81% of lawyers using AI report increased productivity. Redundant Back-and-Forth Client Communications : AI can reduce the need for repetitive communications by providing clearer initial drafts and automated follow-ups.

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Top 8 Legal AI Tools: Improve Firm Productivity

MyCase

As for reasons fueling the adoption, MyCase’s Legal Industry Report 2024 found 81% of firms surveyed are using AI to increase productivity and efficiency and 50% are interested in exploring new technologies. And, according to our Legal Industry Report 2024, 77% of firms surveyed said generative AI tools helped to improve their productivity.

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A Small but Important Step: A Bird’s-Eye View of the ITLOS’ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change and International Law

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Introduction ‘Historic’ and ‘unprecedented’ are two adjectives that could easily apply to the advisory opinion rendered by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on May 21, 2024. This obligation is also one of due diligence and varies according to a State’s capacities.

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The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive: PIL and Litigation Aspects

Conflict of Laws

Introduction After extensive negotiations, on 24 April 2024, the European Parliament approved the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD or CS3D) as part of the EU Green Deal. A similar provision to that effect can be found in the draft UN Legally Binding Instrument on business and human rights.

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Plagiarism Police come for Winston & Strawn

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2024) A recent copyright infringement lawsuit filed by small Boston intellectual property boutique Hsuanyeh Law Group PC (HLG) against international giant Winston & Strawn LLP focuses a dividing line that can highlight when copying the work of another firm is permissible. Hsuanyeh Law Group v. Winston & Strawn , 23-cv-11193 (S.D.N.Y.

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