Rocket Matter

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Performing due diligence on a client matter. Keep reading to learn more about: What “speed to lead” means Why lowering your speed to lead is crucial for your firm’s success How a client relationship management (CRM) software can power up your firm’s growth in 2024 What is “speed to lead”? Some things you don’t want to rush.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JUNE 7, 2024

In its advisory opinion rendered on 21 May 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) avoided this ambush. It also opens the door to potential legal remedies and compensation for affected States, peoples, and individuals.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 22, 2024

On May 21, 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered a long-awaited Advisory Opinion on climate change and international law. ” The tribunal also emphasized that article 194, paragraph 1, of UNCLOS imposes a due diligence standard on States that is “stringent”.

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MyCase

APRIL 29, 2024

For centuries, lawyers have been trusted advisors in navigating the legal system. AI is changing how legal professionals operate, and there’s good reason to leverage its potential. AI is changing how legal professionals operate, and there’s good reason to leverage its potential. What Is the Role of AI in Law Today?

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 29, 2024

The Advisory Opinion handed down by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on 21 May 2024 is truly remarkable. Its clarification that all anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions, from any source, constitute marine pollution has potentially far-reaching consequences. 4) of UNCLOS.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 27, 2024

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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Patently O

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Prosecution Laches: While agreeing Sonos diligently prosecuted its patents over 13 years, Judge Alsup still found unreasonable delay and prejudice to Google. Sonos will contend that prosecution laches should not apply given its diligence and the lack of improper motive or negligence. This likely colored his view of Sonos’s conduct.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 20, 2024

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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Patently O

JANUARY 4, 2024

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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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

This elaborate introduction serves to justify the announcement on this blog regarding the recently published Cambridge Handbook of Comparative Law (CUP, 2024) , edited by Mathias Siems (European University Institute, Florence) and Po Jen Yap (The University of Hong Kong).

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 29, 2023

The advisory opinion represents an opportunity to clarify the legal obligations of States with respect to climate change. The rich jurisprudence developed worldwide and the links between human rights and climate change identified by domestic courts will likely be leveraged in the ICJ’s analysis of the legal questions posed.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

If the discovery rule is upheld, the Court may also delineate its contours around due diligence and the copyright holder’s duty to search for infringement — providing guidance on when the copyright owner “should have known” about the infringement. 51 ABA Preview of US Supreme Court Cases February 2024, at 12. See 38 U.S.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 29, 2024

142/2024, available here ]. However, the Iranian company’s agents, namely the secretariat and the clerk in the Legal Affairs Department, refused to receive it. A recent judgment issued by the Piraeus Court of Appeal provides a clear picture of how the mechanism operates in Greece [Piraeus Court of Appeal, judgment nr.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In this case, environmental and human rights organizations, including Greenpeace and Oxfam (“the plaintiffs”), had taken legal action against the Government of Spain, alleging inadequate action on climate change. The decision, formally communicated to the parties on July 27, marks a pivotal moment in climate litigation.

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 17, 2024

As neither House of Parliament has raised an objection by 17 May 2024, [1] the way seems to be paved for the Government’s ambitious plans to have the HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention [2] implemented and ratified by the end of June 2024. [3] Union Jack and European Union flag 2012 © Dave Kellam (CC BY-SA 2.0

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Customs & International Trade Law

JANUARY 24, 2024

The advisory also provides recommendations to exporters, manufacturers, distributors, and financial institutions on implementing effective due diligence and internal controls to ensure compliance with legal requirements across the entire supply chain and to avoid unintentionally contributing to Iran’s UAV programs.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 29, 2024

During the last plenary meeting of the current composition of the European Parliament (before the elections of June 2024), which took place from Monday 22 until Thursday 24 April, several proposals relevant to private international law were put to a vote (see the full agenda of votes and debates ).

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Customs & International Trade Law

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

On February 12, 2024, CBP announced key updates to the ongoing Global Business Identifier Evaluative Proof of Concept (GBI EPoC). The agency extended the test from February 12, 2024, through February 23, 2027, clarified the purpose and scope of the test, and expanded the test to include more entry types and countries of origin.

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MyCase

JANUARY 24, 2024

Below we’ll explore how legal AI software can be a game-changer in your practice and reveal the myriad of benefits it can bring. Plus, we’ll guide you through the best legal AI tools that are transforming law firms into powerhouses of efficiency and innovation. So, can you, as a legal professional, use AI?

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MAY 24, 2024

On May 21, 2024, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) released its long-awaited advisory opinion on climate change. Unsurprisingly, given this cursory treatment, the advisory opinion does little to clarify the legal status of marine geoengineering, raising more questions than it answers.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

16 janvier 2024, n°22-83.681, available here ), the French Cour de cassation (chambre criminelle) recently rendered a ruling on some criminal charges against the French major cement manufacturer for its activities in Syria during the civil war. However, this clear-cut frontier is often blurred.

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Customs & International Trade Law

DECEMBER 29, 2023

We look forward to working with you in 2024! Diaz Trade Law diligently worked with different CBP teams such as the Center of Excellence and Expertise (CEE), the ACE Client Representative and the Entry Team at the local port, to provide resolution to the entry in question. from CBP alleging a violation of 19 USC 1526(f).

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In their motion to dismiss , legal counsel for Neiman reasoned that “further proceedings” would be required to grant the relief the petitioners seek. Such proceedings will have to occur quickly or else Ohioans may be left without a finalized congressional map in the upcoming 2024 election.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 6, 2023

He claimed that this trial will be the first in “the Democrats’ string of witch hunts designed to destroy our 2024 presidential campaign.” I have been anticipating this lawsuit even more than Trump’s upcoming criminal trials because it is about the rise and fall of the Trump business empire.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

Had the DOJ been doing its due diligence, those subpoenas would have been issued long before the fall of 2021. Next, these early diversions were followed with frivolous legal motions by the Trump team and solid countermotions by the DOJ. .

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JonathanTurley

JULY 20, 2023

Today’s legal-political sequel, however, may prove to be a bit more controversial. 6 allegations are far more tenuous legally. Such an indictment could come at a high legal and political cost. The basis for an indictment remains unclear but the advantage in trying a case in Washington, D.C. is obvious. We will have to see.

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