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Brazil holds hearing on human trafficking allegations against automaker BYD

JURIST

The joint virtual hearing involving BYD Brazil, JinJiang Open Engineering, and government representatives addressed the protection measures for 163 workers who were rescued from a BYD factory under conditions that Brazilian prosecutors said resembled slavery.

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Native Americans allocated further healthcare funding following US Supreme Court dispute with Federal Government

JURIST

A tribe can either receive funds through the Indian Healthcare Service (and the Federal Government), or it can administer its own healthcare services within the tribe. For fiscal year 2025, the IHS budget was increased by 16 percent, or $1.1 For fiscal year 2025, the IHS budget was increased by 16 percent, or $1.1

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Australia bill asks government to take in 150 refugees held off Nauru and Papua New Guinea

JURIST

The Australian Greens party Monday introduced a bill to parliament asking the government to take in 150 refugees living in Nauru and Papua New Guinea (PNG), who have been there for a decade seeking asylum in Australia. The legislation does not require the government to settle people permanently in Australia.

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Canada RCMP launches investigation into Alberta Health Services corruption allegations

JURIST

Her claim alleged that the government interfered improperly with health services procurement. She further claimed that her dismissal came about earlier this January after she began investigating evidence of inflated contracts for private clinic surgeries. million for wrongful dismissal.

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China releases five-year blueprint calling for strengthened control of key economic sectors

JURIST

The new plan allows the government to scrutinize foreign stock listings, data security, consumer privacy, anti-competitive practices and merger irregularities. This plan is set to be in place until the end of 2025. The plan is set to be implemented immediately and will continue to be in effect until the end of 2025.

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1st Issue of Journal of Private International Law for 2025

Conflict of Laws

The first issue of the Journal of Private International Law for 2025 was published today. In particular, the question of the governing law is the subject of fierce disagreement: Whether the lex fori, the lex causae or an autonomous approach governs characterisation is hotly debated.

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Legalweek 2025: Embedded And Agentic Generative AI Expands Software Capabilities

Above The Law

During the LexisNexis briefing, I learned about Protg, their new generative AI assistant, which is designed to automate up to 20% of legal work — everything from drafting to clause analysis — by pulling directly from embedded DMS and contract data.