Paralegal Bootcamp

DECEMBER 20, 2024

For those who are new listeners and dont know what that means Lets say that youre a litigation paralegal working in a law firm that barely ever goes to trial. Maybe you work at a law firm that doesnt allow anyone to use AI yet because the firm management is still working out the kinks and setting policies. Lets take AI as the example.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

A coalition of environmental, human rights, and Indigenous groups has called on the EU to designate Malaysia’s Sarawak state as “high risk” under its new anti-deforestation law. The Sarawak state government has set an ambitious goal of establishing one million hectares of industrial timber plantations by 2025.

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CosmoLex

DECEMBER 23, 2024

When you run a law firm, you are responsible for far more than just winning cases or representing your clientsyou also need to manage your law firms day-to-day operations. Unfortunately, law firms often struggle with it. Some examples include billing and payments, trust accounting, and law firm marketing.

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Conflict of Laws

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Ekhator, Professor Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, Professor Ralf Michaels, Hans van Loon We are excited to invite contributions to The Journal of Sustainable Development and Policy for a special issue focusing on “Private International Law and Sustainable Development in Africa.”

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

It complements the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), which impose transparency and due diligence obligations on corporate activities. by 21 February 2025. Authors will be notified of the outcome of their submission by 3 March 2025.

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Strictly Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The CTA aims to assist law enforcement in tackling money laundering, tax fraud, terrorism financing, and various other illicit activities facilitated by anonymous shell companies. For those reporting companies established or registered before January 1, 2024, the deadline for the initial BOI report is January 1, 2025.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Wagner: European Conflict of Law 2024: Business as usual? It also refers to the laws enacted at the national level in Germany as a result of new European instruments. In addition, the article also looks at current projects and the latest developments at the Hague Conference of Private International Law. Budzikiewicz/H.-P.

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 1, 2024

Candidate in Law, Peking University Law School) The ‘Global Value Chains and Transnational Private Law’ workshop was successfully held at Edinburgh Law School in a hybrid format from June 23 to 25, 2024. This project is funded by the Law Schools Global League (LSGL) , convened by Prof. By Zihao Fan (Ph.D.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 29, 2023

The requests are pending at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS ) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR, see here for an initial analysis of the advisory opinion request). Following a similar timeline, it is likely that the ICJ will render an opinion in the second half of 2024 or in the first half of 2025.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 21, 2023

On February 23 rd and 24 th , 2023, young scholars came together at the Siegmund Freud University, Vienna, to discuss different views on private international law under the theme of “Deference to the foreign – empty phrase or guiding principle of private international law?”.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

To redress this violation, Klimaatzaak asked the Tribunal to set specific—and legally binding—emission reduction targets of 48% in 2025 and 65% in 2030 compared to 1990 levels, achieving net zero emissions by 2050. With the rise of climate law, national governments contracted legal obligations to mitigate climate change.

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The Fashion Law

AUGUST 9, 2021

billion by the end of 2025. The post Boohoo’s Efforts to Clean Up its Supply Chain Fall Short, Per Report, as Suppliers “Creatively” Hide Abuses appeared first on The Fashion Law. billion in 2020, and an expected total value of $30.58 billion by the end of 2021 and $39.84

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Conflict of Laws

AUGUST 15, 2024

While written from the perspective of English law, it incorporates comparative insights from similar FDL claims in other jurisdictions, including Australia, Canada, EU Member States, and the US. Chapter 4 examines the capacity and challenges faced by English courts in adjudicating foreign direct liability (FDL) claims.

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Cenza

MARCH 30, 2022

During the COVID-19 pandemic, corporate legal departments and law firms around the world struggled to meet the new normal’s demands. This implies the high demand for legal services, with corporations and law firms seeking an alternative strategy to manage large volumes of work while keeping costs low and profits high.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

It finally denied review in the two cases challenging New York rent stabilization laws as a taking, which had been relisted 11 times since the court’s end-of-summer long conference. The court also took action in a pair of recently relisted cases involving the lawfulness of a Washington state electoral district. Palmer without comment.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The primary proposal is to delay the application of the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) law for applicable companies, as well as other sustainability laws that form part of the European Green Deal. The post EU proposes to scrap sustainability reporting laws for businesses appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Amnesty International Taiwan, along with six other civil groups, will present to President Lai Ching-Te a joint statement calling on the government to implement legal reforms on February 25 at the 13th RightsCon 2025. The joint statement encompasses various human rights impacted by the digital era and technologies.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 28, 2025

While ALSPs have always offered corporate law departments a cost-effective solution for high-volume work, those clients have increasingly overcome their hangups as junior associate rates climb. Yet the price gap between ALSPs and law firm associates has made the decision an easy one for many corporate law departments.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 19, 2025

At a recent Columbia Law School colloquium, jointly sponsored by the Sabin Center and the Millstein Center, participants posed a foundational question: How do corporate law standards of fiduciary duty relate to what scientists call the climate emergency? [1] 5] Approximately two-thirds of U.S. 5] Approximately two-thirds of U.S.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 26, 2024

.” That tirade about my lack of knowledge and principles is followed by a demand for an immediate retraction and adds “if you repeat your baseless charges, you understand that accusing someone of violating the law is defamation per se.” I — you know, but I did diligence on the assets. A Oh, well, yeah.

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Customs & International Trade Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Authors: Jennifer Diaz, President, Diaz Trade Law Jonathan Rupprecht, Aviation Attorney at Rupprecht Law Importing goods into the U.S. The complexities of customs laws, from proper classification and valuation to country of origin and intellectual property considerations can be challenging to navigate alone. Customs regulations.

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Customs & International Trade Law

JANUARY 17, 2025

BIS released a new rule strengthening restrictions on advanced computing semiconductors to enhance foundry due diligence and prevent diversion to China. Comments are due May 16, 2025. The post Customs and trade News Weekly Snapshot appeared first on Customs & International Trade Law Blog. The changes are effective Jan.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 9, 2021

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. Second Circuit Rejected New York City’s State Law Climate Claims Against Oil Companies. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Koati. and non-U.S. 3d 849 (9th Cir.

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Above The Law

MARCH 26, 2025

United States (DDC March 18, 2025) Judge Ana Reyes (D. McMahon (DMD 3/17/2025) Judge Julie R. United States Department of Agriculture (DMD 3/13/2025) Judge James K. Obama) What its about: This case arose from the federal governments termination of thousands of probationary employees across multiple agencies in February 2025.

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