JURIST

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Although non-binding, they serve as authoritative statements of international law. This island state in the South Pacific, in collaboration with nations such as Costa Rica, Sierra Leone, Angola, Germany, the Federated States of Micronesia, Bangladesh, and others, played a key role in drafting the resolution.

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Above The Law

APRIL 2, 2025

They say time is moneyfor law firms, every billable minute counts toward profitability. In this post, well explore how passive time tracking is helping law firms maximize revenue, increase operational efficiency, and reduce administrative burdens. Image courtesy of AffiniPay. The solution? Automating time tracking through technology.

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 20, 2024

This is an area with limited scholarship in Africa, as most research has traditionally emphasized substantive laws, often neglecting the critical role of private international law in sustainable development. Interested researchers should consider themes such as the ones explored in Michaels/Ruiz Abou-Nigm/Van Loon (eds.)

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Conflict of Laws

DECEMBER 6, 2024

On 56 December 2024, 18 private international lawyers from Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore came together at the University of Melbourne for the 2024 Asia-Pacific Colloquium of the Journal of Private International Law (JPIL). Is internationalisation of private international law always achievable or desirable?

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Conflict of Laws

MAY 1, 2025

HCCH Monthly Update: April 2025 Membership On 10 April 2025, Qatar applied to become a Member of the HCCH. Meetings & Events From 2 to 4 April 2025, the conference 15 Years of the HCCH Washington Declaration: Progress and Perspectives on International Family Relocation was held at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.,

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In our forthcoming Spring 2025 publication, Fighting the Hypothetical: Why Law Firms Should Rethink the Billable Hour in the Generative AI Era, [1] we hypothesize that Generative AI (GenAI) technology will change forever how legal services are delivered and will force law firms to re-engineer their legacy economic model.

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Above The Law

MAY 2, 2025

Legal ops professionals, legal project managers, general counsel, senior in-house attorneys, technology leads, and law firm partners are among the key attendees at the Institute. He publishes TechLaw Crossroads , a blog devoted to the examination of the tension between technology, the law, and the practice of law.

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FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 20, 2025

Nearly two years after FDA issued draft guidance on Labeling of Plant-Based Milk Alternatives and Voluntary Nutrient Statements , on January 6, 2025, FDA released draft guidance document on plant-based labeling, Labeling Plant-Based Alternatives to Animal-Derived Foods. The description or name of the food (i.e.,

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 31, 2025

HCCH Monthly Update: March 2025 Membership On 5 March 2025, Rwanda deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute, becoming the 92 nd Member of the HCCH. Conventions & Instruments On 1 March 2025, the 2005 Choice of Court Convention entered into force for North Macedonia. More information is available here.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 11, 2025

It does so through the lens of the global anticorruption regime, a transnational web of laws, regulations and norms that work together to reign in corruption. He was Co-Chair, UN/CEFACT Law Group (United Nations experts committee on electronic commerce and trade facilitation), 1998 to 2005. This is a hybrid event. for zoom details.

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Attorney at Work

JANUARY 20, 2022

Law firms of all sizes are feeling pressure to meet client demand for both tailored services and greater efficiencies in this rapidly changing industry. This trend toward the increasing technology in law is echoed by industry analysts. Must law firms keep pace with their clients’ technology efforts? According to Gartner Inc.,

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The draft broadens the restrictions on freedom of expression. ” In response to the hasty passage of the law, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) declared a “Black Day” in protest. On Friday, The Lahore High Court issued notices regarding a petition challenging the PECA (Amendment) 2025.

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Above The Law

APRIL 29, 2025

Law firms are juicy targets. Artificial intelligence continues to elicit all the hype in legal tech, but cybersecurity should be the story of 2025. And while hacking into the Department of Defense is as easy as sliding into Pete Hegseth’s DMs, bad actors aren’t stopping there and law firms are prime targets.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

There is a widespread misperception around how law firms are using AI and how we conduct legal research. Were using AI-enabled tools that are integrated directly into the research and drafting tools we were using already, and, as a result, were getting deeper, more nuanced, and more comprehensive insights faster.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Columbia Law School June 12-13, 2025(via Zoom) This13thAnnual Sabin Colloquium will allow junior environmental law scholars to present early-stage work and receive constructive feedback from a panel of senior scholars and from each other. Papers on environmental law, energy law, natural resources law or water law are eligible.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

MARCH 16, 2025

I’m holding a FREE 5-Day Paralegal Challenge that kicks off on March 24, 2025. Corporate work is nothing like family law, which is nothing like personal injury. ” Years ago, when I was doing management consulting with law firms, an attorney told me something I’ve never forgotten.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The resolution, issued as document S/RES/2750(2024), stipulates that the sanctions including asset freezes, travel bans, and an arms embargo will remain in effect until September 12, 2025, with a further review to be conducted no later than that date.

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Above The Law

MARCH 28, 2025

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.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Before law school sucks their dreams away under a mountain of student debt, many students picture themselves getting into the entertainment industry. Then everyone ends up drafting venue clauses for regional office supply distributors. Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer.

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Conflict of Laws

APRIL 28, 2025

The 4th Working Group Meeting on Addressing Conflict of Laws and Facilitating Digital Product Passports in Cross-Border Value Chain: 5 Mar 12-2:00 pm (Sydney Time), Dr. Yuhong Zhao, Chinese University of Hong Kong: The Environmental Damage of Rare Earth Mining: Regulatory Challenges in China. All comments are welcome.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

CHINESE JOURNAL OF TRANSNATIONAL LAW Call for Papers Special Issue: Private International Law and Sustainable Development in Asia The United Nations Agenda 2030 with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seems to have a blind spot for the role of private and private international law.

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Conflict of laws is one of the most complex and disputed subject areas in international arbitration. Forging a path toward more legal certainty, the International Law Association has established a new Committee on Conflict-of-Laws Issues in International Arbitration.

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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. So youre really good at drafting discovery, doing legal research, managing document productions, etc. Don’t Get Left Behind on This One! Lets take AI as the example.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Beginning in early January of this year, he began to send threatening messages to the justices and their family members, who are not identified in the 11-page indictment (h/t Jacqueline Thomson of Bloomberg Law) by name. In the wake of the May 2022 leak of the draft opinion in Dobbs v.

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Rocket Matter

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The post Digital Transformation for Law Firms: A Guide to Modernizing Your Practice appeared first on Rocket Matter. But if this is the case for what clients require, then why are there still too many law firms buried in the unnecessary abundance of physical paperwork? What Is Legal Digital Transformation ?

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The United Nations Agenda 2030 with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seems to have a blind spot for the role of private and private international law. The Chinese Journal of Transnational Law invites submissions for its Vol. The Chinese Journal of Transnational Law invites submissions for its Vol. 3 (2023).

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Customs & International Trade Law

APRIL 17, 2025

Comments are due May 7, 2025. Diaz Trade Law can help you draft and file a comment and/or help you understand how this rule may impact your business. Diaz Trade Law can help you draft and file a comment and/or help you understand how this rule may impact your business.

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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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MyCase

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Law firms can use this software to quickly generate and share documents with clients—eliminating issues with human error, versioning, and access. That’s why many firms have adopted legal document automation software to streamline file drafting and management. Understand your needs and how it will support your law firm.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 19, 2024

The United Nations Agenda 2030 with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seems to have a blind spot for the role of private and private international law. The Chinese Journal of Transnational Law invites submissions for its Vol. The Chinese Journal of Transnational Law invites submissions for its Vol. 3 (2023).

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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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MyCase

OCTOBER 4, 2024

With generative AI settling into the legal tech space, law firms adopting more technology, and client expectations shifting, it can be tough to keep up with the latest changes. Understanding the state of the industry can help your law firm stay ahead of the curve. How many law firms are there in the U.S.?

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Conflict of Laws

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Sustainable Supply Chains and Global Trade: legal challenges in ensuring that ecodesign principles are upheld throughout global supply chains, particularly in light of international trade laws and cross-border environmental regulations. by 21 February 2025. Authors will be notified of the outcome of their submission by 3 March 2025.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2025

The Court further ruled that the State is obliged to adopt climate change measures arising from international law and generally accepted scientific standards. In that sense, the Ministry of the Environment mentioned a draft Updated Climate Protection Policy aiming for a 55 percent emission reduction by 2030.

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Connor Reporting

MARCH 18, 2025

Veritext Legal Solutions Introduces AI-Generated Smart Summaries for Arbitrations, Hearings and Court Trials Livingston, New Jersey March 17, 2025 Veritext Legal Solutions , the leader in technology-enabled court reporting services and litigation support solutions, announces a new development for its suite of Smart Summary offerings.

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Conflict of Laws

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

We are pleased to announce an online symposium on Unveiling Arbitration’s (New) Identity in a Changing World , scheduled for May 9, 2025. Conference Theme In a world marked by digitalization, artificial intelligence, and growing public scrutiny, arbitration law faces both opportunities and challenges. Organizers: Prof.

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Conflict of Laws

MARCH 16, 2025

To the extent allowed by law, the Finance Parties may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions. [2] Choice of Law Most Chinese courts tend to apply lex fori on the effectiveness of asymmetric choice of court agreements. First, such an agreement itself is not contrary to Chinese law. [13] 15] In Sun Jichuan v.

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