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UK Ministry of Justice predicts prison population to exceed 100K by 2029

JURIST

The UK Ministry of Justice predicted that more than 100,000 people may be held in custody by 2029, in a report released Thursday. The report stated that if the level increases by 5 to 10 percent, the prison population will grow to between 100,800 and 105,200 people by March 2029.

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EU foreign policy chief says bloc has ‘legal framework’ to provide Ukraine military aid over Hungary veto

JURIST

Josep Borrell said European leaders will discuss the proposed measures under the EU Strategic Agenda for 2024-2029 at the next European Council planned to take place on June 27-28. The proposed legal framework still needs to be discussed and approved by ministers of the 27 member states.

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France’s Council of State orders government to accelerate Paris Agreement climate commitments

JURIST

To achieve this objective, the government adopted an official reduction trajectory plan with decreasing carbon budgets for each, spanning four periods: 2015 – 2018, 2019 – 2023, 2024 – 2028 and 2029 – 2033.

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7 Ways to Implement File-Sharing and E-Signatures at Your Law Firm

Rocket Matter

billion by 2029, your law firm needs to get on board—and sooner rather than later. Many digital trends surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the use of electronic signatures. E-signatures had a market share of $3 billion in 2021. With the e-signature market expected to skyrocket to $35.03

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Etsy to Acquire Second-Hand Shopping App Depop for $1.62 Billion in Bid for Gen-Z

The Fashion Law

Resale platform ThredUp puts the size of the market at $80 billion by 2029, up from $28 billion in 2019 when sales of secondhand clothing were growing 21 times faster than conventional apparel retail.

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HRW report finds EU Commission president overlooked founding principles in new mandate

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A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report published on Thursday stated that the President of the European Union (EU) Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, overlooked the EU’s founding principles and guidelines on human rights in the mission letters she wrote to the European commissioners for the new mandate of 2024 to 2029.

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Malaysia pardons board halves ex-PM Najib Razak’s corruption sentence

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Provided Razak pays this, he is expected to be released in August 2028 (failing this, he will remain incarcerated until 2029). The board has also reduced the imposed fine to 50 million ringgit ($10.6 million) from 210 million ringgit. This follows a lengthy legal process.