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Arbitration clauses, prejudicial delays, and one justice’s contract-law “nightmare”

SCOTUSBlog

Before the Supreme Court, Morgan is arguing that courts cannot adopt special, arbitration-specific waiver standards: If state law normally does not require a showing of prejudice to establish waiver of a contractual right — and she argues Iowa law does not — courts also should not require prejudice before finding waiver in the arbitration context.

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How to Improve Legal Writing Skills: Strategies, Examples & Best Practices

Legal Writing Launch

Legal writing is a cornerstone skill for any successful attorney. Whether you are drafting an ironclad contract or a persuasive brief, mastering legal writing can set you apart in your practice. This article explores how to improve legal writing skill s by examining top techniques, examples, and best practices.

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Choice of law in commercial contracts and regulatory competition: new steps to be made by the EU?

Conflict of Laws

The recently published study titled ‘European Commercial Contract Law’, authored by Andrea Bertolini, addresses the theme of regulatory competition. It offers new policy recommendations to improve EU legal systems’ chances of being chosen as the law governing commercial contracts.

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Legal Issues in Oceanic Transport of Carbon Dioxide for Sequestration: Sabin Center Launches New Report

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Main Contributions of the Report The report, which is the first to comprehensively study international transport of carbon dioxide, makes several original contributions. First, it highlights the current legal uncertainties involving the cross-border shipping of carbon dioxide for sequestration. admiralty and maritime jurisdiction.

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Is turnabout fair play under the Federal Arbitration Act?

SCOTUSBlog

The third factor was the main source of disagreement between the district and appellate courts; whether it was proper for the courts to take this factor into account at all is the main issue before the Supreme Court. It draws this definition of “default” in part from Black’s Law Dictionary, as well as by analogizing to other contexts.

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Film Fridays: Actress Pregnancy Prompts Insurance Lawsuit

The Hollywood Lawyer

Four years ago, the Broadway show producer of “Shuffle Along” sued its’ insurer, Lloyd’s of London, over the loss of coverage when the show had to end abruptly when the main actress became pregnant. As such, the information so provided should never be construed as legal advice. www.thehollywoodlawyer.com.

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Out Now: Bizer on Violations of Personality Rights on Social Media

Conflict of Laws

As far as questions of contract law are concerned, Bizer rightly puts an emphasis on the fact that social media platforms often involve a triangle (or pyramid) of contractual relationships between the hosts and at least two users. Concerning tort law, Bizer is generally critical of the existing legal framework under Art.

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