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Israel dispatch: election results favor Netanyahu as right-wing gains and judicial reform plans prompt concern

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One of the main goals of the incoming Netanyahu government is major judicial reform. The plan would replace the current Judicial Selection Committee, under which elected officials, senior judicial figures, and legal professionals share responsibility for appointing the 15 Supreme Court justices.

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The Czech Climate Case: Uncertainty after the Case’s Dismissal

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The plaintiffs, partially successful in the first instance court (see here ), have already filed a constitutional complaint with the Czech Constitutional Court. Meanwhile, the process of updating the Czech Climate Protection Policy, the main national document regarding climate protection, was halted due to this years elections.

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Dog toy poking fun at Jack Daniel’s leads to dispute over parody exception to trademark protections

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The main difference is that instead of describing “Old No. Finding a likelihood that consumers would confuse the “Bad Spaniels” toy with Jack Daniel’s, the trial court ruled in favor of Jack Daniel’s and barred VIP from continuing to manufacture the Bad Spaniels toy. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit reversed on both counts.

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Moroccan Supreme Court on the HCCH 1996 Child Protection Convention

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The decisions of the Moroccan Supreme Court also reflect these efforts as the Court has shown its willingness to oversight the proper application of the HCCH Conventions (on the application of the 1980 HCCH Convention, see here ). The Supreme Court Ruling No. Meknes Court of Appeal, Ruling No.

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Bahraini High Court on Choice of Court and Choice of Law Agreements

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The defendants challenged the jurisdiction of the Bahraini court based on the forum selection clause, but did not present any claim as to the merits of the case. However, with respect to agreements with derogative effect, although the law is silent on the matter, the Supreme Court has ruled against their admissibility.

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The Supreme Court of Japan on Punitive Damages…

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The present case has already yielded an important Supreme Court decision rendered on 18 January 2019 (decision available here ). The main issue that was addressed therein concerned the compatibility of the foreign judgment with the procedural public policy of Japan.

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Federal appeals court denies New York healthcare workers religious exemption to COVID-19 vaccine mandate

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A Second Circuit decision vacated two lower court rulings which allowed healthcare workers to claim religious exemptions to New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The decision also vacated an injunction from the Northern District of New York and a prior Second Circuit ruling on an Eastern District of New York case.