Court Rules Diligence Litigating 
JURIST
JANUARY 23, 2023
Equitable tolling is “when a litigant diligently pursues his rights but extraordinary circumstances prevent him from bringing a timely action,” so courts can extend the limitations period. Any claim filed after that means “a veteran could potentially recover decades’ worth of retroactive payments.”
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
The decision, formally communicated to the parties on July 27, marks a pivotal moment in climate litigation. However, the Supreme Court found that the Spanish Government had complied with the Paris Agreement and the EU legislation. Spain II Decision Fast forward to June 2023, and the Supreme Court’s final ruling on Greenpeace v.
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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
DECEMBER 22, 2022
As noted at the end of last year, 2021 was significant for climate litigation, with several decisions worldwide providing a fresh look at stakeholder responsibility for climate change. Courts in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom have provided oversight of government climate mitigation actions. By Maria Antonia Tigre.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
APRIL 9, 2024
In a transformative moment for European and global climate litigation, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled today that the state has a positive duty to adopt, and effectively implement in practice, regulations and measures capable of mitigating the existing and potentially irreversible future effects of climate change.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 20, 2023
When a statute includes directions to litigants, such as filing deadlines, that are conditions to relief the interpretive question is whether those directions are “jurisdictional.” If they are, then litigants can raise them at any time, even if they previously have waived them.
ClimateChange-ClimateLaw
APRIL 8, 2022
The post also illustrates the positive impact the reform is likely to have on climate litigation initiatives in Italy. Adopting a comparative perspective, we draw on constitutional frameworks and recent climate litigation cases in other European jurisdictions. What does the reform bring about? In Neubauer, et al.
Paralegal Bootcamp
NOVEMBER 29, 2020
All of this, while also meeting strict deadlines usually set by a judge, a court rule, or a regulation. The problem is, not every paralegal student lands a paralegal position as a litigation paralegal. As a paralegal, this skill includes focusing on the minute details while also looking at the big picture.
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