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Does virtual court mean more or less meaningful participation by litigants?

Open Law Lab

When your eviction, debt collection, family law, or other civil justice matter is now decided through an online proceeding rather than an in-person one, does the quality of justice change? These results should not be taken as proof that all virtual hearings will cause less procedural or substantive justice for litigants.

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Self-Help Information by the Courts in 2021

CourtTechBulletin

We were curious as to the status of online court help to the self-represented litigants as a good 2021 year-end wrapup article for the CTB? We share what we found below. In addition, we just learned of a new NIJ study on the use of Chatbots in the Criminal Justice System to add to our list of online helpers.

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Series of seminars on Multilevel, Multiparty and Multisector Cross-Border Litigation in Europe – Jean Monnet Module – Università degli Studi – Milan

Conflict of Laws

From March 3 to May 13, 2021 , the University of Milan will host a series of webinars dealing with cross-border civil and commercial litigation in Europe, as part of the three-year project funded by the European Union and named “ Jean Monnet Module on Multilevel, Multiparty and Multisector Cross-Border Litigation in Europe “.

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Trending Topics in German PIL 2024 (Part 1 – Illegal Gambling and “Volkswagen”)

Conflict of Laws

Part 1 – Illegal Gambling and “Volkswagen” I will start with the two areas that are mainly questions of Rome I and Rome II while in my follow-up post I will focus on the three areas that are not harmonized by EU law (yet) and are mainly questions of family law.

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Mbatha v. Cutting: Implications for Litigants of Indian Origin

Conflict of Laws

In determining the applicable law, the Court upheld the traditional approach , which favours lex situs for real property and lex domicilii for personal property. In this section, I examine the approaches to conflict of laws from the perspective of mutability i.e., change in applicable personal laws of spouses during their marriage.

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Exploring the Rise of ADR

LegalTalkNetwork

Traditional litigation, known for being costly, adversarial, and time-consuming, has led lawyers and clients to seek out ADR as a viable and cost-effective alternative. This method is commonly used in various areas, such as employment disputes, family law, divorce , and commercial disputes. What Is ADR?

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What Could Determine Child Support

MorneauLaw

Overall, when it comes to child support, the main reason it exists is to assure the safety and well-being of a minor. Contact Morneau Law. Morneau law practices collaborative law and collaborative divorce law, which allows individuals to avoid an adversarial divorce, family law litigation or other disagreement in the court system.

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