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Kenya dispatch: violent police crackdown on anti-Finance Bill protesters prompts outrage

JURIST

On Tuesday, June 18, and Thursday, June 20, Kenyan youth took to the streets of Nairobi’s Central Business District to protest against the proposed Finance Bill 2024 during its first and second readings. Despite the protests, the Finance Bill passed its second reading with 204 Members of Parliament voting in favor and 115 against.

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How Technology Is Reshaping Litigation Finance

LawTechnologyToday

Luckily, changes in litigation finance may be changing the terms of engagement. The best way to understand litigation finance is by looking at the arc of its development over the last decade – but why such a short timeline? Simply put, ten years ago, litigation finance as we know it now didn’t really exist in the United States.

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How Technology Is Reshaping Litigation Finance

LawTechnologyToday

Luckily, changes in litigation finance may be changing the terms of engagement. The best way to understand litigation finance is by looking at the arc of its development over the last decade – but why such a short timeline? Simply put, ten years ago, litigation finance as we know it now didn’t really exist in the United States.

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Say Hello to ClientCredit, the First Legal Services BNPL Solution from LawPay

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ClientCredit is the first BNPL solution for legal clients on the market and is exclusively available through LawPay. With ClientCredit, your clients have the ability to pay for legal services in installments while your firm still receives 100% of the invoiced amount upfront. The Latest from the Legal Payments Leaders.

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In Bid to Disrupt PI, Legal Tech Company Pivots, Launches Legal Service to Compete with the Very Firms It Has Long Served

LawSites

Schwadron is bothered by lawyers’ billboards proclaiming the huge amounts they got for their clients, knowing that, on average, PI clients receive well less than half the total settlement, with the rest going to legal fees and expenses, medical costs, case costs, and financing costs. Faustian Bargain. Joshua Schwadron.

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LawPay’s New ClientCredit Option Allows Clients to ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’

LawSites

Recent headlines in the financial press are replete with stories about the new boom in buy now, pay later financing for retail purchases, with many retailers, including Walmart, the nation’s largest, now offering these point-of-sale loans. The maximum amount a client will be able to finance through the service is $15,000.

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Save time and gain visibility with LawVu’s enhanced accruals management feature

LawVu

A quick primer on legal accruals management Accruals are your unbilled estimated spend. It typically includes: Tracking Unbilled Expenses: Monitoring legal services and expenses that have been incurred but not yet invoiced. Forecasting Future Costs: Estimating upcoming legal expenses to ensure sufficient budget allocation.

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