JURIST

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

The operation in Stilfontein is part of the larger national Operation Vala Umgodi to “ensure that illegal miners who are still underground return to the surface safely.” The crackdown began on November 14, and the police force has since then blocked vital supplies such as food and water from going into the mine.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This was a setback for the environmental advocacy group Milieudefensie, which sought legal avenues to enforce corporate climate action. A Netherlands appeals court overturned a landmark 2021 ruling requiring Shell to cut its carbon emissions by 45 percent by 2030 on Tuesday.

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MARCH 6, 2025

Getty Images Legal Operations has evolved into a vital strategic function, helping in-house legal teams navigate todays increasingly complex business landscape. By working together, GCs and Legal Ops leaders can ensure that legal departments are not only efficient but also proactive, business-aligned, and future-ready.

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APRIL 27, 2025

Despite trends that point toward moving a steady majority of their legal budgets towards internal legal resources, corporate legal spend on outside counsel is still significant. Approved timekeeper rates refer to the hourly rates for legal professionals (timekeepers) that a legal department has agreed to pay.

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JURIST

JANUARY 3, 2025

Furthermore, digital platforms that fail to comply with the law’s requirements face severe sanctions, including financial penalties and potential suspension of services, placing significant pressure on companies operating in Myanmar and potentially leading to the self-censorship of content to avoid repercussions.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The bench, currently operating with six members due to three vacancies, requires unanimous consent for the impeachment to be upheld. Yoon has twice declined requests to appear for questioning, citing the need to appoint legal counsel.

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JURIST

JANUARY 9, 2025

Vulnerable groups, particularly migrant workers, face disproportionate impacts from this exploitation, encountering heightened risks due to insufficient legal protections, discrimination, and language barriers. According to the WEF, addressing forced labor is an ethical obligation and presents tangible benefits for companies.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The system operated on a triangular route; British ships transported goods to Africa, exchanged them for enslaved Africans, and then carried those individuals across the Atlantic to work on plantations in the Americas, particularly in the Caribbean and North America.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Huascar brings over a decade of progressive experience across diverse legal functions and practice areas. With a solid foundation in legal operations and a profound comprehension of the intricacies of the industry. Tony’s dedication to mentoring and inspiring the next generation of legal professionals is genuinely admirable.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

The group also invited states to contribute to the tribunal’s financing and operational resources through an instrument established for these purposes. The Core Group reaffirmed the critical importance of adhering to applicable international law in any future proceedings of an established Special Tribunal.

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Above The Law

APRIL 21, 2025

In Season 10, Episode 8 of “ Notes to My (Legal) Self,” I sat down with Tom Martin, founder and CEO of LawDroid, to discuss how AI legal assistants are changing the game for law firms. AI legal assistants free them to focus on what really matters — delivering value to their clients. Reduce Costs.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Additionally, the court emphasized that it had paused enforcement of the law “to preserve the constitutional status quo” while the merits panel reviewed the substantive legal arguments raised in the appeal.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The case was initiated in 2019 by the Burmese Rohingya Organisation UK ( BROUK ) and its president, Tun Khin, with legal representation from former UN Special Rapporteur Toms Ojea Quintana. The move follows International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khans recent request for an arrest warrant for Min Aung Hlaing.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The government introduced an amnesty law in 2020 which saves the plantation operators from criminal prosecution if they obtain a proper permit within three years. Currently, an area of 3.37 million hectares of oil palm plantations is illegal under Indonesian law because they were established on land protected as forest areas.

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Above The Law

MAY 8, 2025

One palpable concern among attendees at this years CLOC Global Institute is whether GenAI will take over some of the functions that legal ops professionals currently perform or diminish the perceived value of their work. Insights From Haven and Dubey But when it comes to legal ops, theres more to the story. But What About Empathy?

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JURIST

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Money laundering refers to the process through which criminal entities transform funds or assets derived from criminal activity into funds of an apparently legal source, which is prohibited by Article 4(A) of Malaysia’s Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLA).

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Above The Law

MAY 2, 2025

The conference will span four days (May 5-8) and is the premier event designed by and for legal operations professionals and in-house legal departments. Legal operations (ops) professionals, for those unfamiliar, manage the business and administrative activities of legal practice. Ecosystem Collaboration.

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JULY 28, 2022

These are all important considerations when shopping for a legal shared office space. Again last night I was reminded of another operator that closed its offices and gave tenants less than two weeks’ notice to vacate. Finally, make sure you understand if the operator is a local, regional or national operator.

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JURIST

MAY 7, 2025

” They further stated that the agencies themselves, and not NSO, which operate the software “within the scope of their sovereign authority” The California Comprehensive Data Access and Fraud Act (CDAFA) is the state equivalent of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C.

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Above The Law

MAY 2, 2025

Getty Images In today’s legal landscape, more attorneys are looking to scale their firms but without becoming just another cookie-cutter operation. We dig into brand clarity, operational tools, and how to compete with bigger players without losing yourself in the process. “I went to business school. .”

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MAY 9, 2025

Getty Images Legal Ops is evolving are you ready? Together, they explore why legal ops is no longer just a support function but a strategic partner in building agile, scalable legal teams. Together, they explore why legal ops is no longer just a support function but a strategic partner in building agile, scalable legal teams.

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JURIST

MARCH 16, 2025

Bazyani, the founder of the newly established digital media outlet Media21, was arrested by Kurdish security forces in Sulaymaniyah on February 28,, just ten days after the media outlet began operations. According to RSF, authorities shut down Media21’s office under the pretext that it was operating without a license.

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JURIST

MARCH 31, 2025

The GDPR applies to any companies operating and selling their products or services within the EU. To fulfill Apple’s legal obligation under the governing provisions, a second consent pop-up is required. However, multiple pop-ups overly complicate app use.

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CARET Legal

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Legal analytics provides actionable insights that help optimize workflows, enhance client relationships, and boost overall firm performance. Legal analytics provides actionable insights that help optimize workflows, enhance client relationships, and boost overall firm performance.

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Above The Law

APRIL 22, 2025

Are general counsel and legal operations professionals talking past each other? On the latest “Adventures in Legal Tech” podcast, host Jared Correia is joined by Stephanie Corey of UpLevel Ops and L Suite General Counsel Shaun Sethna, who weigh in on these relationships from both perspectives. Listen here.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

The organization urged governments to fulfil their international legal obligations by prosecuting those responsible for crimes and supporting reintegration efforts. It also criticized the US governments recent suspension of foreign aid to non-governmental organizations operating in these camps.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

As we step into 2025, the legal operations landscape continues a transformation anchored by a simple question: What does value truly mean in a legal department? Instead, it lies in fostering a change management culture that prioritizes efficiency, transparency, and alignment between legal departments and their partners.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 20, 2024

This push for scrutiny comes as McKinsey is reportedly restructuring its operations in China to minimize potential risks. They raised serious concerns about McKinsey’s ties to the Chinese government and state-owned enterprises and questioned whether the firm should continue to be eligible for Department of Defense contracts.

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JURIST

JUNE 24, 2024

INTERPOL announced on Monday that national authorities from 39 countries coordinated a large-scale operation from June 3-9 targeting the criminal networks behind human trafficking which resulted in 219 arrests and the identification of 1,374 potential victims including 153 children.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

For in-house lawyers, the legal landscape has always been unpredictable. The world seemed to change overnight forcing legal teams to interpret emergency regulations on remote work, draft workplace safety policies, and revise existing contracts to deal with supply chain disruptions. Lets face it. It probably does.

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JURIST

MARCH 23, 2025

In May 2024, Human Rights Watch (HRW) wrote a letter expressing concern around Noboa’s announcement of an “internal armed conflict”, which it believed “lacked legal basis” and opened “the door to human rights violations.”

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Account, commonly called IOLTA, is one of the most valuable tools for expanding legal representation to appear in recent decades. The interest collected statewide funds legal assistance programs for low-income people and traditionally underserved populations. In the legal world, time is money.

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JURIST

MAY 10, 2025

A group of 31 legal scholars from various European universities on Friday criticized the European Union (EU)’s proposal to reform corporate sustainability regulations, known as the Omnibus Simplification Package.

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JURIST

JANUARY 5, 2025

MMEA director-general Rear Admiral Datuk Mohd Rosli Abdullah said the operation followed an arrest on Friday of two boats attempting to illegally enter Pantai Teluk Yu, a beach on the northeastern resort island of Langkawi. The authority detained all 196 Rohingya undocumented migrants.

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