The holiday season is a time for joy and togetherness, but for separated or divorced families, it can also present challenges. Managing custody and visitation schedules during this busy time requires careful planning and open communication. For parents, the priority is to create a magical holiday experience for their children while avoiding conflict. At Pace […]
Boris Johnson’s Alternative to the Backstop — On Secessions, Constitutions and EU law
The Backstops That riddle has two possible solutions. Either the UK as a whole has to opt for a much closer relationship with the EU than the one described in its red lines or it has to accept that Northern Ireland will have a closer relationship with the European Union than the rest of the country. […]
Joint Housing Committee To Hear Controversial Housing Stability Act, Rent Control, And Other Tenant Protection Bills On Jan. 11
LINK TO VIRTUAL HEARING LIVESTREAM CLICK HERE The Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Housing will hold a virtual hearing and take testimony on 20 controversial Landlord-Tenant bills on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 11 a.m. These bills include some of the most controversial and radical measures ever to reach Beacon Hill, including a return to […]
Due Diligence Defence for Employers: Lessons from R v Greater Sudbury
Employers must recognize that, under the OHSA, they may still be held responsible for worker safety even when a third-party contractor is involved In a landmark decision earlier this year, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice provided a crucial ruling on the due diligence defence under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). This case, […]
Top 10 Legal Challenges Of Relocating After A Divorce
Getting a divorce is tough enough when you have kids without trying to move on top of it. Sometimes, you just need to relocate, though, and things get complicated. This article will help you do just that, explaining the essentials you need to know about moving after a New York divorce, including: How relocation is […]
Super-criminalisation of same-sex love in Africa through six legal strategies
Prosecution of same-sex love has been escalating in African countries in recent years. Governments use six legal strategies with devastating impact on LGBTQ+ communities leading to super-criminalisation. In recent years, governments in East and West Africa have introduced new, harsher penalties for same-sex love, while also maintaining colonial-era laws. This has resulted in the practice […]
Landlord Law Newsround #368 » The Landlord Law Blog
Another week and another Newsround. Let’s see what has been in the housing news week. Shocking failure of yet another social Landlord Southwark Council, who rent out over 36,800 homes, have been issued a ‘C3’ grading amounting to ‘serious failings’ by the regulator of Social Housing, for not having smoke alarms in over half of […]
A Journey Through Generations: 140 Years of Family Leadership
Paul Hubert Mills was the first son of Alexander and Minnie Louise Mills and was born on August 11, 1893. He earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering in 1914 before enlisting in the Canadian Field Artillery, where he served for three and a half years during World War I. After a mission […]
Denial Upheld On Appeal | New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
We reported on this case when Supreme Court denied dismissal. Now the AD has affirmed in Postiglione v Sacks & Sacks, LLP 2024 NY Slip Op 06070 Decided on December 4, 2024. “In an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Karen B. […]
European Copyright Society Opinion on CJEU MIO/konektra cases
Yesterday, the European Copyright Society (ECS) published its Opinion on the CJEU MIO/konektra cases C- 580/23 and C-795/23 (originality and infringement test of works of applied art). The Executive Summary is reproduced below and the full Opinion is available here: ecs-opinion-mio-konektra.pdf Executive summary Background. In Cofemel, the CJEU recognized that (i) the standard test […]