In a recent Ontario Estates ruling, a self-represented litigant found out the hard way that his lack of legal knowledge and casual non-compliance with the court’s rules and directions all came with a heavy toll: He was ordered to pay $60,000 in legal costs to the opposing party. The matter involved a dispute between two…
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Dimino v Jonathan C. Reiter Law Firm, PLLC 2024 NY Slip Op 33829(U) October 8, 2024 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 805092/2024 Judge: Paul A. Goetz is a legal malpractice case based upon claims of negligent filing of a WTC Victim’s Compensation case. “Plaintiffs, Nancy Dimino and Sabrina Dimino are the…
Het kabinet wil de asielvergunning voor onbepaalde tijd afschaffen vanwege ‘het strengste asielbeleid ooit’. Maar door EU-recht blijft er de mogelijkheid om permanent verblijf te krijgen dat niet afhankelijk is van de veiligheid in het land van herkomst. Dat maakt afschaffing grotendeels symbolisch. Met het afschaffen van deze permanente vergunning in het regeerprogramma lijkt de…
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When properly implemented, “sign-in-wraps” support TOS formation. Unfortunately, some websites make dubious choices in their implementation, even though the protocols for proper formation seem so simple to me. Courts are also struggling with how to compare “sign-in-wraps” to “clickwraps,” which are treated the gold standard of formation processes. Today’s ruling shows how these dynamics combined…
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Section 7031 was enacted as both a shield and a sword to deter unlicensed building contractors by (a) preventing them from bringing a claim for compensation for work performed that required a license, and (b) allowing any person who used the unlicensed person’s services to sue for all amounts paid, regardless of the contractor’s fault…
The federal government seemingly had a very minor role in the mediation between tobacco companies and the provincial governments that were suing them to recovery health care costs. That may prove to be a problem. The proposed plan that has emerged from these discussions – and that will be subject to a creditors’ vote on December 12…
As the clock ticks down to 31 December 2020, the UK government has repeatedly invoked the concept of ‘sovereignty’ to explain the UK’s reluctance to enter into an FTA with the EU. In this blog, Clair Gammage and Phil Syrpis (University of Bristol Law School) explore the contradictions of navigating the post-Brexit world as a…
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This is a follow-up to a previous blog post about the real estate woes of a corporate client who was in hot water because of an outstanding mortgage balance, loss of ownership of the property, and a huge tax bill to boot. At long last, there has been progress on this case, and I’m delighted…
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LinkedIn implemented several changes in 2020 to help users get more out of the social networking platform. I discuss below three new LinkedIn features that were rolled out this year. Use them to build and strengthen both your profile and network as a lawyer. 1. Featured Section Similar to pinning a tweet in Twitter and…
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Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Once again, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will be asked to provide clarity on the concept of “communication to the public” as laid down in article 3 of the 2001 Copyright in the Information Society Directive (InfoSoc Directive). On 20 September 2024, the Dutch Supreme…
