Photo Credit: Claudio Schwarz, Unsplash.com Everyone is affected, and so you meet everyone! Personal injury matters are amongst the most frequently litigated. This is unsurprising as they include automobile accidents, and in North America the automobile reigns supreme. What is less obvious here is that this means practising in this area exposes you to a…
The Council of Europe’s Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has just issued a new thematic factsheet on how judgments of the Court have helped to protect and advance the rights of persons with disabilities in many countries. Here is a brief description: ‘The Council of Europe promotes,…
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Originally posted 2010-04-07 23:59:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter The Copyright Clearance Center’s Beyond the Book feature just uploaded a podcast featuring Bill Patry, Senior Copyright Counsel at Google, copyright treatiste and, of course, on-again blogger. Bill talks about his new book Moral Panics and The Copyright Wars, which is what you’d expect him…
On April 13, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law SB 360, a bill to make significant changes to the state’s construction defect claims process. The new law, which goes into effect immediately, should provide some additional protections to those in the construction industry by shorting the time period for bringing design and construction…
A recent CAT decision stresses the importance of incorporating policies into rules otherwise those policies will likely not be enforceable against a unit owner or resident. In Tartakovsky-Guilels v. York Region Condominium Corporation No. 829 the Tribunal found that the corporation’s visitor parking policy which contained procedures for registration of visitors vehicles, was not enforceable…
Tuesday was a big day in Luxembourg. The Court of Justice rendered what is probably the most important set of judgments on fundamental rights in a long time. Since the days of Akerberg Fransson, Digital Rights, Melloni, etc…, the Grand Chamber had not delivered such a principled decision on the thorny issue of fundamental rights,…
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Here’s some e-commerce marketing advice: Don’t buy fake reviews! We get it; it’s tempting — but also against regulations! And in China, it can land you a five-year stint in the pokey. (A quick a note: Although this cautionary tale unfolds in China, U.S. online sellers should pay attention because similar schemes have found their…
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Welcome to our weekly Newsround where we bring you the housing news that has been trending this week. Renters Rights Bill Second Reading This took place on Thursday. After a fairly long debate the bill was passed and will now move on to the committee stage. Which will take place on a date to be…
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Is a plaintiff allowed to file its statement of claim in whatever city it finds most convenient, even if that place has no connection to the parties or the claim? While Ontario’s Rules of Civil Procedure would appear to permit an action to be commenced in any jurisdiction, not all judges are as welcoming. In…
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SJB RE Holdings, LLC v Gifford 2024 NY Slip Op 30924(U) March 21, 2024 Supreme Court, Saratoga County Docket Number: Index No. EF20233420 Judge: Richard A. Kupferman is a case about an apartment tenant moving out, and the landlord keeping the security deposit, over whether the apartment needed repainting and whether the landlord was permitted…
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