New book ‘Regulation in Australia’ by Arie Freiberg – EU Law Enforcement

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In May 2025 a second edition of Regulation in Australia was published. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the nature of regulation, its origins and development in Australia, why governments regulate, how they regulate, and who regulates whom at the federal, state and local government levels. Management of the regulatory process, the principles of…

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Texas Supreme Court Ruling in Cactus Water Defines Produced Water Ownership, Sets Stage for Clarity on Critical Mineral Markets in Texas — Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real Estate Law Blog — July 2, 2025

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On June 27, 2025, the Texas Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC, No. 23-0676, resolving a high-stakes dispute over the ownership of produced water—a vexing byproduct of oil and gas production that is increasingly being viewed as a resource rather than waste—and its constituents. The Court…

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Property Law

Law of the Lands – Farm, Energy and Enviro Law: Repair and Maintenance of Easements – Whose Responsibility?

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AS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE RURAL VOICE: The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled on a case where the duties surrounding easements and who has the obligation to maintain an easement were at issue.  An easement is a legal right to use another person’s land for a specified purpose and must have four characteristics to…

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Canada Law

A Lawyer’s Blog – Jon Michael Probstein, Esq.: NY CUSTODY

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This case is a reminder for me of the salient issue in my school CRA cases in MA. CK v. LK, 2025 NY Slip Op 50992 – NY: Supreme Court, Richmond 2025: “This matrimonial action was commenced on XX XX, 2024. The parties were married on XX XX, 2006, and there are two unemancipated children…

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‘WARNING. Confidential documents. Not to be disclosed to anyone’ (Part 1)

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  Päivi Leino-Sandberg (University of Helsinki)   Photo credit: Cancillería Ecuador via Wikimedia Commons   When conducting research, I often file requests for access to documents (ATD) under the EU’s access to documents regulation (1049/2001), primarily with the Commission and the Council, and use them as a source of empirical research. In this blogpost, I…

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The Case for Mandatory Insurance – Lash Condo Law

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Shared amenities like party rooms enhance condominium living by providing spaces for social gatherings. However, on occasion, events in the amenities can give rise to potential liability concerns. For condominium corporations, implementing clear rules governing use of the party room and mandating insurance coverage for party room rentals is one way to help mitigate some…

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Polish law restricting the right to asylum at borders – EU Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy

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Print this article Polish law restricting the right to asylum at borders By Barbara Mikołajczyk, University of Silesia Since July 2021, in response to EU sanctions imposed on Belarus following the rigged 2020 presidential election, the Belarusian authorities have launched a campaign to destabilise Poland by engaging in instrumentalisation of migrants at the border with…

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European Law

Canada’s DST Debacle a Case Study of Digital Strategy Trouble

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My Globe and Mail op-ed opens by noting that after years of dismissing the warnings of likely retaliation, the Canadian government caved to U.S. pressure earlier this week as it cancelled the digital services tax. Faced with the U.S. suspension of trade negotiations, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced that the government would rescind the legislation that…

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Internet Law

Can A Buyer Back Out of a Non-Contingent Offer?

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In my last article, we discussed liquidated damages in the context of a residential real estate purchase contract.  This article will examine whether a buyer may have a right to back out of a contract and receive their full deposit back, after contingencies are released. In our thriving real estate market, non-contingent offers are increasingly…

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Property Law

Province of Ontario Grants Province’s Publicly Assisted Post-Secondary Institutions Unfettered Discretion to Address Sexual Misconduct; Bans NDAs

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If an employee of one of Ontario’ publicly-assisted universities or colleges of applied arts and technology commits an act of sexual misconduct toward a student of an institution, what penalty should or must apply? Owing to a recent change in the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act, the answer is entirely within the hands…

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