DKSJ, LLC v Cohen 2025 NY Slip Op 32574(U) July 14, 2025 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number: Index No. 653100/2024 Judge: Margaret A. Chan is part of a larger group of cases including a legal malpractice case. The legal malpractice case, not entirely fleshed out here, appears to be a question of whether…
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By Yasemin, Lanqin, Exuan and Shuhua Figure: AMLA’s new headquarter will be in Frankfurt (Image: AMLA Official Website) Money laundering is a global crime that undermines economies and causes corruption, crime and terrorism. The European Union (EU) has long implemented international standards and legislative frameworks to combat money laundering and terrorist financing within its territory….
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Last year, we tipped our hats to the brave souls who serve as condo directors. This year, we’re spotlighting the unsung heroes holding it all together with duct tape, diplomacy, and saintly patience: Property Managers. What Owners Don’t See Ask a condo resident what a property manager does, and you’ll likely hear “fixes stuff” or “answers…
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Paolo Biondi Photo credit: Gzen92, via Wikimedia Commons ——————————————- Abstract The June 2025 S.S. and Others v. Italy judgment marked a missed opportunity—and a cautionary tale. Although the applicants advanced a legally coherent theory grounded in SAR, SOLAS, UNCLOS, and Strasbourg precedent, their case depended on a weak factual matrix. As a result, the…
By Guest Blogger Tyler Ochoa Last week, a federal judge in New York dismissed a lawsuit filed two-and-a-half years ago by then-former President Donald Trump against journalist Bob Woodward and his publisher, Simon & Schuster, over publication of The Trump Tapes: Bob Woodward’s Twenty Interviews with President Donald Trump. Trump v. Simon & Schuster, Inc.,…
If an employment contract contains language that purports to allow the employer to terminate an employee for cause- and such language contravenes Ontario’s Employment Standards Act– does it matter where such language appears within the contract? In Henderson v. Slavkin et al., 2022 ONSC 2964, Justice Carole J. Brown of the Ontario Superior Court of…
Print this article Towards Temporary Prolonged Protection? Dr Meltem Ineli Ciger, Associate Professor of International Law, Suleyman Demirel University The EU’s activation of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD) in March 2022 marked a historic response to the mass displacement caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The TPD was formally activated by Council Implementing Decision (EU)…
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It depends on the degree of human involvement to generate the Output. Copyright: Was human skill and judgment used to generate the Output? In Canada, copyright applies to a work where the author was, at the date of the creation of the work, a citizen or subject of, or a person ordinarily resident in,…
Constructive dismissal is a term that often surfaces in discussions about employee rights and workplace disputes. For employees in Ontario, understanding what constructive dismissal means is crucial—not just to protect their rights but also to ensure they are equipped to take the right steps if they face such a situation. This blog will provide a…
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Accidents involving government vehicles or property—like city buses, sanitation trucks, or neglected roadways—can lead to serious injuries. But filing a claim isn’t as simple as it would be with a private driver. In Westchester County and throughout New York, special legal rules apply when the at-fault party is a government entity. If you were hurt…
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