Category: Legal Update

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Legal Update for Energy Lawyers

  • September 8, 2024
This newsletter provides general information and is not intended to be comprehensive or to provide specific legal advice. Professional advice appropriate to a specific situation should always be sought. Contents: Court of Appeal decision on limitation periods relating to service contracts Nigeria renews its bid to overturn an $11bn arbitration award at London’s High Court UK government and the NSEC signed a memorandum of understanding on offshore renewable energy Courts clarify the extent of powers in respect of documents on personal devices High Court ruling on unintentional waiver of privilege ECJ affirms the right…
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Alina Habba is withdrawing as Trump’s lead attorney for E. Jean Carroll’s rape claim. Last month, a federal judge sanctioned her $1 million for bad lawyering.

  • August 30, 2024
Donald Trump and Alina Habba.Getty Images; Getty Images Alina Habba is stepping down as lead counsel representing Donald Trump in E. Jean Carroll’s rape lawsuit. Joe Tacopina, who has represented the Washington Commanders NFL team and Meek Mill, will lead Trump’s team. Carroll’s lawyer said in a court filing that Habba would withdraw entirely — which Habba and Tacopina denied. Donald Trump’s go-to attorney Alina Habba and her law partner Michael Madaio are stepping down as the lead attorneys representing the ex-president in a pending rape lawsuit against him, court filings show. The move comes in a case filed by…
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This Week in the Supreme Court – week commencing 30th January 2023 – UKSCBlog

  • August 23, 2024
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. On monday 30th and Tuesday 31st January 2023 the Court will hear Jones v Birmingham City Council and another, on appeal from [2018] EWCA 1189. The issue in this case is whether Part 4 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 is incompatible with Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In 2016 an interim injunction was granted preventing the appellant from entering a large part of central Birmingham, save for exceptional circumstances, on account of his alleged involvement in gang-related activities. On Wednesday 1st…
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Client Legal Update: Judgment of the Federal Labor Court (BAG)

  • August 16, 2024
See below this judgment from 20 December 2022 on the merits and limitations of annual vacation entitlements. Summary On 20 December 2022, the German Federal Labor Court (“BAG”) ruled that the entitlement to statutory minimum vacation is only subject to the three-year year statute of limitations if the employer has (i) previously informed its employees about their specific vacation entitlements and that the vacation will lapse if they do not take it and (ii) the employee then freely decides not to take them (See judgment – 9 AZR 266/20). If the employer fails to do so, the corresponding vacation claims…
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Deciphering the Fiancé Visa: Navigating the Path to Union

  • December 2, 2023
A Fiancé Visa represents a pivotal gateway for couples embarking on the journey of love and matrimony across international borders. This detailed guide aims to unravel the complexities surrounding the application, eligibility criteria, and essential requisites for obtaining a Fiancé Visa, paving the way for betrothed partners to unite and build a life together in a different nation. Understanding the Fiancé Visa A Fiancé Visa, also known as a Prospective Marriage Visa, is a legal permit granted by a country’s immigration authorities, allowing an individual engaged to a resident or citizen of that country to enter and reside temporarily with…
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Google to block news in Canada over law on paying publishers

  • July 23, 2023
[1/2]A Google logo is seen outside of the Google Store, where visitors can try phones and other products from the company, in New York City, New York, US, February 10, 2022. Picture taken February 10, 2022. REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo OTTAWA, June 29 (Reuters) – Google said on Thursday it plans to block Canadian news on its platform in Canada, joining Facebook in escalating a campaign against a new law requiring payments to local news publishers. Alphabet-owned (GOOGL.O) Google will remove links to Canadian news from search results and other products in Canada when the law takes effect in about six…
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VoIP-Pal Provides Legal Update on the Status of Current Patent Litigation

  • July 18, 2023
Voip-Pal.Com Inc. The Western District of Texas grants VoIP-Pal’s motion for reconsideration WACO, Texas, June 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VoIP-Pal.com Inc. (“VoIP-Pal”, “Company”) (OTCQB: VPLM) is pleased to provide a legal update of recent developments in the current patent litigation. At a hearing held on June 12, 2023, in Case No. 6:20-CV-00272-ADA the Court granted VoIP-Pal’s motion to reconsider the Court’s final construction of the term “routing message” and construed the term to mean “a message that includes a callee user name field and a route field. ” VoIP-Pal has filed a stipulation dismissing its lawsuit against Samsung in…
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Major Changes to Cannabis Law Take Effect Around the US

  • July 13, 2023
Thanks to your advocacy, activism, and support, dozens of new marijuana laws took effect around the country this month: In Maryland, cannabis possession, personal cultivation, and retail sales are now legal In Connecticut, adults may now cultivate marijuana at home for personal use In Virginia and Nevada, multiple medical cannabis program improvements have been implemented In New Hampshire, out-of-state patients are now able to access state-licensed medical dispensaries In California and Louisiana, efforts to expunge thousands of prior cannabis offenses are underway In Maine, legislation limiting the ability for those on probation to be a drug tested for cannabis has…