President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed Law No. 8381 on introducing transparency in defense procurement. Source: Bill on the website of the Verkhovna Rada Details: It is reported that the document was returned with the President’s signature on it on 21 March. backgrounds: On 24 February, the Verkhovna Rada approved bill No. 8381 On Amendments to […]
Continue ReadingJAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament on Tuesday passed into law an emergency decree on jobs and investment, eliminating legal uncertainty hanging over measures championed by President Joko Widodo to spur business sentiment in Southeast Asia’s largest economy. The decree was tabled in December 2022 to replace an almost identical 2020 law that the Constitutional Court […]
Continue ReadingSummary companies Law firms Todd Beauchamp was a fintech leader at Latham & Watkins He joins alongside senior counsel Charles Weinstein, who was at Twitter (Reuters) – Law firm Allen & Overy said Wednesday it has hired Todd Beauchamp to lead its US payments practice, as the London-founded law firm continues to make inroads in […]
Continue ReadingThe US Marshals Service suffered a security breach over a week ago that compromised sensitive information, multiple senior US law enforcement officials said Monday. In a statement Monday, US Marshals Service spokesperson Drew Wade acknowledged the breach, telling NBC News: “The affected system contains law enforcement sensitive information, including returns from legal processes, administrative information, […]
Continue ReadingIn this post, Ingrida Jakuseva, a paralegal within the Litigation and Arbitration department at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates Court and Anor. The application for permission to appeal will be heard by the Supreme Court on 8 March 2023. The […]
Continue ReadingAny threat made toward a school ‒ even if it is a joke or prank ‒ will not be tolerated and students will face full criminal consequences, law enforcement officials warn. El Paso, as well as the nation, is seeing a “large surge” of school threats by students, with the majority of cases being made […]
Continue ReadingThousands of New Jersey’s E-ZPass-toting motorists have received the ominous, red-striped “notice of violation” envelope in the mail. Some have received them — and hefty fees — in error, forcing residents to call and wait on hold to get the problem fixed by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s contractor that oversees billing. However, Gov. Phil […]
Continue ReadingThe Costco in northwest Fresno was briefly locked down Saturday afternoon after a shooting threat was made over the telephone. The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office received a call shortly after 3 pm from a man who said he planned to go to the Costco near Brawley and Shaw avenues and shoot people. Fresno Police soon […]
Continue ReadingKeri Arnold was at the top of her game. A tenacious trial attorney representing pharmaceutical, tobacco and energy giants, she had risen to become senior partner at one of the US’s most prestigious law firms despite taking time off to have two children, vaulting over the barriers still faced by ambitious women in the legal […]
Continue ReadingIn this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Moulsdale t/a Moulsdale Properties v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. The appeal was heard by the Supreme Court on 17 January 2023. The Supreme Court was asked to consider whether a […]
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