Tag: Law
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Credit Suisse Forced Marriage Gins Up $9 Billion in Legal Claims in Addition to RICO/Swiss Law Suit for Longstanding Misconduct and Crimes; Amicus Brief by Better Markets Supports RICO Claim
[ad_1] The Financial Times reports tonight on how the hasty, forced acquisition of Credit Suisse by UBS has generated litigation in addition to the monster RICO/Swiss Law suit, Stevenson v. Thornberg, that we wrote about most recently last week. Stevenson v. Thornberg targets four US Credit Suisse legal entities, a large number of executives and…
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IGP Jammu reviews law & order, crime scenario in Udhampur
[ad_1] IGP Jammu, Anand Jain, chairing a meeting of the police officers in Udhampur town on Saturday. Excelsior CorrespondentUDHAMPUR, Nov 4: Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone, Anand Jain, today chaired a high-level meeting at the District Police Line (DPL) here to review the law & order, security, and the crime scenario of the…
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Grey’s Law and Universal Solutions
[ad_1] On a recent post, a commenter suggested something that struck me as a perfect example of what I will call Grey’s Law. Grey’s Law comes from an offhanded comment made by the YouTuber CGP Grey in one of his videos, where he said: There’s almost a law of the universe that solutions which are…
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October 24 – On this day: 101 years ago Andrew Bonar Law became the new PM | History | News
[ad_1] Bonar Law started work in the iron industry at 16 and became wealthy by 30. He was the shortest-serving PM of the 20th century, serving for only 211 days before being forced to retire due to illness. 78 years ago (1945) The UN was inaugurated in a ceremony at the US State Department in…
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CRPF discusses evolving law and order situation in wake of Manipur crisis
[ad_1] Security personnel stand guard as students protest against the “killing” of two missing students by unknown miscreants and demand peace in Manipur, Imphal, on September 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Top officials of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on October 18 discussed the evolving law and order situation in the country in the…
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Poland Election: Centrists Poised to Oust Law and Justice Party
[ad_1] Centrist and progressive forces appeared capable of forming a new government in Poland after securing more seats in a critical general election on Sunday, despite the governing nationalist party, Law and Justice, winning the most votes for a single party. Exit polls showing a strong second place finish by the main opposition group, Civic…
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Justice after Kanjuruhan: the law vs justice
[ad_1] On 16 March 2023, a panel of judges decided the outcome of the trial of the five defendants in the Kanjuruhan tear gas case. They were sentenced lightly: two were sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison, one was sentenced to a year, and two were acquitted. Many Indonesians believed that from…
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UK law firms concerned over costs as billable hours fall
[ad_1] Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Cost pressures from high inflation and an inability to pass the burden on through pricing to clients are among the biggest concerns of the top 100 law firms in the UK, according to a…
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She was told her twin sons wouldn’t survive. Texas law made her give birth anyway.
[ad_1] By Eleanor Klibanoff and Shelby Tauber The Texas Tribune Miranda Michel’s eyes popped open on the operating table, panic gripping her body. Was she too late? Doctors had said her twins might only survive two or three minutes. She didn’t know if they’d already been born, how much time had passed, if she had…
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Supreme Court majority rules against federal impact assessment law
[ad_1] Article content OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada ruled against the federal government’s impact assessment law on Friday, with five out of seven judges finding most of it to be unconstitutional because it ultimately seeks to regulate activities within provincial jurisdiction. Chief Justice Richard Wagner, writing for the majority, said the law as…