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Are COVID Vaccine Mandates Coming To The Workplace?

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COVID vaccine

Legal and Practical Considerations for Employers Regarding COVID-19 Vaccinations Sidley Austin – Ever since COVID-19 vaccines became widely available to the public, U.S. businesses, newsrooms, and employees alike have debated whether vaccine mandates would be coming to the workplace. As discussed in more detail below, various federal agencies have issued guidance indicating that mandating vaccines

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Kirkland & Ellis – UK Phases Out COVID-19-Related Temporary Insolvency Measures, but New Tapering Measures Protect Commercial Tenants

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At a Glance Yesterday, 9 September, the UK Government announced plans to: permit existing restrictions on winding-up petitions and statutory demands to lapse on 30 September 2021; but until 31 March 2022: prohibit winding-up petitions based on unpaid rent under a business tenancy which is unpaid by reason of a financial effect of coronavirus; protect businesses from creditors insisting

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Have We Seen The End of Colin Craig’s Defamation Lawsuits? . . Probably Not

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The decade-long fights between former Conservative Party boss Colin Craig and various parties, notably his former employee Rachel MacGregor, has been touted as coming to and end with this week’s Supreme Court decision refusing leave for Craig to appeal further. However, regrettably, that may not be the case. The Supreme Court this week rules that

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Georgia Personal Injury Law – Why is Having a Personal Injury Lawyer Important? How To Understand What Damages You Are Entitled To in Atlanta

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https://www.pexels.com/photo/ambulance-architecture-building-business-263402/ Generally, it is a bad idea to represent yourself in a personal injury case, but one of the key issues for any attorney in a personal injury case is to be able to assess what damages should be payable – and whether it is a court-filing or an insurance settlement that will achieve the

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Q&A: What percentage of personal injury claims successfully settle?

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The issue of settling personal injury lawsuits is one that occupies the minds of many people given that there are around 400,000 personal injury claims filed every year in the United States. Out of all of the personal injury cases, motor vehicle accidents were the most frequent causes of injury, making up over half of all cases.

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Mishcon de Reya’s Latest Major Money Move: Litigation Funding

Headlining, Law Firms, UK Law /
London Law

London lawyers Mishcon de Reya, already preparing for a stock exchange float, has started a litigation funding division with Harbour Litigation Funders, one of the largest litigation funding operations in the world. A report in the FInancial Times says that Harbour is to invest £150m in the new fund which will see Mischon de Reya

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Bank Manager Jailed Over Commercial Loan Fraud Scheme

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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________             Audrey Strauss, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that HERODE CHANCY, who at the time of the offense was employed as a manager at a Manhattan branch of a national bank (“Bank-1”), was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for his role in a commercial

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Australian Lawyers Provide Pro Bono Support to Afghans Seeking Refuge

Australia Law News, NZ Featured Posts /
Afghank refugees

Australian lawyers are providing pro bono legal help to people from Afghanistan living in Australia following the Taliban takeover of the country. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has just launched an Afghanistan Legal Clinic with the help of pro bono law firms and lawyer volunteers.  According to ProBono Australia the ASRC has been receiving

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Chalk Up Another Kiwi Law Tech Success With $11 Million Sale of IP Group

Law Marketing, NZ Featured Posts /
Property deal

New Zealand trademark law practice Sortify has been bought for $11 million by ASX-listed Australian intellectual property group QANTM Intellectual Property Ltd, establishing a further kiwi law tech success story. Sorftify has achieved status as the top-ranked online trademark filing website in both Australia and New Zealand, as the second- the third-ranked trademark filing agent

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Four Power Business Lawyers – Changing the Courtroom for the Boardroom

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Numerous power lawyers inhabit the country’s boardrooms, including some who have also inhabited the higher reaches of the Power List’s rankings. We have purged the list of those who operate purely in a business environment, other than some who remain as key influencers and remain involved in the profession (like Pip Greenwood and Cathy Quinn)

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