In this month’s edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the U.S. Treasury’s advisories regarding the role of financial intermediaries in ransomware payments, a ruling by the Israeli data protection authority that deems the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield invalid and the CJEU’s ruling finding Belgian, French and U.K. mass surveillance laws incompatible with European law.
Car accidents create major problems for those involved, some of which involve the medical and legal costs that are involved in dealing with the accident and its aftermath. One of the options those involved have is to obtain a lawsuit loan, which can provide the funding to assist to finance the difficult process of handling
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High flying and aggressive US-based law firm Boies Schiller continues to make the news, the latest interest being around the law firm’s apparent failure to make the raises to associates which was apparently due to be made on October 15, then at the end of the month and now . . The obvious rumors reported
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Clifford Chance – In an increasingly global world, it is more likely than ever that litigators will be faced with managing cross-border cases in unfamiliar locations. The Clifford Chance Litigation Guide App provides a guide to litigation on a country by country basis. The easy to navigate Q&A format means you’ll be able to quickly find what
Divorces are an expensive, time-consuming, and often traumatic affair, especially those involving children, however the divorce rate in the US is declining, but the rate in Utah has shown an upward trend over the past decade. QuoteWizard by LendingTree analyzed National Centers for Health Statistics on divorce and found that Utah’s marriage rate has seen a zero
Divorces on the Decline But The Divorce Statistics in Utah Show An Increase . . So Why? Read More »
Pros and Cons of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Individuals and married couples are eligible to file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy to reorganize their finances under the supervision and approval of the courts. Chapter 13, also known as a “wage earners plan” stipulates that debtors must follow through on a payment plan that pays outstanding creditors in
A new report by global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright – “Global operational resilience and COVID-19” – reveals how international financial institutions are managing operational resilience in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-section of senior executives and risk and compliance professionals from more than 50 international financial institutions responded to the survey, which
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Law firms seeking to attract quality lawyers have done just about everything short of providing holiday homes in the south of France, although even that has probably been done. There have been attractions like Clifford Chance’s London office bar, The Budgie and a swimming pool overlooking Canary Wharf. There are coffee bars and hairdressers, concierge
COVID Pandemic Sees Lawsuits Against Cruise Lines at Tip of Iceberg Losing a family member is always a moment of sadness and often trauma, but when the family member passes away on vacation it is more so. Every year, there are about 200 deaths on cruise ships. Some of those passengers may have died of
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Owen Collins – Personal injury claims are generally consistent regarding particular elements of a claim unless they egregious gross negligence cases. Gross negligence can result in the possibility of punitive damages on top of the basic compensatory damages in these cases. Compensatory damages are the primary elements, including both economic and non-economic general damages. These
What should be included in a personal injury claim in New York? Read More »
