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Why Canada's Pandemic Border Policy Failed

"When we all look back on this, we are going to see that Canada missed two significant early opportunities that changed the course of the pandemic here."
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Afghan Women Cyclist Team Receives Evacuation Support From Hogan Lovells

Since the fall of Kabul, Hogan Lovells' attorneys have been working on getting the Afghan women cyclist team and other at-risk groups out of the country. It has been a tremendous global evacuation effort with ever growing legal and logistical challenges.
3 minute read

Legaltech News

Court Reporter Agency Veritext Acquires Reportex in Bid for Canadian Expansion

Veritext said Reportex is the latest piece of its expansion strategy to spread into the largest legal markets in North America, bringing its multimedia tech tools to local court reporters along the way.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

How Not to Do Back-to-Campus: McGill University and the Law

'For a university with 12,535 international students and an annual research income of $515 million, McGill needs to do better and find a way to use technology to keep their community safe.'
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Blank Rome Files $27M Suit Against Haitian Government In Maritime Dispute Over Fuel Shipments

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Legaltech News

Redefining Québec's Bill 64: How to Fix the Controversial Privacy Bill

After a year, Bill 64, as Québec's draft law is known, is mired in controversy and divided aims. Recent amendments spotlight the rifts among its supporters, and in certain ways appear to disregard the reality of individuals and that of Québec organizations.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Anti-Deprivation Rule in Canadian Common Law

An analysis of the Canadian case "Chandos Construction Ltd. v. Deloitte Restructuring" which should be of interest to U.S. and other global commercial actors who plan to do business in Canada and need to structure their transactions and contracts in accordance with what is now the new law of the land.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

US Judge in Western NY Tosses Proposed Class Action Over Electricity Pricing

Just Energy and its attorneys from Boies Schiller Flexner and Bond, Schoeneck & King had argued in court filings that the case was a "lawyer-driven" suit deficient in merit on its claims for breach of contract and unjust enrichment.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

The Fight Against Human Trafficking: Finding Consensus in Polarized Times

According to a comprehensive study conducted by the University of Texas School of Social Work, in Texas alone, there are approximately 313,000 victims of human trafficking at any given moment. This is a problem that affects us all, and one that requires maximum cooperation among federal, state and local officials to eradicate.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Canadian Supreme Court: Suing Corporations Under International Human Rights Law

A landmark Canadian Supreme Court decision now opens the door to damages suits against corporations for violating international human rights law.
6 minute read

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