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Robins Kaplan LLP

[Event] 2024 Trial Advocacy Seminar: Rule of Law - October 30th, Minneapolis, MN

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Join Robins Kaplan for this year’s Trial Advocacy Seminar, ‘Rule of Law,’ where we will gather to discuss the pivotal role of law in society. This event will explore how the Rule of Law serves as the foundation for justice,...more

BCLP

The winding road ahead: navigating representative proceedings in the High Court

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With the rise of litigation funding of group actions, there has been an increasing use of representative actions by Claimants in recent years. In turn, Defendants are challenging this and the Courts are scrutinising cases in...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Ensuring Access to Justice: The Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill and the Path Forward Post-PACCAR

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Following the second reading of the Litigation Funding Agreements (Enforceability) Bill in the House of Lords on April 15th, there is a shared acknowledgment among the House of the significance of maintaining and protecting...more

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Are U.S. courts delivering on language access?

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During a keynote speech at a conference at Seattle University School of Law in early March, Rachel Rossi, director of the Justice Department’s Office for Access to Justice, proclaimed that “Access to justice means language...more

Association of Certified E-Discovery...

[Event] eDiscovery Day Breakfast - December 7th, Auckland, New Zealand

ACEDS Australia New Zealand is a platform for IT and Legal professionals to learn, share, and connect with each other on the topic of E-Discovery. We aim to foster best practices in this field through various opportunities...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 23rd Annual Conference on Advanced Administrative Law & Practice - October 24th - 25th, Ottawa, ON, Canada

Attend the conference where Administrative Law practitioners – from across Canada and across sectors – come to find clarity in decision making. Canada’s administrative law sector continues to evolve to new demands. Backlogs,...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Inclusión de personas en situación de vulnerabilidad a causa del conflicto armado en Colombia

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Teniendo presente la grave situación de violencia que afecta las capitales del país, los centros poblados, y las regiones en general, así como los esfuerzos que se pide hacer a las autoridades correspondientes para una mayor...more

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Qatar’s Labor Reforms in Response to World Cup Criticism: 4 Lessons for Employers with Gulf Workforces

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The Qatar 2022 World Cup holds a special place in history as arguably one of the best tournaments of all time – but also one of its most controversial. Although the final game was a masterclass of what the “beautiful game”...more

Association of Certified E-Discovery...

[Webinar] 2022 Data Discovery Mid-Year Legal Update - July 26th, 12:00 pm CT

The first half of 2022 has been another active period in the law of data discovery. In April, the European Commission submitted its proposed Artificial Intelligence Act for the European Union, while international data issues,...more

JAMS

Mediating Employment Disputes: Between a Clock and a Hard Case

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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced companies across all industries and around the globe to recognize that there are differences in how their employees live and thrive. The barriers to an equitable work environment are being...more

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Italy to Revamp Civil Justice System

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Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism - The Enabling Act provides for the reorganization (via a consolidated act) and the promotion of out-of-court means to resolve disputes, i.e., mediation and the so-called...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Diversity in Practice: Intentional Impact – The Black Venture Accelerator

In part two of this year’s Fellows subseries, Wetmore Fellows Alex Devine and Kimberly Valladares host a discussion with Boston Managing Partner David Ephraim and Washington, D.C. Finance Partner Crystal Kaldjob about the...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Post-Pandemic Reforms Are Remaking the U.S. Justice System

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, the legal profession responded with a one-two punch. The first response was to fashion emergency procedures that enabled courts to function during the pandemic and, if...more

Butler Snow LLP

Disruption and Increasing Access to Justice | Chief Justice Bridget McCormack | Texas Appellate Law Podcast

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COVID-19 created both challenges and solutions for courts and legal practitioners. Fortunately, many states, like Michigan, adapted quickly and were able to provide legal access throughout the pandemic. This week, Michigan...more

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Aprobado en Congreso Proyecto de Ley de Reforma a la Administración de Justicia en Colombia

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La Plenaria del Senado de la República de Colombia, el 15 de junio de 2021, aprobó con 68 votos a favor, el proyecto de Ley por medio del cual se modifica la Ley Estatutaria de la Administración de Justicia 270 de 1996 (el...more

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The New Environmental and Human Rights Treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean You Should Know About

The Escazú Agreement came into force in April 2021 with 12 ratifications (out of a possible 33) from Latin American and Caribbean countries. Guided by a secretariat at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

[Webinar] Addressing Racial Disparities in Our Courts - April 20th, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm PT

The Federal Bar Association for the Western District is launching a four-part Race, Equity and Justice (REJ) series that seeks to facilitate discussion and understanding of the many challenges attorneys and courts face in...more

NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)

A Proposal For Private Judging In New York

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust a dagger into the heart of our state court system. The Office of Court Administration is to be lauded, however, for its efforts to ensure that appropriate technology has been utilized to...more

JAMS

[PODCAST] Diversity in ADR and Creating Access to Justice

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A podcast from JAMS in celebration of Black History Month, featuring diversity program manager Joanne Saint Louis, and neutrals Otis McGee and Rebekah Ratliff. In this new podcast from JAMS, neutrals Otis McGee and Rebekah...more

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Colombia reforma Código de Procedimiento Administrativo y de lo Contencioso Administrativo

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El 25 de enero de 2021 fue sancionada la Ley 2080, por medio de la cual se introducen modificaciones importantes a la Ley 1437 de 2011, reformando el Código de Procedimiento Administrativo y de lo Contencioso Administrativo....more

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Access to Justice and Lessons Learned During a Pandemic

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Mediation can play an important role in improving access to justice during the pandemic and after. As a JAMS mediator and former federal judge for over two decades, I am mindful of the command of Rule 1 of the Federal Rules...more

Baker Donelson

Sitting with the C-Suite: Everlaw for Good

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AJ Shankar is the chief executive officer of Everlaw. Prior to founding Everlaw, AJ graduated from Harvard with an A.B. in Mathematics and Computer Science, and received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of...more

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good

Expanding Public Service in the COVID-19 Crisis

To consider the great need, among people of limited means, for civil legal services during the COVID-19 crisis, a good starting point is where we were before the crisis started. In short, civil legal resources for the poor...more

Proskauer - Proskauer For Good

Justice in the Internet Age: Legal Access for Rural Americans

Thanks to advances in technology, the fight for equal access to justice has the potential of making enormous strides. A great example is the project Proskauer helped spearhead with the nonprofit Legal Information for Families...more

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You Should Know - August 2019

Four Stories of American Civil Justice in Action - Each year we scour the headlines for remarkable stories of citizens, advocates or organizations that take on injustice for the greater well-being of ALL Americans. They...more

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