Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 218: Listen and Learn -- Intent Under the Model Penal Code (Criminal Law)
Federal Decree-Law No. (31) of 2021 (Penal Code) governs Diya crimes and penalties in the UAE. In accordance with Article 1 of the UAE penal code, the Islamic Sharia principles may be applied to crimes including revenge...more
Las Comisiones Unidas de Justicia y de Estudios Legislativos presentaron el 1 de abril de 2025, un dictamen en sentido positivo, de la iniciativa con proyecto de decreto por el que se reforman y adicionan diversas...more
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in two cases: Ellingburg v. United States, No. 23-3129: This case addresses the Ex Post Facto Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which the government...more
In the Advanced Records Center (ARC) section of the New Laws series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), new legislation related to the California Public Records Act (PRA) includes takeaways and analyses of AB 134, AB 1147, AB...more
In the current world, where trade ties are vital in strengthening the economy of a country, it is often necessary to enter into legal contracts with various entities around the world. It is also necessary that these contracts...more
On January 7, 2025, Governor Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties due to the fire in the Pacific Palisades and windstorm. This proclamation triggered price the application of California...more
In Angelyn A. Olson et al. v. The Consilio LLC, et al. filed in Tarrant County, Texas, plaintiff Angelyn Olson alleged that she was involved in other litigation during which an e-discovery service provider (Consilio) was...more
We have previously reported on the Jobiak case which raises the interesting issue of whether an AI-scraped job database is subject to copyright protection and is infringed. We were hoping that the court would make substantive...more
These lawsuits make generalized allegations that business websites use software or tools to collect various types of device and browsing information from website visitors and that businesses then share such information with...more
In our January 18, 2024 post, “The Next Chapter of CIPA Litigation: The Pen Register and Trap and Trace Device,” we discussed the new trend in California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) litigation, where it came from, and...more
Is theft of trade secrets a crime in Arkansas? Yes. Under Arkansas Code Annotated Section 5-36-107, the Arkansas Penal Code establishes that theft of trade secrets is a Class A misdemeanor. The statute establishes that a...more
In Part Four of the New Law Guidance series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), we cover important new legislation for 2024 related to election law, density bonus law, parking, labor law, microenterprises, cannabis and...more
The Civil Transactions Regulation (the “CTR”) was promulgated on 18 June 2023 and entered into force on 16 December 2023. The CTR was conceived as one of four key reforms announced in February 2021 to enhance the general...more
On September 10, 2021, Williamson County Attorney Dee Hobbs requested an “expedited” ruling from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in response to his question of whether executive orders issued by Abbott in response to the...more
On September 6, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation amending the New York Penal Law making wage theft a criminal larceny. Under the penal code, “[a] person steals property and commits larceny when, with...more
En el Comité de Diversidad e Inclusión de Holland & Knight hacemos constante seguimiento y estudio a los cambios normativos y jurisprudenciales relacionados con diversidad, equidad e inclusión (DE&I). Como parte de nuestro...more
Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing Criminal Law -- specifically, the four mental states of criminal intent under the Model Penal Code. In this...more
Arson means the act of deliberately setting fire to property and thereby causing widespread damage, including danger to people and animals. Although the offence of arson typically involves buildings, it could include any...more
The Plaintiffs’ Bar is well-known for pushing the boundaries of existing (and sometimes very old) laws with new and novel privacy claims. The most recent targets of this trend are (1) the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA),...more
Under the UAE Penal Code, called the Federal Decree-Law No. 31 of 2021 On the Issuance of Crimes and Penalties Law, crimes are divided into three types. These are misdemeanours, felonies, and infractions....more
El pasado 7 de octubre de 2022 entró en vigor la Ley Orgánica 10/2022, de 6 de septiembre, de garantía integral de la libertad sexual (“LOGILS”), también conocida como la “Ley del solo sí es sí”. Esta norma ha incorporado...more
In response to the Dobbs decision, California enacted legislation intended to enhance data privacy and block record requests by other states concerning alleged abortion-related offenses that are lawful in California. In...more
Four months ago, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Adult Survivors Act (ASA) (S.66A/A.648A), creating a one-year window, beginning November 24, 2022, for adult survivors of sexual assault to bring civil claims against...more
The California Supreme Court last week issued a decision in Siry Investments vs. Saeed Farkhondehpour that could dramatically expand the remedies available to partners or others in a commercial dispute who are victims of...more
In a long-awaited opinion — Siry Investment, L.P. v. Farkhondehpour — the California Supreme Court held that California Penal Code section 496 can apply to a business dispute. The opinion resolves a split of authority among...more