Lithuanian lawyer Leonid Pshelintsev was killed in a shooting in the center of Vilnius on Thursday, October 10. The information about the death of the lawyer was confirmed by the press secretary of the Lithuanian Bar Council, Eva Poliunene. “We express our condolences to the family, colleagues who knew the lawyer. This is painful news ..read more

Seyed Mehdi Karimi Farsi, an attorney, has been sentenced to one year in prison by Branch 29 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court. Based on a ruling issued by Branch 29 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court, presided over by Judge Seyed Ali Mazloumi, and communicated to the attorney today, he has been sentenced to one year ..read more

Legal Futures has an article which just about sums upo provincial law firms and their complete lack of understanding when it comes to 21st century tech issues. As the kids say these days, “to be fair” this could have happened at any sme law firm in any jurisdiction on the planet   A law firm ..read more

The funding is the latest contribution to the program from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Key takeaways The grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will support the work of UCLA School of Law’s Tribal Legal Development Clinic for five years. Over the past 20 years, the tribe has donated $7.5 ..read more

The Supreme Court Bicentennial Concert will be held on Friday, 1 November 2024 at 7.00pm in the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. The programme, curated by the conductor of the Sydney Lawyers Orchestra, Thomas Jones, interprets the 200-year history of the Court through the works of composers such as George Palmer, Giuseppe Verdi, Henry Tate and Ludwig ..read more

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David Lock KC, Leon Glenister and Hannah Gibbs are delighted to announce the second edition of the highly sought after book ‘NHS Law and Practice’ will be launched on 31 October 2024, and can now be pre-ordered. Overview The book has a foreword from Lord Sales, Justice of the Supreme Court. It has contributions from ..read more

Uproxx After snatching several major wins in court and dodging other cases, 50 Cent has seemingly become music’s “Teflon Don.” Now, the “In Da Club” rapper is putting his legal streak on the line. Yesterday (October 10), 50 Cent (real name Curtis Jackson) reportedly filed a new lawsuit. According to TMZ, 50 Cent is suing TraxNYC (real name Maksud Trax Agadjani ..read more

The US fast food giant McDonald’s has lost the trademark rights to the Big Mac name for “poultry products” like chicken burgers, the EU General Court ruled on Wednesday. McDonald’s “has not proved genuine use within a continuous period of five years in the European Union” of the trademark rights for certain products, a statement ..read more

By Eurasia Review University of Queensland researchers are calling for reforms to Australia’s environmental laws, as threatened fish species continue to be legally exported. Their work has identified four species that have been listed under Australia’s  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act and legally exported from Australia: the orange roughy, blue warehou, school shark and southern bluefin tuna. Despite ..read more