To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Despite the Trusts (Jersey) Law 1984 (“Trusts Law“) expressly providing against the rule against perpetuities currently applying in Jersey, the Royal Court has found the rule to form part of the underlying fabric of Jersey trusts law. It therefore…
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Apr 16, 2024 at 4:34 pm Jeffery Green argues on behalf of Jan. 6 participant Joseph Fischer. (William Hennessy) The Supreme Court on Tuesday was divided over whether charges against a former Pennsylvania police officer who entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks should stand. Joseph…
How did Biglaw fare in 2023? We’ve finally moved from anecdotal stories of highs and lows and gotten some real data with the announcement of American Lawyer’s 2024 Am Law 100. And, overall, things are looking pretty good. Not the epic highs of the pandemic, but a pretty solid performance from Biglaw mainstays. As American…
16 April 2024 Pitcoff Law Group To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Is your business partner acting in bad faith? When trust is betrayed by a partner’s deceitful actions, safeguarding your business becomes imperative. At Pitcoff Law Group, we recognize the gravity…
(Photo by Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images) This case is really not about whether you like Donald Trump. This case is about the rule of law and whether Donald Trump broke it. — Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass asked potential jurors to put their own personal politics aside in the criminal case pending against former president…
16 April 2024 Kelley Drye & Warren LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Does Hyaluronic Acid Help to Fight Signs of Aging? At Ad Law Access, we are known just as much for the naturally youthful appearance of our writers as…
(via Getty Images) The KattenFlex program planted a stake in the legal landscape, bucking the trend of “mandatory office creep,” by adopting a policy that elevated flexibility allowing practice groups and individual professionals the freedom to figure out a hybrid path that works for them. As the firm declared at the time “it ‘doesn’t feel…
Joy B. TolliverJoy B. Tolliver has been named acting assistant vice president for legal affairs and labor relations at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY). She served as CEO and founder of consulting firm, Solutions for Antiracism, Diversity, Inclusion and Equity. Tolliver holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Fordham University and a juris doctor…
A recent decision from western Canada gives employers confidence that circumstantial evidence can be relied on to justify the termination of an employee for time theft. The decision also provides support for categorizing time theft as theft in the ordinary sense of the word, for disciplinary purposes. Time theft is generally understood as the falsification…
Are you looking to build the business case for AI at your law firm? To build the case for acquiring and incorporating AI-based tools into your firm’s processes, you must first understand the benefits and challenges of these tools. Artificial intelligence tools — like ChatGPT — can help law firms automate routine tasks, enhance research…