Complex Discovery

JULY 7, 2024

Editor’s Note: As the Russia-Ukraine conflict enters its third year, this article provides a snapshot of the situation as of July 6, 2024. We cover recent diplomatic moves, including Hungarian Prime Minister Orban’s mediation attempts, alongside military developments such as Russian advances and Ukrainian counterstrikes. The ongoing impact on civilians and international responses is also examined.

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Civil Litigation Brief

JULY 7, 2024

We are looking for the third time at the judgment in St. James v Wilkin Chapman LLP [2024] EWHC 1716 (KB). One of the issues that the (former) client raised was the absence of any accurate estimate in relation to costs.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 7, 2024

With the public comment period on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on terminal disclaimers filed to overcome non-statutory double patenting rejections closing on July 9, the Office has so far received a total of 114 comments. Many of the comments filed by industry stakeholders share the view of several former highly-ranking USPTO officials who urged the agency to rescind the NPRM for its deleterious effects on patent owners.

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Securities Docket

JULY 7, 2024

Mt. Gox said on Friday that it started making repayments to customers, ending a near 10-year wait for some users to get their crypto back after a 2014 hack sent the crypto exchange into bankruptcy. The company was once the world’s top crypto exchange, handling over 70% of all bitcoin (BTC) transactions in its early years. The hack resulted in the loss of an estimated 740,000 bitcoin.

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Speaker: Allison Mears, Adela Wekselblatt, and George Socha

Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal industry, and paralegals are at the forefront of this transformation. As AI becomes more integrated into legal workflows, paralegals can streamline their daily tasks, enhance efficiency, and add greater value to their firms and organizations. But what exactly does AI mean for paralegals today—and how can you leverage it to your advantage?

Legally Speaking

JULY 7, 2024

Commercial law is a huge area of the legal sector. To help us get to grips with what life is really like as a commercial lawyer, particularly in a startup environment, we invited Yulia Barnes to speak to us about her experiences of founding Barnes Law Associates.

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Securities Docket

JULY 7, 2024

For companies, navigating the ESG landscape means balancing various stakeholder demands, keeping abreast of rapidly-changing new laws and regulations, and calibrating contradictory litigation risks. Last week, this already-difficult landscape was complicated further by the Supreme Court’s June 28 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturning the Court’s long-held approach to regulatory deference embodied in the 40-year old Chevron doctrine.

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