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January 17, 2022

Ukrainian Parliament adopts a law regulating multimodal transport operations - Lexology

On 17 November 2021 the Ukrainian Parliament adopted the Law of Ukraine “On Multimodal Transportation” (the “Law”). The Law came into force on 19 December 2021. Its aim is the development and improvement of multimodal transportation operations—transportation of goods by two or more modes of transport based on one transportation agreement under one transportation document. Previously, the area...
January 17, 2022

Gracie Spinks death: Parents to take Gracie's Law petition to MPs - BBC News

Image caption, Gracie Spinks was found fatally injured in a field where she had gone to look after her horse The parents of a woman thought to have been killed by a former colleague who stalked her are to present a petition to Parliament in the coming weeks. Gracie Spinks, 23, was found fatally injured in a field, in Duckmanton, Derbyshire, on 18 June 2021. It is thought Michael Sellers, 35,...
January 17, 2022

Meet the Congressman who wants to make a 4-day work week the law - Business Insider

Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) (L) shakes hands with Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) during a rally and news conference with leaders from LGBTQ advocacy organizations before the House votes on the Equality Act May 17, 2019 in Washington, DC. Rep. Mark Takano, a California Democrat, wants to make a 32-hour work week law. He says it'd be part of building a new normal that reflects the past two years. I...
January 17, 2022

Local law, other measures on agenda in Oneida - Rome Sentinel

ONEIDA — A variety of proposed legislation awaits the city’s Common Council at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Common Council Chambers at 109 N. Main St. in Oneida. Items include: Monthly Reports Receive and place on file monthly reports from the City Clerk, City Engineer, Codes Department, Comptroller, Fire Department, Parks and Recreation Department and Police D...
January 17, 2022

Banking Clients No Longer 'Jewel in the Crown' For Law Firms, Partners Say - Law.com

What You Need to Know The legal spend of large banking clients has shifted away from transactional work towards regulatory matters. Banks are increasingly unable to choose their own legal adviser on corporate deals, meaning panel firms can miss out. Banking legal panels are so large that many partners fear their firm will not be 'sufficiently incentivised' on one.
January 17, 2022

Singapore's Latest Senior Counsel Appointments Take Female Representation to Just 15% - Law.com

Singapore Parliament building / Credit: ake1150/Adobe Stock Singapore’s latest senior counsel appointments bring the city state’s female representation for the a top honour to just 15%. The designation, which is considered the equivalent of a ‘Queen’s Counsel’ in the U.K., has to date been conferred on just 14 women out of a total count of 94, marking 15% female representation. This premium c...
January 17, 2022

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the dream of a truly Fair Housing Act - Vox.com

The Stone of Hope, a granite statue of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., stands at his memorial in Washington, DC, on January 14, 2022. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination on April 4, 1968, helped usher in the passage of the Fair Housing Act (FHA), a law that promised to not only stop unjust discrimination but also reverse decades of government-created segregation. The FH...
January 17, 2022

Danbury brothers-in-law win approval for 'eclectic' Ives Street restaurant and bar - Danbury News Times

Two Danbury businessmen have been approved for a new cafe and bar at 11 Ives St. in the heart of the city’s one-time thriving entertainment district. DANBURY — A pair of Danbury businessmen who sold their downtown restaurant during the height of the coronavirus outbreak have won approvals to open an “eclectic” café and bar on Ives Street. The approval this week of a café liquor license for Wi...
January 17, 2022

Joette Katz Authors CT Law Tribune Article, "'I Want Women To Be Better': A New Year's Wish" - Criminal Law - United States - Mondaq News Alerts

There is much written lately about sex trafficking. For those of you who are not familiar, it is in essence human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Perpetrators of the crime are called sex traffickers or pimps—people who manipulate victims to engage in various forms of commercial sex with paying customers. They use force, fraud and coercion to recruit, transport and provide ...
January 17, 2022

Is This Red-Hot Growth Stock the Apple of Law Enforcement? - Nasdaq

Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ:AXON) has already surpassed investors' expectations but it might not have cashed in on a major growth opportunity yet. In this clip from "3 Minute Stocks Updates" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Jan. 5, Motley Fool contributors Brian Feroldi and Brian Withers discuss how Axon Enterprise has the potential to explode in growth in the consumer market and why its one stoc...