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March 14, 2022

The ‘Fraud is Not Enough’ – English law raises the bar for proving reliance in misrepresentation claims - JD Supra

I. Introduction What level of awareness is required to be in a person’s mind when being induced by another to rely on an implied fraudulent representation? According to the English High Court, which recently had to answer this question in the context of a (successful) application brought by Barclays Bank plc (“Barclays”) to strike out a LIBOR manipulation claim commenced against it by a group...
March 14, 2022

Law firms scramble to keep pace with unprecedented Russian sanctions - ABA Journal

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet during the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange on June 16, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland. Biden was meeting his Russian counterpart for the first time as president. Photo by Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via Getty Images. Ever since the U.S. imposed sanctions on Russia, attorney Adam M. Smith’s phone has been ringing off the hook. ...
March 14, 2022

Splitting Maine in half could end a blue-law ban on Sunday hunting - Bangor Daily News

Santiago Rave of Bangor leads the way into the woods in search of wild turkeys during a hunting trip last spring with BDN Outdoors editor Pete Warner. This was originally published in The Daily Brief, our Maine politics newsletter. Sign up here for daily news and insight from politics editor Michael Shepherd. The Legislature is defined in part by bills brought back every two years with litt...
March 14, 2022

Pa. Gaming Control Board accepts applications for local law enforcement grants - 69News WFMZ-TV

Pa. Gaming Control Board accepts applications for local law enforcement grants  69News WFMZ-TV
March 14, 2022

Implementing Anton’s Law in Maryland - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

Overview: About this story: Maryland recently joined a handful of states seeking to make law enforcement agencies more transparent. With the passage of Anton’s Law in 2021, many details about internal police discipline could be released to the public. But so far, journalists, advocates and others seeking to find out more about how police agencies handle complaints about misconduct are learnin...
March 14, 2022

Mass. adding jobs in emissions fight to meet climate law requirements - Wicked Local

State House News Service Last year's climate roadmap law set the stage for a wide variety of projects, policies and plans that officials hope will lead to cleaner energy and reduced emissions, but implementing that law will also require more than a dozen new jobs in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. During a budget hearing on March 11, Secretary of Energy and Environme...
March 14, 2022

Hong Kong Officials Threaten British Activist With National Security Law - The Wall Street Journal

HONG KONG—A London-based group that campaigns for human rights in Hong Kong said national security officials from the Chinese city have threatened its leader with imprisonment and demanded it take down its website, a sign the city is extending its battle with critics globally. Hong Kong Watch on Monday shared a letter addressed to its co-founder and chief executive Benedict Rogers that said t...
March 14, 2022

Law enforcement stepping up patrols ahead of St. Patrick's Day - WITN

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Law enforcement agencies are ramping up patrols ahead of St. Patrick’s Day. The Booze It & Lose It campaign kicks off this week statewide. Law enforcement will have more patrols out on the roads looking for impaired drivers and are reminding everyone to never drink and drive. Since 2018, 105 motorists have been killed or seriously injured in alcohol-related crash...
March 14, 2022

UNHCR, Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Organize a Workshop on Asylum Law - World - ReliefWeb

© UNHCR Cairo, 14 March 2022 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, alongside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, organized a two-day joint roundtable – the third of its nature – in support of the drafting process of the Asylum Law in Egypt on 13 – 14 March 2022. The roundtable was jointly inaugurated by Minister Plenipotentiary Ms. Neveen El-Husseiny, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Migration, R...
March 14, 2022

Highway Patrol: Victim killed by driver evading law enforcement on Broad River Road - Abccolumbia.com

Highway Patrol: Victim killed by driver evading law enforcement on Broad River Road  Abccolumbia.com