#legal-reforms

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fromHomebuilding
1 day ago

Why new Compulsory Purchase Order powers are making it easier for the government to take your land

Recent government reforms have simplified the process for Compulsory Purchase Orders, heightening the risk for homeowners and businesses as their lands can be acquired more easily.
Renovation
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago

Injunction Restriction In Budget Bill Revised... It's Now Much Worse! - Above the Law

The GOP's new bill imposes financial burdens on civil rights litigation through bond requirements for injunctions.
NYC politics
fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago

Bragg: New discovery law removes judges' handcuffs - so my prosecutors will try more cases

The 2019 discovery law is affecting case outcomes negatively, detracting from the focus on relevant evidence.
Manhattan DA emphasizes the necessity of accountability in pursuing justice.
fromGlobal IP & Technology Law Blog
3 weeks ago

New Procedural Rules for Trade Secrets in Germany

The Justizstandort-Stärkungsgesetz introduces major reforms to improve Germany as a choice for international commercial litigation, focusing on procedural protections for trade secrets.
Germany news
fromNewsday
1 month ago

Mary Werner, retired state Supreme Court justice, dies at 91

"I don't think I have ever cried so hard. And that night through my tears and frustration, my anger at a system ... 'manned' by the old boys, I decided to become a judge."
NYC parents
fromIndependent
1 month ago

'My ex contested the divorce. It ended up costing me 45,000': the high costs and secret shame of ending a marriage

"Divorce is clouded in a shroud of secrecy," says Patricia*, a mother of two from Co Westmeath. "Looking back, I went into it completely blind..."
UK politics
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Pete Hegseth to overhaul US military lawyers in effort to relax rules of war

Hegseth plans a significant reform of the Judge Advocate General's Corps to enhance military legal flexibility.
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