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The Financial Market Regulator of CEMAC Member States (Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Gabon, and Congo Brazzaville) has prohibited Banks, Microfinance Institutions, and Payment Service Providers from facilitating transactions in cryptocurrency. The following key points should be noted from the decision:  🔸Prohibition on Holding and Subscribing to Cryptocurrencies: Reporting institutions (banks,…
In Nawaz Sharif Vs. The President of Pakistan Case, Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan and challenged his dismissal as Prime Minister and the dissolution of assemblies by the act of President Ghulam Ishaq Khan. Nawaz Sharif Vs. The President of Pakistan PLD 1993 SC…
The March 4 United States Supreme Court decision that Donald Trump could not be disqualified under the terms of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment was a win for Trump but a loss for the Court itself. In a case of monumental importance, the Court failed to provide the kind of well-reasoned opinion that will…
Electronic signatures (or e-signatures) have become nearly ubiquitous in everyday life and business—from confirming your agreement to terms and conditions on a website, to using e-signature tools to sign a work contract. But are electronic signatures legally binding? Can—and should—you use e-signatures instead of traditional handwritten signatures on documents in your legal practice? While e-signatures…
Two recent opinions from the Court of Appeals illustrate the remarkable controversy currently underway over the specificity required of indictments. In State v. Coffey, No. COA22-883, 2024 WL 675881 (N.C. Ct. App. Feb. 20, 2024), our Court of Appeals ruled an indictment for felony obstruction of justice was facially defective for failure to allege an…
16 March 2024 LegalVision To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. If you want to hire a foreign worker for your business, you must ensure that they have a valid visa with working rights. While the candidate will generally be responsible for applying…
CASE PREVIEW By Ronald Mann on Mar 15, 2024 at 11:41 am The court will hear oral arguments in Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Company on Tuesday. (Jesse Collins, Wikimedia Commons) As a specific legal question, Tuesday’s bankruptcy case is simple, almost trivial: whether the Bankruptcy Code provisions that permit any “party in interest”…
Home Daily News Lawyers’ ‘barrage of personal attacks’ on… Trials & Litigation Lawyers’ ‘barrage of personal attacks’ on opponents started with tissue-box toss, appeals court says By Debra Cassens Weiss March 14, 2024, 12:02 pm CDT A federal appeals court saw a need for a civility lesson when it granted a new trial to a…
(Image via Getty) Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Democratic senators have privately warned White House that votes aren’t there to confirm Biden’s Muslim judicial nominee”: MJ Lee of…
Lawyerist Lab was recently upgraded with the addition of a Tology-powered chatbot: Lasso the Lab Coach. It’s vital to keep up with the times, and that means embracing the power of AI and leveraging it for clients. “Lawyers don’t have time to become experts in AI. Our job is to experiment with tools so that…