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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The legal industry has been remarkably buoyant in a tumultuous world. It has weathered 9/11, the global financial crisis, economic downturns , automation, digital transformation , domestic and international instability, and the Pandemic. Through it all, the legal sector has prospered financially , even as its resistance to change has misaligned it with business and distanced it from society . Law’s financial success has come at a steep price—the health and well-being of its workforce, an obscured purpose, and high profits but low customer satisfaction. Public trust in lawyers , legal institutions , and the vitality of the rule have law are historically low. Most Americans believe the legal system is accessible only to the wealthy and the data confirms this. The legal system is widely perceived as lacking accessibility impartiality, transparency, diversity reflective of the society it purports to serve, … [Read more...] about Democratic Degradation Is Law’s Ultimate Disruptor

(CNN) Proving "Moon Knight" wasn't a fluke as Marvel-sized disappointments go, "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law" is big, bright, colorful, and also too goofy for its own good. Trying to bend the mold is fine in theory, but the mix of sitcom-style tropes and gamma-irradiated powers yields a series that's too weak to smash much of anything. Ironically, the most buzzed-about element in advance of the premiere -- how the computer-generated title character looks -- is the least of the show's worries. For the most part those scenes are just fine, if perhaps a little reminiscent of "Avatar" in the way the Hulks tower over ordinary folk. Instead, the show bogs down in the it's-not-easy-being-green comedy and emphasis on quirkiness, feeling episodic in the extreme, after the obligatory origin story is out of the way. While there's nothing wrong with screwball office comedy, based on the four episodes previewed, that genre hardly plays to Marvel's strengths. For those … [Read more...] about ‘She-Hulk’ is big and colorful, but the Marvel comedy is too weak to be a smash

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline A Florida appeals court affirmed Monday a lower judge’s ruling that a 16-year-old minor in the state cannot get an abortion, based on a law requiring parental consent for minors, forcing the teenager to carry her pregnancy to term as such consent laws come under increasing scrutiny in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Key Facts A three-judge panel at the First District Court of Appeals in Florida sided with a circuit court judge in Escambia County, who ruled that the plaintiff “had not established by clear and convincing evidence that she was sufficiently mature to decide whether to terminate her pregnancy,” as Florida law requires. The state’s parental consent law , enacted in 2020, lets minors seek a “judicial bypass” and get court permission to get an abortion if they can’t get consent from a parent or guardian. The judges said their decision was based on the fact that … [Read more...] about Appeals Court Blocks Florida Minor From Getting An Abortion

Chamath Palihapitiya - A + A NEW YORK (Aug 17): The news came with little fanfare. It was late on a sleepy summer afternoon last week, and few on Wall Street even seemed to notice the pair of filings when they hit the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) website. In terse, boilerplate language, the documents stated that two special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) launched by Chamath Palihapitiya needed to push back the deadlines they had set to make acquisitions. Palihapitiya was in no mood to trumpet the news. There were no tweets, no interviews, none of the braggadocio that came with so many of his big SPAC deals, back when the market was the hot new thing in finance, a sure-fire, money-minting machine, and Palihapitiya was its undisputed king. But if those euphoric moments two years ago represented the peak of SPAC frenzy — a phenomenon created out of the same ingredients (unprecedented monetary and fiscal stimulus) that gave us meme stocks and … [Read more...] about US SPAC king goes silent with his empire shrivelling

Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd [BNS] has spent RM3.5 billion to acquire equipment that are needed to be installed in the six littoral combat ships. Some of the equipment are sitting in the warehouse, in obsolescence currently. (The Edge filepix by Zahid Izzani) - A + A PUTRAJAYA (Aug 17): The Cabinet on Wednesday (Aug 17) agreed in principle that the littoral combat ship (LCS) project's forensic audit report be made public, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar. However, he said it would be made after discussions with Senior Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein and other stakeholders on the mechanism of disclosure, as there are sensitive issues which can not be made public. In a media conference after the Merdeka Month Celebration of the Legal Affairs Division here on Wednesday, Wan Junaidi said he is of the view that sensitive matters involving security should not be … [Read more...] about Cabinet agrees in principle to disclose LCS audit report

NUPL logo MANILA, Philippines — The National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) on Wednesday lamented the filing of charges against its national auditor, Atty. Czarina “Dingkay” Golda Musni, and 15 other individuals including nuns from the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines-Northern Mindanao Regional office (RMP-NMR). The individuals have been accused by the Department of Justice (DOJ) of funneling funds from the RMP-NR to the Communist Party of the Philippines and its military arm, New People’s Army. However, NUPL said independent checks and reviews by RMP’s funding agencies revealed that the allegations were “baseless and false.” “Despite these clearances, the RMP sisters, Dingkay and other RMP staff have been recklessly charged before the Department of Justice by the Anti-Money Laundering Council seemingly on the mere dubious say so of polluted and ill-motivated sources and apparently on a prejudged examination of the subject accounts,” the group said in a statement. … [Read more...] about NUPL laments terrorist financing charge vs executive, 15 others

Virgin coconut oil and vinegar products made from Bohol are displayed during the launching of the Regional Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) in Tagbilaran City on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. (Leo Udtohan/Inquirer Visayas) TAGBILARAN CITY — Boholano farmers displaced by Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) on Wednesday (August 17) were encouraged to apply as members of cooperatives and farmers associations. Former president Rodrigo Duterte on February 26, 2021 signed into law Republic Act No. 11524 or the Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund (CFITF) Act. The program seeks to increase the productivity and income of coconut farmers. Benjamin Madrigal Jr., administrator of Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), said Wednesday’s gathering with farmers, 14 Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP) representatives and stakeholders was intended to provide a full view of the comprehensive package of benefits to the coconut farmers, including social … [Read more...] about PCA urges coconut farmers in Bohol to join ‘cooperatives’ to increase productivity, income

Representative image. Many SMEs approach us for consultation on how to implement PoSH (prevention of sexual harassment) provisions at workplaces, especially when new investors scrutinise such provisions. The new-age investors understand the need for making the workplace safe and congenial and the PoSH guideline is the first step to inclusion and diversity. Diversity on the other fronts comes later. Though the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act has been notified, the details on its administration are not clear. We hear about sordid cases of harassment every now and then. These grab the headlines, especially if the people involved are high profile. SMEs can have a major challenge if things blow over and their major ethical customers stop dealing with them due to their poor record on this front. This can also present a risk because while details of how to submit compliance reports are nebulous, the fines prescribed can create an … [Read more...] about Should SMEs take sexual harassment at workplace seriously?

Stock options can definitely be a great tool in retaining the staff with the right attitude. SMEs have a knowledge gap in one area related to compensation and benefits (C&B). It is often entrusted to the so-called experts even by large enterprises. Big global consultants conduct benchmark studies on compensation and the exercise is repeated at frequent intervals. SMEs do not have the luxury of infinite cycles of data collection and analytics. Often, SME employees wear multiple hats and hence the task of fixing compensation becomes even more tangled. At the same time, this is a core issue that needs to be tackled. What are the factors that need to be considered so that SME leaders get the compensation balance right? In our coaching practice, we always look at the markers that indicate the attainment of goals. What are the markers for a good C&B strategy? The objectives of compensation management are to attract, engage and retain employees through competitive … [Read more...] about Demystifying the complexities of employee compensation

Boy band Ateez showcases its eighth EP ″The World EP.1: Movement″ on July 28 at Sejong University in Gwangjin District, eastern Seoul. [NEWS1] K-pop boy band Ateez’s label KQ Entertainment said Wednesday that it has filed a lawsuit against a YouTuber who has been uploading malicious content regarding the boy band. “The YouTuber has produced video content about Ateez, which is full of exaggeration and false information. It contributed to spreading false information by making the content as if it’s based on factual information,” the label said. “What’s even more unforgivable is that such a violator of law is making profit from it. It’s a malicious case that should not be ignored.” KQ Entertainment posted the statement on the boy band’s official fan club website and informed fans that “artists under KQ Entertainment will be taken care of,” assuring that the label will do everything to protect Ateez. The label said it has filed a lawsuit against the YouTuber, who has been working … [Read more...] about Boy band Ateez’s label files lawsuit against YouTuber uploading ‘malicious content’