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Speaking in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister described the controversial provisions of the UK Internal Market (UKIM) Bill as a “legal safety net” to protect “the Northern Irish peace process and the Good Friday Agreement” against “extreme” implementation of the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol (the Protocol) contained in the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement that he…

Catchwords: CORPORATIONS – scheme of arrangement – first court hearing – application for orders pursuant to s 411 and s 1319 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) that company convene meeting of members and despatch explanatory statement – where company proposes to provide explanatory statement and notice of meeting electronically and hold the meeting virtually…

New York Times; 09/16/2020(AN 145762969); ISSN: 03624331Academic Search Complete

Catchwords: TORTS – negligence – motor vehicle accident – liability admitted by respondent – primary judge awarded appellant limited damages for out-of-pocket expenses and past care only – whether primary judge erred in rejecting appellant’s evidence – rejection of evidence credit-based and rational – no arguable basis for challenges to primary judgment https://jade.io/viewArticle.html?aid=765198&pid=-1&h=471502111

FedEx 2020 annual meeting is 9/21/2020 at 10:00AM Pacific. To attend the annual meeting of stockholders at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/FDX2020, you must enter the control number on your proxy card, voting instruction form or Notice of Internet Availability. To enhance long-term value: Vote AGAINST Jackson, Schwab, Steiner, Walsh, Griffith, Pay, Auditor. Vote FOR all shareholder proposals.  See list of all…

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Unikrn Inc., an operator of an online eSports gaming and gambling platform headquartered in Seattle, Washington, for conducting an unregistered initial coin offering (ICO)… Article source: https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-211

Catchwords: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – security for costs – applicant in liquidation – respondent insurer – where applicant a third party to the contract of insurance – whether the litigation will be stifled – whether those who stand to benefit from the litigation are impecunious – whether applicant’s impecuniosity arises out of respondents’ conduct –…

Jean-Jacques Rousseau opined in Émile that “[t]he universal spirit of the Laws of all countries is always to favour the strong against the weak, and the one who has against the one who has nothing.” This perspective casts law in a less than flattering light. Anatole France famously showed that the formal equalities provided by…

Catchwords: BUILDING CONTRACTS – Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) (‘the Act’) – Application for judgment after principal failed to provide payment schedule – Principles to be applied in determining validity under s 14 of the Act – Whether payment claim invalid for insufficient identification of construction work – Whether payment…

Catchwords: EQUITY – Trusts – Beneficiary application for inspection of trust documents – Alleged breach of trust – Existing and prospective discovery orders – Piecemeal provision of limited trust documents – Whether beneficiary proprietary right to inspection – Whether inspection discretionary in court’s supervisory jurisdiction – Application granted – Orders made for inspection to enable…