The United States Department of Justice, in collaboration with the Departments of Commerce and Treasury, have taken a crucial step that will impact global businesses. Affecting specifically companies with potential sanctions and export control violations, a joint voluntary disclosure program has been announced. Devised as a new tool to manage coordinated prosecutions of these violations,…
According to an article in the JURIST, Samira Gozaine, the director of Panama’s National Migration Institute, held a press conference with Security Minister Juan Manuel Pino, articulating plans to bolster border control and surveillance both on land and in the air. This announcement reveals intentions to increase the volume of deportations of irregular migrants as…
In June, the European Union (EU) declared its plan to persist funding Uganda, causing criticism among LGBTQ+ activists due to the country’s recent institution of a rigorously disputed anti-LGBTQ+ law. The law, which was adopted in May, is noted for its stern penalties including the death punishment for certain same-sex acts and has drawn vast…
Various academic lawyers from the UK and abroad, including Professor Helena Way, a migration law academic from the University of Exeter, have signed an open letter to Home Secretary Suella Braverman. The letter accuses the government of widely and consistently “attacking” immigration lawyers, particularly those representing clients seeking asylum. The letter, which has over 100…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) made an announcement on Friday that Taliban authorities continue to perpetrate gender-based crimes against women and girls in Afghanistan. The announcement comes with a call from Elizabeth Evenson, the international justice director at HRW, for coordinated international community support to ensure that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has the necessary resources…
Former top litigator for Walmart, Kerri Ruttenberg, is enjoying her newfound freedom following her early retirement. At 47, Ruttenberg held the role of running Walmart’s litigation group for four years. Considering the twist in life as a second chance, she expressed her excitement during a conversation with Bloomberg Law. According to Ruttenberg, the transition to…
The grand jury system plays a critical role within the Pennsylvania legal system. Distinguished from a trial jury, an investigating grand jury in Pennsylvania is a drawn group of 23 to 38 jurors. These individuals hail from varying communities and are guided by provisions within the Pennsylvania Investigating Grand Jury Act. Their role? They aid…
Former Trump trade advisor Peter Navarro was convicted on Thursday of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress. The conviction follows Navarro’s refusal to comply with a subpoena from the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, positioning him as the second senior official from the Trump administration to face legal repercussions for…
Former US president Donald Trump has indicated to a Georgia court that he might request to transfer the case against him, regarding alleged interference in the 2020 election, from the state court to a federal one. Trump, who has previously pleaded not guilty to all 13 state criminal charges, is not alone in this action,…
The Spanish law firm, Garrigues, has expanded their team with a new partner in Lisbon. João Lima Cluny, formerly of Morais Leitão, will lead the firm’s criminal law and internal investigations service. Hitherto, such cases in Portugal were handled by Garrigues’s dispute resolution team. The identity of the criminal law and internal investigations practice in…
Noted for its robust defence of press freedom in India, the Editors Guild of India found support from a somewhat unexpected quarter recently, in a legal case that has far-reaching implications for journalism in the country. Taking serious note of the charges levelled against four members of the guild by Manipur Police, the India Supreme…
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis made it known that she will not back down to opposition from Representative Jim Jordan. On August 24, Jordan, the House Judiciary Committee chair, voiced his skepticism towards Willis’s motivation for indicting President Donald Trump and 18 co-conspirators for their attempts to disrupt the 2020 presidential election process in…
The Colombian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has released the draft of a new decree for public comment. This decree intends to modify and add to Decree 1071 of 2015, as per Article 61 of Law 2294 of 2023, also known as the National Development Plan for 2022-2026. Interesting to note, there’s also a…
Negligent security cases, comprised of incidents involving personal injuries inflicted on a plaintiff as a result of criminal actions on the defendant’s property, have increasingly become a focus for mediation in recent years. Encoder by notable legal firms, these cases usually revolve around complex factual scenarios that require astute negotiation skills and a thorough understanding…
The North Carolina Court of Appeals handed down a significant ruling last month that could potentially open the doors to criminal prosecution in the skill-based gaming sector. The court overturned a trial court injunction, which had previously prohibited law enforcement from pursuing criminal charges against litigants who are purportedly operating illegal gambling machines, a clear…
In a far-reaching legal move, the Supreme Court of Mexico has determined that any federal regulations outlawing abortion are unconstitutional. This declaration takes place following the review of an injunction that a reproductive rights organization, GIRE, introduced. The injunction challenged the federal criminal code, specifically where it pertains to voluntary abortion. The court’s ruling posits…
Lewis A. Kaplan, US District Judge for the Southern District of New York, on Wednesday ruled that former President Donald Trump was liable for both sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. The decision came as an outcome of an earlier ruling stating that the jury in an upcoming trial will only need to…
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken note of the burgeoning interest in the potential use of psychedelic pharmaceuticals for the treatment of mental health disorders. In June, the FDA released its inaugural draft guidance aimed at developers of these psychedelic substances for medical use. This guidance zeroes in on what are…
While Fulton County prosecutors delve into the criminal conspiracy involving the illegal swapping of the state’s electors, the Georgia attorney general’s office has secured its own criminal conspiracy indictment in Fulton County against individuals protesting a proposed training facility known as “Cop City”. The indictment characterizes this protest activity in terms that appear political rather…
On Wednesday, the UK government announced its plans to designate the Wagner Group, a mercenary organisation with infamous involvement in the Ukraine conflict, as a terrorist organization. With this designation, it will become unlawful for anyone within the UK to either be a member of or support the Wagner Group. The bill was introduced in…
In recent years, the patchwork of reproductive health protections across the United States has become progressively convoluted. The overturning of Roe v. Wade positioned states as the arbiters of abortion protections, sparking a diverse range of legislative responses. A forthcoming webinar, titled “State Abortion Shield Laws: Understanding Today’s Patchwork of Reproductive Health Protections”, seeks to…
In an era of escalating corporate responsibility, the United Kingdom has published a draft corporate criminal offence law titled ‘failure to prevent fraud’. This new legislation, if adopted, will make large companies liable for fraud committed by their associates. A profound move that surges into hitherto lightly regulated territories, implying significant implications for businesses. The…
Starting January 1, 2024, certain U.S. and foreign entities, particularly those classified as Reporting Companies, are mandated to submit detailed information about Beneficial Owners to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The Beneficial Owners, in this context, refer to individuals who either beneficially own or significantly control these entities. The directive is…
The Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) and the Office of Social Equity (OSE) have put forth the eligibility criteria for those to be considered as social equity applicants during the Fall 2023 Cannabis License Application Period. According to the details released by the MCA and OSE, Maryland’s inaugural round of adult-use licensing will strictly be available…
Attorney John Eastman failed in his attempt to invoke Fifth Amendment protection, denying him from testifying about the memos he wrote stating the vice president could dismiss electoral votes and declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election. This decision came on Tuesday when State Bar Court Judge Yvette D. Roland discarded the…