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By Cheryl Miller | December 20, 2023
A former public defender, Kalra said he won't be "looking for some mysterious middle ground" as Judiciary Committee chair but will try to "find a landing spot " for issues "that really focuses on justice, as opposed to the politics of the day."
8 minute read
By Brian Lee | December 19, 2023
A bill to be considered during the 2024 legislative session would require town and village justices to be admitted to practice law in New York for at least five years, as of when they would assume office. It's the same requirement of city court judges in the Empire State.
5 minute read
By John Fellas | December 19, 2023
The statute that governs arbitrations seated in England is in the process of being amended, with the U.K. government having a new Arbitration Bill into parliament in November 2023. In this article, John Fellas discusses one amendment, of which it is important that practitioners in other countries are aware.
12 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | December 18, 2023
"I can understand that people who are involved in low-level offenses, I don't believe that is a serious impact on jury decision-making," said Sen. Jon Bramnick. "But people involved in violent crimes, who have spent serious time in jail, and are still on probation or parole, I believe they lose the right to judge another defendant and whether that defendant is innocent or guilty."
3 minute read
By Julia Trankiem and JeeHyun Yoon | December 18, 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, employers should familiarize themselves with these new laws to ensure timely compliance, according to Hunton Andrews Kurth's Julia Trankiem and JeeHyun Yoon.
6 minute read
By Brian Lee | December 15, 2023
The letter-writing campaign was led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Brad Hoylman-Sigal, D-Manhattan, and Assemblymember Children and Families Committee Chairman Andrew Hevesi, D-Queens. Most of its signatories were Democrats, but it drew bipartisan support.
3 minute read
By Alex Anteau | December 15, 2023
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced he would prioritize tort-reform measures in an address to the Georgia Chamber of Commerce in August, falling in line with the chamber's policy objectives, which currently include repealing the direct-action statute and premises liability.
6 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | December 14, 2023
"I think what employers would really like from the Legislature is more certainty. Not making laws that, to figure out what it means, you have to go to litigation," David A. Rapuano, a partner with Archer & Greiner, said. "To me, and to my clients, it is bad policy to create laws that cannot be figured out unless a court [is involved]."
4 minute read
By Colleen Murphy | December 14, 2023
"I think what employers would really like from the Legislature is more certainty. Not making laws that, to figure out what it means, you have to go to litigation," David A. Rapuano, a partner with Archer & Greiner, said. "To me, and to my clients, it is bad policy to create laws that cannot be figured out unless a court [is involved]."
4 minute read
By Brian Lee | December 14, 2023
An attorney for a New York consumer-protection advocacy coalition asked lawmakers to advance a fifth proposal, the Consumer and Small Business Protection Act, which didn't make it out of committee.
3 minute read
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