This report provides analysis and commentary on current and emerging trends in this area and includes insight into what we might expect to see in 2022.
I act in a matter where I am applying to the Court of Protection to make an order for leave for a continuing trustee of a property to appoint a new trustee to replace the incapable trustee pursuant to s.36(9) Trustee Act 1925. The current trustees are a husband...
Estates vs. Trusts The demand for legal guidance on estate planning and administration, probate, trusts and gifts, and elder law issues has intensified, especially considering the hard lessons learned from a worldwide pandemic. As the most populous generation...
Fellowship program announces 2022 cohort of 18 exceptional candidates and will now award $180,000 to Historically Black College or University Law School Consortium students NEW YORK — LexisNexis Legal & Professional® , a leading global provider...
Healthcare Access for Transgender Patients Various bills in state legislatures across the United States are seeking to ban or limit gender-affirming healthcare options for transgender children and teenagers, with new laws carrying the threat of imprisonment for...
Whether modern attorneys are procuring, enforcing, or monetizing intellectual property rights, access to court-cited analysis and real-life practice experience of leading attorneys can be a game-changer. When it comes to understanding a client’s rights...
COVID-19 Vaccine Law As the COVID-19 pandemic raged through 2021 and into 2022 it brought with it enormous legal challenges for employers and healthcare providers, increasing political dispute over of vaccines and mask mandates, serious worker shortages, and...
By Eric Geringswald | CSC New York Business Corporation Law In an effort to provide greater support to new entities seeking to do business in New York, lawmakers approved an amendment requiring the Department of State to provide information and business resources...
By Ben Knuth The tragic images emerging from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have shocked the world and elevated the Ukraine crisis to daily headlines around the world. For U.S. law firms, reaction to the crisis has been activated on two fronts. For one...
Audiobooks vs. Reading Law students are pressed for time and always looking for efficient ways to hone their knowledge of core subject matter . It is common for the average student to have hundreds of pages of assigned reading every day. Many students are auditory...
Corporate legal departments of all sizes are restructuring their costs and rethinking their budget priorities to respond to anticipated changes in demand this year. According to the Association of Corporate Counsel’s annual survey , 45% of chief legal officers...
The Great Resignation, that labor market phenomenon in which workers began leaving their jobs in record numbers over the past two years, continues in full swing. Nearly 4.4 million Americans quit their jobs in February 2022, CNBC.com reported , as favorable employment...
By Cindy McCracken | LexisNexis UX Research Lead Six in 10 workers said new business software had frustrated them in the past two years, according to a November 2021 survey published by Gartner, Inc. In addition, 56% of respondents said new software had made...
Lex Machina adds nearly 400,000 federal courts of appeals cases and has enhanced analytics for district court cases Menlo Park, CA — Lex Machina® , creator of Legal Analytics and a LexisNexis Legal & Professional® company, has launched Legal...
Practical Guidance has compiled a cross-practice area resource kit related to legal issues raised following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It includes M&A guidance related to divestitures, cross-border joint ventures and material adverse change definitions...
The stakes have arguably never been higher for public relations professionals. The channels, technologies and platforms that make up today’s modern communications landscape deliver as much uncertainty as they do opportunity. A negative news story can get...
Do you know what makes a good crisis communications strategy ? It’s not about developing a perfect roadmap that tries to account for every possible scenario; rather, it’s about anticipating the most likely scenarios while being prepared for the unexpected...
This Market Tracker trend report examines the unique set of challenges and opportunities faced by public companies in the 2022 AGM season.
What does it mean to have people use their time and talent for the good of others? What types of projects transform others while also transforming ourselves? It can help to hear about one specific project and how two people worked together to create a solution...
The first bill signed into law by President Barack Obama was the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 200 9, which amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and other federal statutes to make it easier for employees to file equal-pay lawsuits regarding gender discrimination...
If you’re a sports fan, you could be forgiven for thinking that sports gambling is now legal everywhere in the United States. These days, the logos for gambling brands are plastered all over sporting arenas, betting lines are frequently incorporated into...
FEDERAL COURT FAST TRACKS REVIEW OF RULING BLOCKING IMPLEMENTATION OF OVERTIME REGULATIONS THE FIFTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS ISSUED A BRIEF order December 8 granting expedited review of a November 22 ruling by a federal judge in the Eastern District of Texas...
The U.S. Code , and the statutes in NY, CA, MD, TX, and LA are “topical codes.” Now when a user enters a search such as, cal probate code, they will be taken to the correct subsection for that code’s Table of Contents where they can expand and...