US Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”) remains a work in progress, as importers work to mitigate shipment detentions and respond to UFLPA reviews and enforcement actions. Emerging best practices may guide stakeholders as they navigate these uncertainties. Develop a Due Diligence System Due diligence systems allow […]
President Trump’s legal team again turned to Congress in an ongoing criminal investigation, penning a letter to the House Intelligence Committee asking it to “formalize procedures for investigations” that would make such matters civil rather than criminal cases. The 10-page letter to Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) obtained by The Hill suggests the investigation into Trump […]
Democratic Representative Charles Skold introduced the bill. “Financial resources should not be a barrier to accessing justice,” he said. MAINE, USA — Legal representation can be a heavy burden for low-income Mainers, but one Maine representative aims to change that. Rep. Charles Skold (D) of Portland introduced a bill that would help low and moderate-income […]
Against their wishes, James and Jennifer Crumbley will not be allowed to attend their son’s hearing to determine whether he will have a chance at parole or will spend the rest of his life in prison for a deadly school shooting. Without explaining why, a judge this week denied the Crumbleys’ request to attend their […]
1025-HP Demon 170 Ends Dodge’s Era of ExcessDodge The 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 is a 1025-hp street-legal drag-strip special that signals the end of the brand’s V-8 muscle cars. Its four-digit horsepower figure requires E85 gasoline, and with that Dodge claims a quarter-mile time of 8.91 seconds at 151 mph on a prepared […]
TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / March 13, 2023 / Tsodilo Resources Limited (“Tsodilo” or the “Company”) TSDTSDRFTZO wishes to provide a corporate update with respect to its legal action Botswana Ministry of Minerals & Energy (MME). The litigation landing page has been update adding the Respondent’s Answering Affidavit filed on February 24, 2023, as well […]
Torryn Rodgers and Julie E. Schwartz of Perkins Coie have entered appearances for Reddit, a social news network where users share content and comments, in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The complaint was filed Feb. 15 in California Northern District Court by Envisage Law Firm and Charis Lex PC on behalf of Jaime Rogozinski, creator […]
On appeal from: [2021] EWCA Civ 91 Under the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (the “VAT Act“), “newspapers” are “zero-rated”, meaning Value Added Tax (“VAT“) is not charged on them. The question in this case is whether, between 30 August 2010 – 4 December 2016 (the “relevant period“), zero-rating extended beyond print newspapers to digital […]