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An Amherstview, Ont., lawyer has had his license to practice law revoked by the Law Society Tribunal.

Barry Stephen Bien must cease practicing law immediately, after several cases of professional misconduct.

In the decision made last month, the law society found that from 2016 to 2019, Bien had been absent from court proceedings, as well as not notifying clients of their court dates on cases that included child custody matters.

The society also found that Bien had failed to submit documents

Donald Trump defense attorney Joe Tacopina has been hitting the airwaves to cast aspersions on a potential indictment of his client in the Stormy Daniels hush money investigation.

But here’s the rub, as New York University law professor Ryan Goodman points out: Before Daniels hired Michael Avenatti as her attorney, the porn star approached Tacopina about representing her — and an attorney-client relationship was established at the point of that consultation, even though he ultimately did not represent her.

Under the American Bar Association’s rules of professional conduct, Tacopina’s duties include not representing another client with adverse interests to

The United Kingdom government has proposed a contentious new law that would allow authorities to deport people arriving on its shores via small boats across the English Channel that divides the island from France.

Several charities and human rights groups have criticized the plan – known as the Illegal Migration Bill – saying it criminalizes the efforts of thousands of genuine refugees.

The announcement this week comes after the UK’s conservative government made stopping boat arrivals a top priority. Last year, the government made it a criminal offense for individuals to arrive in the UK without a visa or special

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / March 16, 2023 / International WELL Building Institute

As part of its signature interview series, IWBI met with Steve Haszard of Meredith Connell to learn more about how the law firm’s headquarters prioritized health and well-being

In a pandemic-era world, how does a business compete with working from the comfort of home, a cafe or even a favorite park bench? And how do you create a working environment that’s the best place for top lawyers to thrive while working?

This was a challenge at hand for New Zealand law firm Meredith Connell (MC).

Celebrating the

A new city by-law in North Bay bars people from feeding pigeons. City councillors adopted the proposed by-law after receiving complaints from residents.

These complaints include health concerns and property damage from an increase in the pigeon population.

These increased populations, the city said, are a direct result of feeding. Many locations that have never had pigeons now have increasing populations due to a single feeding site.

Following in the footsteps of other municipalities, the city passed the no-feeding pigeon by-law. It now allows by-law officers to go to pigeon-feeding sites and stop the activity. It also restricts people from

See below this judgment from 20 December 2022 on the merits and limitations of annual vacation entitlements.

Summary

• On 20 December 2022, the German Federal Labor Court (“BAG”) ruled that the entitlement to statutory minimum vacation is only subject to the three-year year statute of limitations if the employer has (i) previously informed its employees about their specific vacation entitlements and that the vacation will lapse if they do not take it and (ii) the employee then freely decides not to take them (See judgment – 9 AZR 266/20).
• If the employer fails to do so, the corresponding vacation claims

Jalen Carter’s legal issues in connection to the fatal car crash of two from the Georgia football program now have some clarity as teams evaluate him as a top NFL draft prospect.

The former star Georgia defensive tackle entered no contest please to two misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing after working on a resolution with the solicitor’s general office, according to Kim Stephens, his attorney. Carter entered the pleas Thursday morning at an appearance at the Municipal Court of Athens-Clarke County.

Carter is sentenced to 12 months of probation, must pay a $1,000 fine and perform 50 hours