New York Attorney General Letitia James tonight released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation that halts the issuance of green cards to immigrants for at least 60 days, citing the economic fallout of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the nation’s increase in unemployment under his Administration as an excuse: “This […]

China, President Xi Jinping and others have been named in a complaint filed at the International Criminal Court by Freedom Watch founder Larry Klayman over the coronavirus outbreak, alleging the communists developed the coronavirus and it escaped from their labs. Advertisement – story continues below « The ruthless communist Chinese regime, which persecutes and terrorizes its own […]

That’s the way Herbert Marx once summarized turning his life around from failing Grade 9 at Montreal’s Baron Byng High School to being named Quebec’s justice minister as part of Premier Robert Bourassa’s Liberal government in 1985. Before getting into politics, Marx taught law for a decade at Université de Montréal. Marx died Thursday, three […]

Kent Nagano a déjà songé à faire son droit a-t-il confié au magazine Le Monde Juridique dans un cours échange courriel depuis Oslo en Norvège avec l’éditeur André Gagnon au début de mars 2020. Ses derniers concerts à Montréal mettront Mahler en vedette au début de juin 2020. Nous devrions tous nous joindre à lui […]

Acritas, now part of Thomson Reuters, announced the 2020 Canadian Law Firm Brand Index, the ninth annual edition of the report. For a fifth consecutive year, Blakes and McCarthy Tétrault hold the top two positions. But this year, McCarthy is closing the gap on Blakes, proving that no matter the power of a brand in any given […]

Alexis Gauthier appeals to ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum Andre’s Gauthier’s dedicated son Alexis, has been campaigning for his father’s release for years and has now appealed to Sheikh Mohammed al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai, for help. Alexis, who lives in Quebec and speaks to his father regularly, has been disappointed with […]

Paris has historically been an attractive venue for international conventions, conferences, and world forums. This year in particular started with a bang thanks to the third edition of the CHANGENOW Summit, which was held over three days at the Grand Palais at the end of January. CHANGENOW has been riding the wave of VIVATECH, the […]

Une nouvelle loi, le Règlement sur la protection des passagers aériens (RPPA, DORS/2019-150), est entrée en vigueur au Canada le 15 décembre. Grâce à elle, les passagers voyageant au départ ou à destination du Canada, et ce sur toute compagnie aérienne, bénéficieront de meilleures normes de traitement, de communications plus rapides et d’une plus grande indemnisation en cas […]

    Today, the HCCH finalised the text for a new multilateral treaty: the 2019 HCCH Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters. This new Convention will be a single global framework, enabling the free circulation of judgments on civil or commercial matters across borders. It will be […]

Lex Mundi, in conjunction with members of the Lex Mundi Environmental Group and the Lex Mundi Energy and Natural Resources Industry Group, has today published a new interactive guide – Lex Mundi Global Climate Change Law Guide. Lex Mundi’s complimentary guide has been developed to help in-house counsel understand the spectrum of relevant policies, measures and legislation related to climate […]