There was much moaning and gnashing of teeth when the landmark L’Orchidée de Chine closed a little over a year ago after more than three decades on Peel street. Oh joy! Oh bliss! The best dry garlic spareribs in Montreal and, according to some aficionados, the greatest in this galaxy are back and ready to […]

Attorney General Letitia James, together with 22 state law enforcement partners, has reached an agreement with PayPal Charitable Giving Fund, Inc. to ensure donors receive adequate information and disclosures when making charitable contributions through the company’s online fundraising platform. “Every individual who chooses to donate funds deserves transparency and honesty throughout the process,” said Attorney General James, co-chair […]

QuisLex is delighted to be sponsoring the CLOC 2020 London Institute. The CLOC London Institute is an educational event that draws on the personal and collective strengths of practicing in-house legal operations professionals. QuisLex is a Diamond-level exhibitor at this year’s institute, being held January 20-21, 2020, at The Landmark London. Corporate Legal Operations Consortium is a 501(c)6 nonprofit […]

The restaurant’s owner, Chris Ann Nakis, said its former owner, Bernard Ragueneau, is taking back the building as of Jan. 7. Just one day after ushering in the New Year with scores of customers, Thursday’s Bar and Bistro abruptly closed its doors — leaving dozens of longtime employees in limbo.   Several of the restaurant’s […]

The risks posed by the United Arab Emirates, once only a problem for visitors and expats, have spread over the past year to endanger even people outside the country. 2019 has seen an intensification of the UAE’s Interpol abuse and the extra-jurisdictional application of the country’s vague and invasive Cybercrime laws. Meanwhile, the routine occurrence […]

Leading dispute resolution financier IMF Bentham Limited (IMF Bentham) (ASX:IMF) announces that it has completed the merger with Omni Bridgeway Holdings BV (Omni Bridgeway) previously announced on October 15, 2019. The combined IMF Bentham and Omni Bridgeway business accelerates IMF’s growth and creates a major diversified global litigation funding platform across common law and civil law jurisdictions in developed and […]

  Mexico is well known for its beaches, numerous and beautiful. But wait a bit. Its coastline is 11,122 km notably with the Pacific ocean and the gulf of California (also known as the sea of Cortez) which account for 7,828 km on its western side and the Carabean sea and the gulf of Mexico […]

  A lawyer, whose work has supported the efforts of the Kyrgyz Republic in becoming the first country in the world to end statelessness, has been selected as the 2019 winner of the UN Refugee Agency’s Nansen Refugee Award.   Azizbek Ashurov, through his organization Ferghana Valley Lawyers Without Borders (FVLWB), has helped well over […]

Interpol under spotlight for human rights violations over abusive notices The announcement that Turkey will host the 2021 Interpol General Assembly meeting raises serious doubts about the organisation’s integrity. Interpol has been under growing scrutiny over widespread abuse of its data collection process, with increasing incidences of abusive Red Notices being issued at the request […]

  Invite you to a cocktail under the theme Russian Night in support of the McGill University Health Centre Breast Clinic’s Wellness Program   Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm La Maison Forget, 1195 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal   Russian food and drink will be served   Special guests include a world-renowned […]