The European Press Prize’s Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) – consists of members from different European countries, speaking a multitude of languages. The PrepCom is in charge of selecting the shortlist for each category; a daunting task. Hundreds of pieces and projects come in – in all shapes and sizes – written in all possible European languages […]

The International Bar Association’s (IBA) International Criminal Court and International Criminal Law (ICC & ICL) Programme, based in the IBA’s Hague Office, today welcomed the signing of agreements between Argentina and the ICC as means to facilitate the Court’s ability to realise the rights of the accused under the Rome Statute. On 28 February 2018, […]

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued the following statement regarding S.7133-A (Kavanagh) / A.8976-B (Simon), a bill in the New York State Legislature that would create a civil process for individuals to petition for an “extreme risk protection order” (ERPO). An ERPO would bar someone else from possessing or purchasing a gun if that person is […]

Bentham Canada expanded the reach of its operations to Quebec this week with the hire of veteran litigator George R. Hendy, Ad.E. as Senior Advisor-Quebec. Tasked with leading the company’s entry into the region, its second location in Canada, George will help Bentham source investment opportunities in Quebec and assess their viability for funding. Such […]

Bentham IMF, a world-leading commercial litigation finance company, expanded the reach of its global operations to Quebec this week with the hire of veteran litigator George R. Hendy, Ad.E. as Senior Advisor-Quebec. Tasked with leading the company’s entry into the region, its second location in Canada, George will help Bentham source investment opportunities in Quebec and assess […]

Syrian ambassador Bashar Ja’afari (photo above) was re-elected as Rapporteur, February 22, 2018. A UN watchdog group is criticizing UN chief Antonio Guterres for his blessings delivered Thursday before an anachronistic UN committee charged with “decolonizing” the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar — at the same time as the 24-nation entity elected by acclamation the genocidal Syrian regime’s representative to a leadership post. “I commend […]

Top-name activists, former political prisoners and victims from around the world will today address the opening session of the 10th annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy today at the Palais des Nations. Organized by 25 NGOs, the Geneva Summit’s UN opening will feature brief presentations by activists from Russia, China, Congo, Turkey, Iran, and many other human […]

Today, a federal judge granted Attorney General Schneiderman and his fellow Attorneys General’s motion for a preliminary injunction to block President Trump’s rescission of DACA. Attorney General Schneiderman leads the coalition of 17 AGs that sued in September 2017 to defend DACA and protect DREAMers. The court heard arguments on Attorney General Schneiderman’s motion for preliminary […]

The dangers of investing and doing business in Dubai have been published worldwide, particularly since the country itself essentially went bankrupt during the global financial crisis of 2008. Expats left their sports cars at the airport, abandoned their properties and investments, to avoid the real possibility of being jailed or held in the country for […]

Most expats living in Dubai took out credit cards, personal loans, car loans or mortgages, heavily promoted by the banks with little restrictions on lending criteria. Over the past decade though, the UAE’s economy has fluctuated vastly with a boom and bust pattern. When the times are good, expats have been able to earn three […]