After commuting the sentences of 72 prisoners earlier this month, President Obama today commuted the sentences of 79 more prisoners. Of today’s 79 grants, 54 were in cases supported by Clemency Project 2014. That brings the total number of commutations granted by President Obama to date to 1,023, of which 523 were supported by Clemency […]

IN CYBERSECURITY LAW, AND IN HOMELAND SECURITY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT LAW The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law has launched two new online master’s degree programs, one in the rapidly growing field of cybersecurity law, and a second in homeland security and crisis management law. Classes for the two new degrees begin […]

On behalf of McMillan LLP, I am pleased to announce the formation of McMillan Vantage Policy Group, a new national, full-service public affairs firm—the latest demonstration of our commitment to providing our clients with innovative solutions. McMillan Vantage is the only Canadian public affairs consultancy anchored in a national law firm offering services to Canadian […]

The International Bar Association (IBA) and King’s College London have pooled experience and expertise to launch a world-class professional law course for ambitious legal practitioners – typically with between six and eight years of professional experience. The two year part-time advanced Master of Laws course has been developed for lawyers working in private practice; commercial […]

A military truck carrying a missile and a picture of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. UN Watch welcomed a letter by 11 Arab countries to the UN which accuses Iran of being « a State sponsor of terrorism » throughout the entire Middle East, and of only increasing « aggression in the region and the continuation of […]

Robert-Falcon Ouellette, MP for Winnipeg Centre will be tabling a private members’ bill on Monday that, if passed, will establish June 2 as “Indian Residential School Reconciliation and Memorial Day.” June 2 is the anniversary of the release of the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. “It’s important for every Canadian today, and every […]

The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, « New York is the only state in the nation with an aggressive initiative to reward whistleblowers who have proof of state sales tax or income tax fraud. New York’s tax fraud laws cover violations of the tax law, including submission of a fraudulent return – provided the violator has an […]

UN Watch’s Hillel Neuer, flanked by MPs, activists, families of political prisoners, presents NGO report urging democracies to oppose dictators. Canadian Parliament, Oct. 5, 2016. As the UN is set to elect 14 nations tomorrow to its highest human rights body, UN Watch urged U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power and her UK, French, German and other […]

Lawyers seeking to advise clients on the relevance of human rights to business, and law firms evaluating their own responsibilities as businesses with regard to human rights, will soon have access to a new, additional tool from the International Bar Association (IBA) to assist them: the Reference Annex to the IBA Practical Guide on Business […]

AccuFund, Inc., provider of financial reporting and accounting software for non-profit, municipal and government organizations, today announced the new Web Payment Portal, a self-contained web application that integrates with the AccuFund Accounting Suite. The Web Payment Portal enables organizations to offer their clients and residents online access to utility bills and invoices and the ability […]