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How to settle disputes between business partners

Business disputes can become public quickly and impact even successful businesses. In recent media reports, there has been speculation that business owners of the well-known athleisure brand PE Nation, Pip Edwards and Claire Tregoning, are ‘feuding’. The brand has denied the rumours. But it raises the question: “how do you resolve disputes between business partners?” Business partnerships can be an excellent way to start and run a successful business and often do well when the partners are aligned. However, disagreements among partners can quickly arise, leading to legal disputes that can disrupt or even destroy the business. It’s crucial for…Continue Reading

Biden signs measure nullifying DC criminal code revisions

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday signed into law legislation nullifying the recent overhaul of the District of Columbia criminal code, but the fight between Congress and local lawmakers is continuing. The signature merely marks the end of a raucous first chapter in a saga that has left district lawmakers bitterly nursing their political bruises, harboring fresh resentments against national Democrats and bracing to play defense against an activist Republican-controlled House for at least the next two years . House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hailed the move in a statement, calling it the end of what he labeled a “soft-on-crime…Continue Reading

Trump’s legal woes pick up speed as Republican 2024 race heats up | Donald Trump

As Donald Trump runs again for the White House, he is dogged by four criminal investigations that have gained momentum, including two focused on Trump’s zealous drive to overturn his 2020 election loss, raising the odds he will face charges in one or more inquiries in coming weeks or months, say former federal prosecutors. All four inquiries have accelerated in recent months with numerous subpoenas to close Trump associates and testimony by key witnesses before grand juries in Washington DC, Georgia and New York, that pose growing legal threats to Trump, plus several of his ex-lawyers and allies.Two investigations…Continue Reading

Torys, Denton lawyers defect to Mintz Levin as US law giant invades Bay Street

Pictured left to right: Lee Johnson, Mitch Frazer, Cheryl Reicin, Eric Foster, Michael Akkawi. Boston-based Mintz Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo is establishing a Toronto office with three partners who are leaving Torys LLP’s Toronto office.Matthew BennettA giant US law firm is making a splash on Bay Street, poaching five high-profile partners from three firms to establish a Canadian foothold. Boston-based Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC will stock a new Toronto office with three partners who are leaving Torys LLP – Michael Akkawi, Mitch Frazer and Cheryl Reicin – as well as Dentons Canada LLP…Continue Reading

Maintaining the Canadian legal system is obstructing justice for Indigenous peoples

This Opinion piece is by André Bear, a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan’s law school who is now pursuing his master’s of law. For more information about CBC’s Opinion sectionplease see the FAQs.The Canadian legal system seems eager to fill its prisons mostly with Indigenous peoples, as evidenced by our staggering overrepresentation. On the other end, there are countless legal professionals making a good living off our overrepresentation: lawyers, judges, prison officials and anyone else who profits. Although Indigenous peoples desperately need allies in the legal profession, at some point we should also recognize how the ongoing injustice…Continue Reading

Do you have to give back an engagement ring after a breakup?

Engagement rings can be an asset all until themselves. The cost of the ‘perfect ring’ can be anywhere from $1,500.00 to well over a million dollars. It all depends on the type of metal used as well as the cut and clarity of the diamond or other precious stones. Under the circumstances, it is not uncommon for a separating couple to get fixed on the value of an engagement ring and whether to have to legally give the ring back. In this article, our family lawyers examine legal cases where couples have disputed the ownership of the ring after breaking…Continue Reading

Harvard Law Review Elects Apsara Iyer as 137th President | News

Apsara A. Iyer, a second-year law student at Harvard Law School, was elected the 137th president of the Harvard Law Review, becoming the first Indian American woman to hold the position. The Law Review, founded in 1887, is among the oldest student-run legal scholarship publications. Previous editors of the organization include Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer, Ketanji Brown Jackson ’92, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as well as former President Barack Obama, who served as the review’s 104th leader. In the Law School’s Jan. 30 press release, Priscila E. Coronado, Iyer’s predecessor, said the publication was “extremely lucky” to have Iyer…Continue Reading

Center sets up committee to prepare draft digital competition law

The Center has ordered setting up a committee that will review whether existing antitrust laws in the country are equipped to deal with the challenges that have emerged from the digital economy, and submit to the government a draft Digital Competition Act within three months.The move comes amid increased regulatory antitrust-related scrutiny over big tech companies like Google, which last year was fined by the Competition Commission of India in two separate instances for allegedly abusing its market dominance in the Android mobile device ecosystem, and the app store market . Apart from that, a Parliamentary panel has, in…Continue Reading