B.C. Court of Appeals rules in favor of law school on accreditation fight

November 7, 2016

CANADIAN INSIDER – Trinity Western University is pleased with the B.C. Court of Appeal’s decision. The court dismissed an appeal of an earlier decision in favour of TWU by Chief Justice Hinkson.

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Ohio Northern Law’s rule of law center awarded grant to administer moot court competition in Afghanistan

November 7, 2016

COURIER – Ohio Northern University’s Center for Democratic Governance and Rule of Law has been awarded a $2 million grant from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. State Department to administer the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Afghanistan for the next two years.

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Fordham Law holds international law weekend highlighting global issues

November 4, 2016

FORDHAM LAW SCHOOL – More than 1,600 legal scholars, government officials, practitioners, and law students participated in the fifth annual International Law Weekend at Fordham Law School

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Ohio Northern Law hosts law student from Iceland through exchange program

November 4, 2016

LIMAOHIO.COM – Tomasdottir was one of 12 students in the United States for 12 days as part of an exchange program through Ohio Northern University’s law school.

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U.K. law firms thrive due to Brexit

October 31, 2016

BLOOMBERG LAW – Extricating the U.K. from 40 years of European integration will be one of the most complex legal and regulatory exercises ever, which is why demand for legal and consulting services is surging.

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Notre Dame Law School professor shares optimism about future Colombian peace after playing key role in talks

October 31, 2016

NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL – Douglass Cassel, professor of law at Notre Dame Law School and advisor to the Center for Civil and Human Rights, played a crucial role in the recent Colombian peace talks.

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Syracuse Law educates visiting Serbian judges on U.S. domestic violence laws and policies

October 31, 2016

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW – The College of Law is hosting five judges from Serbia who are participating in a week-long program, “Rule of Law – Proceedings in Domestic Violence.”

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Report: Australia’s legal industry sees pay increases

October 31, 2016

AUSTRALASIAN LAWYER – Pay increases for lawyers may be coming unbound as the Australian economy turns a corner, according to a report from legal recruitment firm Mahlab.

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Opinion: U.S. legal sector can use U.K. as example of how to enact successful legal delivery regulatory reform

October 24, 2016

FORBES – “[M]aybe the ABA and State Bars might consider that ABS in the UK and other advanced nations seems to be a rising tide that lifts … clients and lawyers.”

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Harvard Law School’s International Human Rights Clinic releases report highlighting human costs of South African gold mining

October 24, 2016

HARVARD LAW SCHOOL – The 113-page report, The Cost of Gold, documents the threats posed by water, air, and soil pollution from mining in the West and Central Rand.

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