Category: Law
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The crypto law alphabet soup of the UAE
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Opinion Any encrypted entrepreneur who tries to move in the United Arab Ecosystem for the United Arab Crowder, who is inevitably facing countless names used in the country’s legal scene. From SCA and Vara to DMCC, Adgm and DFSA, what do these mysterious groups of letters represent, and how can…
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The crypto law alphabet soup of the UAE
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Opinion Any encrypted entrepreneur who tries to move in the United Arab Ecosystem for the United Arab Crowder, who is inevitably facing countless names used in the country’s legal scene. From SCA and Vara to DMCC, Adgm and DFSA, what do these mysterious groups of letters represent, and how can…
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El Salvador Passes Change to Bitcoin Law, Sparking Bond Gain
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(Bloomberg) – The dollar bonds in El Salvador in emerging markets increased on Thursday after legislators agreed to changes to the Bitcoin law in the country, which was necessary to secure an international cash fund loan. Most of them read from Bloomberg Government debt through the curve gained, with notes…
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A Conversation With Lawyer Chris Jackman on Integrity and the Evolving Practice of Law
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Chris Jackman is the founder of Jackman Law Firm, a practice dedicated to personal injury, mass torts, sexual assault, and immigration law. Growing up in Dallas, Texas, Chris’s commitment to justice stems from his early community service experiences, which shaped his compassionate, client-focused approach to the law. After earning his…
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Airlines not rushing back to Israel despite impending law change
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After nine months and five sessions on this topic, the Knesset Economic Affairs Committee voted last week in favor of amending the Aviation Services Law, which protects the rights of travelers in the event of a flight delay or cancellation. The amendment reduces the conditions for compensation that airlines must…
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Bitcoin May Hit $1.5 Million By 2035 According To Metcalfe’s Law, Analyst Predicts
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This article is also available in Spanish. As Bitcoin (BTC) continues to retreat into the low-$90,000 range, analysts are divided on how far the top cryptocurrency can fall before a potential rebound. However, long-term market watchers remain confident, stressing that the short-term price action does not change their belief in…
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Law firms APM and Dr. Eyal Bressler merge
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After a break of several months without a merger between major law firms, the first merger took place in 2025: the intellectual property firm of Dr. Eyal Pressler & Associates, merging with Amit Pollak Matalon & Associates (APM). Twelve attorneys and patent attorneys will join APM from Dr. Eyal Pressler…
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US Chamber, oil industry sue Vermont over law requiring companies to pay for climate change damage
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Breadcrumb links PMN BMN Business Article writer: Associated Press Lisa Rathke and Michael Casey Published on January 3, 2025 • 3 minutes read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or log in if you have an account. FILE – A small tractor removes water from a…
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Knesset enacts Trapped Profits Law by one vote
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This evening, the Knesset General Assembly approved the controversial Trapped Profits Law, the main reform in the 2025 budget, by narrow margins in the second and third readings – 59 votes in favor and 58 votes against. The law is expected to bring NIS 9 billion to the state treasury…
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The IMF Just Improved El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law
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Follow Aaron on our or X. International Monetary Fund yesterday Announce They reached a $1.4 billion loan deal with El Salvador. In contrast, the Central American country that introduced legal Bitcoin in 2021 has had to remove some of its pro-Bitcoin policies. I spent about three months in El Salvador…
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Court upholds law forcing TikTok ban or sale in the United States
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A federal appeals court has upheld a law requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app to a non-Chinese entity by mid-January or face a ban in the United States. The decision by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit represents a major escalation…
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South Korea’s Whirlwind Stint in Martial Law Jolts Markets
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(Bloomberg) — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yul’s surprise decision to impose martial law in South Korea for the first time in more than 40 years — and then reverse course just as quickly — sent shockwaves through the country’s offshore-traded assets and caught fire globally. Markets were caught off guard,…
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You can now cheat on your spouse without breaking the law in New York— a century old adultery ban was just repealed
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New York on Friday repealed a rarely used law more than a century ago that was considered a crime Cheating on your wife – A misdemeanor that could have led to the imprisonment of the perpetrators for three months. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill repealing the law, which dates…
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You can now cheat on your spouse without breaking the law in New York— a century old adultery ban was just repealed
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New York on Friday repealed a rarely used law more than a century ago that was considered a crime Cheating on your wife – A misdemeanor that could have led to the imprisonment of the perpetrators for three months. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill repealing the law, which dates…
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California health care workers get a pay bump to $18-$23 an hour under new minimum wage law
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Some of California’s lowest-paid health care workers will receive a pay raise on Wednesday under State Law Gradually increase their wages to at least $25 per hour. Workers at independent rural health care facilities will start making at least $18 an hour, while others at hospitals with at least 10,000…
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Ketraco rejects law firm’s push for information on Adani deal
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Ketraco refused to publicly disclose the terms of the contract agreement it signed with the Indian Adani Group to build three transmission lines and two substations. The state-owned company rejected an attempt by a city law firm, IC Law LLP, to make public details of the financial position of the…
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How Biden could use a 1947 law to suspend the dockworkers’ strike
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Some manufacturers and retailers are urging President Joe Biden to invoke the 1947 law as a way to suspend a strike by 45,000 dock workers that has led to… Closing 36 American ports From Maine to Texas. At issue is Section 206 of the Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947, commonly…
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California governor signs law allowing Dutch-style cannabis cafes
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Starting next year, restaurant patrons in the western US state of California will be able to smoke cannabis in certain restaurants, thanks to a new law allowing the establishment of “cannabis cafes” similar to those spread in the Netherlands. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Monday allowing…
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California governor signs law allowing Dutch-style cannabis cafes
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Starting next year, restaurant patrons in the western US state of California will be able to smoke cannabis in certain restaurants, thanks to a new law allowing the establishment of “cannabis cafes” similar to those spread in the Netherlands. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Monday allowing…