The Cybersecurity, Capacity Development, and Financial Inclusion project, or CyberFI, brings together a robust, transparent community of practitioners and researchers working on digital financial inclusion. This series focuses on understanding financial inclusion ecosystems on their own terms—what countries are doing, what is working, and what isn’t. Six country case studies […]
Hiring a lawyer? Don’t be pushed into doing the wrong things | H. Dennis Beaver | Columnist
While medicine – the healing arts – have the Hippocratic Oath, there is nothing similar that applies to the legal profession, “and that’s a pity,” observes San Diego lawyer and divorce mediator Shawn Weber. “Not only divorce, but across the board, so often our profession does more harm than good. […]
Suspects aren’t entitled to a lawyer at clerk’s hearings in Mass. But having one makes a huge difference
New court data confirms what many lawyers have long suspected: Hiring an attorney can significantly increase your chances of avoiding criminal charges in Massachusetts. The statistics show defendants with an attorney were 42% more likely to avoid being charged with a crime in clerk magistrate hearings, where clerks decide behind […]
Russian bank turns to ex-Shkreli lawyer in US lawsuit over downed airliner
The logo of VTB bank is seen in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 3, 2021. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Sanctioned VTB Bank said it planned to hire Marc Agnifilo and Zach Intrater of Brafman & Associates to replace Latham & Watkins Debevoise and White […]
For Families in Uvalde, Laws Limit Holding Police Accountable
In the aftermath of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, parents and community members have clamored for accountability, asking how officers allowed a gunman to remain inside a locked classroom with injured students for more than an hour. But any legal remedy could be difficult to […]
Teen’s murder trial to resume in fall despite loss of lawyer
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Crime The accused, now 19, is charged in connection with the New Year’s Eve 2020 traffic-stop death of Sgt. Andrew Harnett. Calgary Police Service Sgt. Andrew Harnett, 37, was killed during a routine traffic stop on Dec. 31, 2020. Photo by Calgary Police Service Article […]