DRO v DRP: Singapore Aligns with International Consensus on Jurisdiction–Admissibility Dichotomy on Preconditions to Arbitration
Singapore’s High Court in DRO v DRP re‑characterised non‑compliance with pre‑arbitral steps as an admissibility issue rather than a jurisdictional defect. The ruling overturns the earlier Lufthansa line of authority and brings Singapore in step with recent UK and Hong Kong decisions. By treating pre‑conditions as procedural hurdles, the court preserves the parties’ intent to arbitrate while limiting court intervention. A follow‑up case, DSQ v DSR, later qualified the rule as a rebuttable presumption, leaving a narrow window for jurisdictional arguments.
Understanding Eligibility for Wrongful Death Claims in Atlanta
Atlanta’s wrongful death statutes let surviving spouses, children, parents, or an estate representative pursue civil damages when a death stems from negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct. Claimants must prove duty, breach, causation and damages, typically arising from auto crashes, medical...
Greg Andrews: Meta Legal Ops Chief to Law Firms: It’s Time to Ditch the Billable Hour—For Your Own Good
Meta’s global head of legal operations, Mike Haven, told a CLOC panel in Chicago that hourly billing must become the exception within five years for law firms to stay viable. The discussion, titled “The Great Pricing Reset,” highlighted a doubling...
Trudy Knockless: How In-House Teams Are Using AI Agents—Without Letting Risk Run Wild
Legal departments face pressure to accelerate work while maintaining risk controls. In-house leaders are turning to AI agents—software that executes goal‑driven, multi‑step tasks across systems—while keeping lawyers in the loop. These limited agents are being deployed for contract triage, due...
Claude for Legal and Access to Justice: The Good, the Bad, and the Unknown
Anthropic unveiled Claude for Legal, adding more than 20 MCP connectors, 12 practice‑area plugins and native integrations with Microsoft Office apps. The rollout partners the Justice Technology Association and Free Law Project, embedding CourtListener, Courtroom5, BoardWise and Descrybe as free...
Court Puts Off Deciding Whether to Consider $5 Million Verdict Against Trump – yet Again
The U.S. Supreme Court has again postponed consideration of former President Donald Trump’s petition to review the $5 million jury verdict in journalist E. Jean Carroll’s sexual‑assault and defamation case. The case, fully briefed since January, has been rescheduled for the eleventh...
The U.S. Is One Step Closer to Legalizing Home Distilling. Here’s Everything You Need to Know.
In April, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declared the 158‑year‑old federal ban on home distilling unconstitutional, a win for the Hobby Distillers Association. The ruling applies only to Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, leaving the ban intact elsewhere and...
Illinois Bill Targets Investor Influence Over Law Firms
Illinois lawmakers are advancing a bill that creates ethical firewalls between law firms and outside capital providers such as private‑equity investors and management service organizations. The legislation seeks to prevent nonlawyer investors from exerting operational or strategic control that could...
Partner Spotlight | WorkCloud
WorkCloud, an Actionstep implementation partner for 14 years, helps law firms of all sizes replace manual, admin‑heavy processes with cloud‑based practice management solutions. The firm has supported over 400 organizations, delivering Actionstep deployments that streamline client onboarding, billing, reporting and...
Rebuttal to “Delaware Law Permits Companies to Adopt Mandatory Arbitration Clauses”
Mohsen Manesh argues that Delaware General Corporation Law §115(c) bars mandatory arbitration clauses for federal securities claims in corporate charters and bylaws. He cites the statute’s legislative synopsis, its parallel structure with §115(a), and the unanimous interpretation by the Delaware...
Delaware Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Premature Challenges to Advance Notice Bylaws
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of two stockholder suits challenging advance‑notice bylaws adopted by The AES Corporation and Owens Corning, finding the claims premature and unripe. The Court reiterated that such bylaws undergo a two‑step test—legal authorization followed by...
Most Law Firms Are Watching a Competitive Shift Happen. Some Are Building a Strategy Around It.
A new Thomson Reuters report shows 78% of law firms still lack a formal AI strategy, while a Wolters Kluwer survey finds 61% of legal professionals believe their firms can adapt. The gap isn’t about awareness—most firms are watching the shift—but...
Your Whistleblower’s Old Retaliation Claims Aren’t Necessarily Dead. A NJ Court Just Showed How.
A New Jersey appellate court reversed a lower‑court dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit against a major pharmaceutical company, finding that the employee’s retaliation claims under the New Jersey Conscientious Employee Protection Act (CEPA) were not time‑barred. The court held that...
Courtroom Attendance as a Forum Conveniens Factor in Hamilton v Barrow
In Hamilton v Barrow, the High Court ruled that England and Wales remain the appropriate forum for a fraud claim involving a collapsed currency‑club scheme that cost investors between £2,930 and £410,969 (≈ $3.7k–$522k). The judgment dismissed champerty and abuse‑of‑process...
Deal Lawyers Download Podcast: SRS Acquiom Annual M&A Deal Terms Study
The Deal Lawyers Download Podcast featured Kip Wallen discussing SRS Acquiom’s 2026 M&A Deal Terms Study. In a 20‑minute episode, the hosts highlighted emerging patterns such as the rise of “jumbo” transactions, evolving earnout structures, and shifts in purchase‑price adjustments....