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Key Insights from the NextGen GC Law Ninjas Summit 2024 – Sydney
The 2024 NextGen GC Summit, hosted by Law Ninjas, united 400+ of Australia’s legal professionals for an exceptional series of panels and discussions from a distinguished lineup. TransPerfect Legal’s Tom Balmer (Director, APAC), Kapilan Rasiah (Director, Melbourne) and Shulagna Sabir (Account Manager, Sydney) had the pleasure of attending. For those who could not be there,…
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FemTech and the use of AI
Due to an exponential growth in the investment in female health and wellbeing, Forbes and Dealroom reported that 2023 saw 1.14 billion USD raised collectively across 120 deals in ‘FemTech’….By: DLA Piper
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Cybersecurity Researchers Identify Common Misconfiguration with Oracle NetSuite SuiteCommerce Platform That May Result in Data Breaches
On August 15, 2024, cybersecurity researchers at AppOmni warned consumers of a potential issue that they discovered in the Oracle NetSuite SuiteCommerce platform that could allow hackers to access sensitive customer data. More specifically, researchers have found that thousands of businesses using Oracle NetSuite’s SuiteCommerce platform are at risk of leaking sensitive customer information due…
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VeriSource Services Announces Data Breach Affecting 55k Clients’ Employees
On August 21, 2024, VeriSource Services, Inc. (“VSI”) filed a notice of data breach with the Attorney General of Texas after discovering that an unauthorized party was able to access information in the company’s possession. In this notice, VeriSource explains that the incident resulted in an unauthorized party being able to access sensitive information belonging…
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Deposition in Hand, Party Need Not Testify at Trial
Are personal injury plaintiffs legally required to testify at their trials? Actually, not. Under the right circumstances, deposition testimony can be used in lieu of live trial testimony if the trial court finds that the witness is “unavailable.” In the federal system, Rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides several grounds for……By:…
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CPSC Issues Unilateral Recall Press Release Involving “Uncooperative” Retailer Of Smoke Detector
On May 16, 2024, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) took an unconventional action, unilaterally issuing a recall announcement urging consumers to dispose of CHZHVAN Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors after reports that the detectors failed to alarm in the presence of smoke. The recall press release notes that the seller of…
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Middle East Crisis: Thousands Flee After Israel’s Latest Evacuation Order
The Israeli military said its forces had “intensified their operational activities in the area” of Deir al-Balah, after its intelligence indicated the presence of Hamas.
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The War in Gaza Is Making Thousands of Orphans
Extended families, hospital staff and volunteers are stepping in to care for Gaza’s many newly orphaned children, some of whom are injured, traumatized and haunted by memories of their parents.
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After Kolkata Rape Case, India Asks Why It Can’t Protect Women
The rape and murder of a trainee doctor at her own hospital has brought up, once again, uncomfortable truths about a country that wants to be a global leader.
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Eco Art Is ‘In.’ Must It Always Speak Loudly?
As the climate alarm sounds, artists seem to want to instruct us. Two sculptors stray from the crowd with ambiguous, beautiful and frightening ecological works.