Dubai Courts offers free legal consultancy and online case registration
Emirates 24/7
The 'Shoor' (meaning 'Consult') initiative is aimed at giving the public legal advice on issues related to civic, real estate, financial, labour or personal affairs and facilitate judicial transactions for them. The initiative is also aimed at raising ...
Middle East's first online court case registration launched in Dubai Dubai Chronicle
Dubai launches online case registration service gulfnews.com
Dubai Courts' case files available online soon The National

Online Legal Services Platform Rocket Lawyer Raises $15 Million
TechCrunch
Online legal services platform Rocket Lawyer has raised another $15 million in new funding, we've confirmed with the company. We're told that the funding was raised from a strategic investor, who is not being named at this time. Rocket Lawyer ...

More Often, Nonlawyers Try Taste of Law School
Wall Street Journal
He completed an online degree program in health law through Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and graduated over the weekend. Law schools are also beefing up existing programs for foreign lawyers looking for a primer in U.S. legal practice, and ...

Online Legacies Prompt Growing Legal Challenges
NPR
Online Legacies Prompt Growing Legal Challenges. by Stan Alcorn. May 14, 2013 4:00 AM. Listen to the Story. Morning Edition. 3 min 57 sec. Playlist; Download. When we die, we leave the people who knew us with memories. But what about everything we ...

Ultimate Poker's legal online betting foray could be a game changer in the US
Yahoo! Sports
This is just the first website to offer legal poker in America. By the end of the year, there could be a half-dozen more just for Nevada. From there, who knows? Some states, such as New Jersey and Pennsylvania, are pushing for full casino action online.

More online legal notices in NC passes House panel
News & Observer
RALEIGH, N.C. " A pair of bills to let local governments in many North Carolina counties post required legal notices online instead of running ads in local newspapers has cleared a House committee. A House judiciary committee voted Wednesday for ...

Changes to legal aid 'will devastate Wales' legal profession'
WalesOnline
Mr Lewis expects barristers' pay to fall by around 35% and predicted that barristers will abandon legal aid work, saying: It will simply result in driving quality out of the profession. There is no incentive for any young member of the bar to do ...

'First Legal' Online Gambling Site Launches in the U.S., But Only For Nevada ...
TechCrunch
Want the fun of losing your wallet without the free drinks and oxygen high? Now Nevada residents can legally gamble online at ultimatepoker.com, which could roll out nationwide as more states legalize the practice. Since the infamous 2011 Black Friday ...
Online poker back: Legal site to launch in Vegas CBS News
Online poker website launches in Nevada; legal for residents only Los Angeles Times
First legal online poker site goes live in Nevada Reuters
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Legal action forces toxic clean up in Permanente Creek
Mountain View Voice
"We're quite satisfied with our settlement," said Mike Ferreira, a Sierra Club executive committee member who managed the legal fight. It requires the cement quarry to come up with a plan for the cleanup, which could cost as much as $12 million, and ...

Can a China investment firm legally sell short?
MarketWatch
BEIJING (Caixin Online) " Is it legal in China to short a company's shares and then publicly question its financials with prepared research reports? This is the question a domestic investment company formally asked China Securities Regulatory ...