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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

EQE 2023 enrolment dates

Enrolment for the 2023 pre-examination opens today, 1 February 2022, and closes on 16 May 2022. Applications must be submitted via myEQE. For a first-time enrolment to the pre-exam, you must already have registered. Enrolment for the main exam 2023 (Papers A, B, C, and D) will open on 4 April 2022, and will close on 5 September 2022. The dates for the EQE 2023 can be found on the EQE website here. Also, we list exam dates and relevant deadlines on our events page here.

EQE 2023 enrolment dates

EQE mock exam and information session

Please note that the official sources of information about EQE exams are the EQE website, and information sent to candidates by email. Details of the mock exam and information session have been sent to all EQE candidates by email from the Examination Secretariat. We will of course keep posting updates and reminders here, but don’t rely on blogs (even this one!) to keep up to date. A further mock under exam conditions will take place on 3 February 2022. The purpose of this mock is to check your equipment and settings. This mock will not contain a new paper, but a known paper used in the currently open mocks. WISEflow recommendations for your setup are here, and documentation on the examination system (user guides, troubleshooting, etc) can be found here. The currently available mock flows will remain open until 6 March 2022. The examination Secretariat is holding an online information session on 8 February 2022, from 16:00 to 17:30 CET…

EQE mock exam and information session

Foundation lectures: online or hybrid?

We are pondering the question of whether the Foundation Lectures should continue to be online only, or whether we should move to a hybrid format with the lectures held in person at CIPA headquarters in London and simultaneously available online via Zoom. A hybrid format would start from the lecture on February 14th. Please let us know what you think by taking one minute of your day to fill in the poll below. If you have questions, or a poll answer that is more complicated than can readily be expressed by clicking a button, get in touch with our Foundation Lectures Co-ordinator Elliot Krishek.

Foundation lectures: online or hybrid?

Oxford Informals social event on 8th Feb

Please see below for a message about an upcoming event from Lina Cox, the Informals Regional Secretary for Oxford. If you’re in the region, you can email Lina to sign up for this event and/or to be added to the mailing list for future events. If you are based elsewhere, check out our committee list to find the regional secretary for your region, and get in touch!. _______ Dear All, A belated happy new year!! Sorry for the radio silence – I have been in a Queen Mary exam bubble for the past month. Given the disappointment of pre-Christmas cancellations (and the not-so-far-away-ness of the pre-EQEs), I thought it might be nice to organise an event for early February. That being said, I would like to invite you all to play JUNKYARD CRAZY GOLF on TUESDAY 8th FEBRUARY at 7:30pm. Junkyard is found in the Westgate Oxford and is one of those cool new crazy golf/cocktail bars that are all the…

Oxford Informals social event on 8th Feb

Monday, January 31, 2022

Wellbeing events this week: Desk Yoga and Coffee Club

Tree poseCoffee cupsThis week we have not one but two wellbeing events for you! On Thursday 3rd Feb at 12.30pm we have a lunchtime Desk Yoga event, featuring an introductory talk on the benefits of yoga and meditation, followed by a guided meditation session, finishing off with a guided desk yoga session. Follow the link for more information and to sign up! On Friday 4th Feb at 2.30pm is the next Wellbeing Coffee Club. This week’s theme is ‘the profession’: what made you decide to become a patent attorney, and how have you found the profession compared to your expectations? Here is the Zoom link to join the meeting, or alternatively you can go to https://zoom.us/join and use the meeting ID 943 3986 6187 and passcode km4vCY. If you would like to receive a calendar invite for the whole series, click here. Please see this post for more information about Wellbeing Coffee Club and the full list of dates for 2021/22.

Wellbeing events this week: Desk Yoga and Coffee Club

Foundation Lecture today: Novelty and Inventive Step

The next lecture of the CIPA Informals Foundation Lecture series will be held on Monday 31st January at 5:30pm. The topic will be Novelty and Inventive Step, delivered by Bethan Halliwell from Withers & Rogers. The direct link to join the webinar is here. Alternatively, go to https://zoom.us/join and input the webinar ID 926 2380 9299 and passcode 141291. All of the lectures are recorded, so that you can listen to them at your leisure and as often as you like. The recordings and slides are available via the Lecture Archive on the CIPA website (see https://bit.ly/3FxYX28).

Foundation Lecture today: Novelty and Inventive Step

Saturday, January 29, 2022

Foundation Lecture on Monday: Novelty and Inventive Step

Friday, January 28, 2022

Help for 1Ls: Rebounding From First-Semester Law School Grades

First semester grades got you down? Wondering how you can work with your current circumstances to make the most of the rest of your 1L year? The ABA and Themis have teamed up to go over what you might do to rebound from a first semester report card that didn’t quite meet the mark.

Hosted by Themis Bar Review Director, Rebecca Petrilli.

Panelists

Christopher Ide-Don, Assistant Dean for Academic Success Program, UC Davis School of Law
Kirsha Trychta, Teaching Professor and Director of the Academic Excellence Center, West Virginia University College of Law
Dawn Young, Director of Academic Skills, Adjunct Professor, and Writing Specialist, Chicago-Kent College of Law

Additional Resources

Fall Semester Assessment Worksheet
Legal Writing Formula Referenced by Kirsha Trychta: X test requires P to prove Element A, Element B and Element C. Here, Element A is/is not established because xxx. Element B is /is not established because yyy. Element C is / is not established because zzz.

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Help for 1Ls: Rebounding From First-Semester Law School Grades

Why every aspiring construction lawyer should join the ABA’s Forum on Construction Law

As discussed in “5 Questions to Ask Before Becoming a Construction Lawyer,” construction law is the practice of law dealing with design and construction-related issues on public and private projects, ranging from homes to skyscrapers, railroads to airports, and everything in between. Despite the complexity of the industry, the legal practice, somewhat surprisingly, builds upon basic principles that we learn in law school: contracts, property, torts, and administrative law. Using those skills, construction lawyers generally carry out a cradle-to-grave practice that includes advising clients from project inception (with contract negotiation) through the building stages (project counseling) and project closeout (which often involves dispute resolution processes). The practice gives construction lawyers the unique opportunity to develop transactional and litigation skills, likely because the construction process has created unique customs, practices, and even vocabulary, leading courts and legislatures to develop legal principles consistent with the industry’s realities.

The uniqueness of construction law further bolsters the importance of camaraderie amongst the industry lawyers, and the ABA’s Forum on Construction Law is the perfect vehicle for that.

What is the Forum on Construction Law?

We’re glad you asked! The ABA’s Forum on Construction Law (the Forum) is the largest organization of construction lawyers in the United States and abroad. More than 6,000 members come from all practice settings: large firms, small firms, solo practitioners, government lawyers, and corporate in-house counsel. Members represent all segments of the construction industry: owners, design professionals, general contractors, construction managers, subcontractors, suppliers, insurers, and sureties. The Forum’s mission is to serve the construction industry through education and leadership, with the motto “Building the Best Construction Lawyers!” The Forum sponsors several seminars each year on different topics and publishes a scholarly journal on construction law topics four times each year, a newsletter three times each year, and several treatises on construction law topics.

Sounds really cool, but do I have to be a construction lawyer?

No. Law students are provided with a free membership to the Forum and heavily discounted registration fees to annual meetings and the like. And if you’re wondering if you need to have any experience in construction, the answer is also no. While many construction lawyers have experience in the field as engineers or majored in construction-related topics in undergrad, such knowledge is by no means a prerequisite to entry. Most construction lawyers were placed on a case and stuck with it.

Ok, I’m in. How can I get involved in the Forum?

There are many fun and easy ways to start getting involved in the Forum. For example, all law students are welcome to attend Forum meetings. This year, the Fall Meeting was in Seattle. We had the privilege of networking with accomplished industry professionals and the Forum leadership atop the Columbia Center—of all places—which overlooks Seattle’s breathtaking cityscape. Attendees gained unparalleled insight into the secrets to success as construction lawyers and had the opportunity to develop enduring relationships. Tyler says it best: “most importantly, at the Seattle meeting I discovered that the Forum is ‘my people’ . . . and that construction law is my future.”

Indeed, experiences with the Forum often ignite true passions for the practice of construction law. For example, we both regularly write about and coordinate events on construction issues. For example, in just a few weeks, the law review at Tyler’s law school will host a “Construction Law Symposium,” at which many of the Forum leaders who attended the Seattle meeting will be both panelists and attendees. The Forum is home to many law students like us, and we are excited to welcome more law students. Here are some of the best ways to start getting involved:

Get Published.

You can write an article for Division 1’s The Dispute Resolver. Reach out to someone on the Editorial Board (Catherine Delorey at cdelorey@grsm.com or Lexie Pereira at pereirle@bc.edu) and share your ideas for an article. If you can’t think of a topic, we’ll be happy to brainstorm with you—just reach out! For inspiration, you can check out a recent post on The Interplay of Arbitration Agreements and Flow-Down Provisions called Flow-Down Showdown.

Join a Division.

Divisions, or smaller groups of the Forum specializing in different construction areas, are the lifeblood of the Forum and a great way to get involved. We suggest joining the monthly calls as a first step. Learn about the Forum’s 14 Divisions, and contact the listed chair to get involved—Tyler and Lexie are both members of the YLD group. Additionally, Tyler is a member of D13—Government Contracts and Lexie is a member of D1—Litigation and Dispute Resolution.

Enter the Annual Law Student Writing Competition.

To enter, you need to write an article or essay on any topical issue of interest to the construction industry. It can even be a paper you have already submitted for academic credit. Your entry can be as long as a law review article or as short as a thousand words. The submission deadline is typically mid-July each year. Details will be released on the Forum’s webpage once the competition goes live. Tyler won the competition in 2021, despite having little to no experience with construction law beforehand—reach out to him (tylmlaka@gmail.com) for advice!

Connect with Fellow Law Students.

ABA Communities is a place to network and a way to gain exclusive member access to the ABA Member Directory.

Attend a Meeting.

The Forum on Construction Law holds events a few times a year, and regularly presents virtual programs as well. Check out the slate of upcoming meetings and programs, as well as some other important dates on the ABA Forum on Construction Law website.

Construction law is both an exciting and challenging practice of law, which makes it all the more important to stay connected with others who have a similar interest—and the Forum is a great place to start! Reach out with any questions.

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Why every aspiring construction lawyer should join the ABA’s Forum on Construction Law

Thursday, January 27, 2022

What Doesn’t Kill Section 230 Makes it Stronger

By: Marissa Train Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the federal law providing social media platforms with immunity from liability for user generated content, has recently faced objections from politicians on both sides of the aisle. Both parties’ issues stem with the law largely stem from the protection it offers under 230(c), which gives platforms leeway to maintain their own content moderation policies. Democrats largely view those policies as too permissive, causing misinformation to run wild, while Republicans often view the same policies as too restrictive, ‘censoring’ conservative speakers and content. While many federal proposals to change Section 230 have been introduced, only FOSTA-SESTA, an attempt to stop online sex trafficking, became law. Instead, most of the legislative action has been at the state level, particularly in conservative states. Florida Goes First In May 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill…

What Doesn’t Kill Section 230 Makes it Stronger

Saturday, January 22, 2022

NFTs: Coming Soon to a Patent Portfolio Near You?

Photo by Sharefaith on Pexels.comBy: Hannah Avery At this point the craze surrounding NFTs is far from breaking news. NFTs (“non-fungible tokens”) have been created for everything from the “Disaster Girl” meme to the world’s first tweet. They have been the subject of numerous articles, publications, and blogs, including this blog by the Washington Journal of Law, Technology, and the Arts’ Associate Editor-in-Chief Joanna Mirsch, discussing video game-related NFTs. Despite NFTs’ widespread popularity, early “NFT craze” trends seemed at odds with established American intellectual property rights, with many works being minted as NFTs without the consent of the original creator. At the very least, ownership of NFTs was widely regarded as independent of ownership of the underlying intellectual property rights. But… what if they weren’t? While the sale of an NFT by itself does not automatically confer the…

NFTs: Coming Soon to a Patent Portfolio Near You?

Friday, January 21, 2022

What are the challenges in developing information around mixing-and-matching COVID-19 vaccines and therapies?

By Rachel Sachs, Jacob S. Sherkow, Lisa Larrimore Ouellette, and Nicholson PriceThe FDA has now authorized three vaccines and several treatments (including both monoclonal antibodies and small-molecule drugs) for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. But the initial evidence supporting these products’ introduction into the market did not include information about how they might work together. Nevertheless, information about mixing-and-matching COVID-19 vaccines and therapies would be highly valuable not only to physicians and their patients, who must already make decisions about what treatment options to pursue under conditions of uncertainty (if the treatments are available), but also for policymakers, who want to know what products to prioritize for investment. Why is it so difficult to obtain this information? How can policymakers encourage its development? What, if anything, is known about mixing-and-matching COVID-19 vaccines and therapies?A growing body of…

What are the challenges in developing information around mixing-and-matching COVID-19 vaccines and therapies?

Balancing Labor Law and Client Confidentiality in the Social Media Age

By: Kimberly Shely It is common knowledge that lawyers have a professional duty to reasonably ensure their employees abide by the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPCs). This ethical duty includes training their employees on how to maintain client confidences. Lawyers need to address proper social media etiquette with their nonlawyer employees to ensure that they understand that “confidential client information” cannot be discussed or shared on their personal social media platforms. However, lawyers must balance these ethical obligations with employees’ legal rights under labor laws. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) provides employees protection in engaging in concerted activity to better their working environment, and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has extended this to include social media posts. Lawyers can balance protecting client confidences with their employees’ rights under the NLRA. Lawyer’s Duties Under the ABA…

Balancing Labor Law and Client Confidentiality in the Social Media Age

Thursday, January 20, 2022

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The Church of God in Kenosha WI invites you to come as you are and experience the love and grace of Jesus of Nazareth.

The Church has a several fold reason for existing in the world today.

These important purposes are divinely originated and are found in the New Testament.

During the subsequent 1,578 years, there were glimmering rays of light as the submerged TRUTH struggled to break forth—by the providence of God—into this world’s “gross darkness.” Then there came a divine revelation on June 13, 1903 in what is now known as Fields of the Wood.

Though it found a welcome in hungry hearts who would give ear to it, and though thousands have accepted it, the enemy of TRUTH has waged an incessant warfare against it.

This alone is the most convincing proof of its veracity.

The faith of the gospel has been committed solely into the hands of the Church and thus the responsibility for keeping and guarding the faith rests upon the Church’s shoulders.

It is The Church of God’s duty to keep the faith pure and unadulterated and to defend it against all enemies.

One phase of keeping and guarding the faith is the searching out and putting into operation God’s laws for the Church, the full restoration of the New Testament doctrine and governing principles.

These teachings are all based on the Scripture; they were taught and practiced by the early Church; and they have been searched out in these last days by godly men and women not concerned with their own opinions.

However, the Church does not make a “hobby horse” of any one teaching or group of teachings, but accepts the whole Bible rightly divided with the New Testament as the only rule for government and discipline.

These teachings of the Church do not constitute a creed or statement of beliefs, for The Church of God accepts the whole Bible as the inspired Word of God.

All those who become members of the Church assume the following obligation: “Will you sincerely promise in the presence of God and these witnesses that you will accept this Bible as the Word of God—believe and practice its teachings rightly divided—the New Testament as your rule of faith and practice, government and discipline, and walk in the light to the best of your knowledge and ability?” This is a “perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.” Regeneration is an act of God performed in the justified heart whereby new, spiritual life is generated.

Man is dead in trespasses and sin through Adam; he must be quickened or regenerated through Christ.

It is a vital part of the plan of salvation by faith.

“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost” (Titus 3:5).

Other Scriptures are Matthew 19:28; Ephesians 2:1, 4, 5.

Regeneration is simultaneous with the new birth.

Water baptism is the act of being immersed in water according to the commandment and instructions of Christ.

This ordinance has no power to wash away sin but is the answer of a good conscience toward God, representing the death, burial and resurrection of Christ through which one has obtained new life.

Only those who have already been born again are eligible for water baptism.

“The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward god,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ” (1Peter 3:21).

Water baptism has divine approval only when t it is done “in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” Read Matthew 28:19; Mark 1:8-10; John 3:22, 23; Acts 10: 47, 48.

The Spirit-filled life will manifest the fruit of the Spirit.

Galatians 5:22, 23, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is not law.” These virtues cannot be manifested by the flesh or by human nature.

They are divine in origin and must spring from a Spirit-filled heart.

Read Romans 6:22; Ephesians 5:9; Philippians 1:11.

Restitution is the act of restoring something wrongfully taken or the satisfying of one who has been wronged.

God requires those who become converted to perform such tasks if at all possible.

“And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.

And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham” (Luke 19: 8, 9).

Read Matthew 3:8; Romans 13:8.

The Bible expressly forbids the use of intoxicating beverages.

Even slight indulgence is sinful and not in keeping with Scriptural standards of holiness.

“Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise” (Proverbs 20:1).

Read also Proverbs 23:29-32; Isaiah 28:7; 1 Corinthians 5:11; 6:10; Galatians 5:21.

or decoration such as finger rings, bracelets, earrings, lockets, etc…Ornaments of gold or other precious metals are a useless and frivolous waste of money, for they do not benefit the wearer either physically or spiritually.

For this reason, and because they are evidences of a prideful heart, they are unbecoming to a child of God.

Isaiah 55:2, “Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.” Read 1Timothy 2:9; 1 Peter 3:3; 1 John 2:16.

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