POLITICS 05/18/2018 05:45 am ET All 216 things. By Ashley Feinberg The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday released more than 2,500 pages of documents from its inquiry into the now-infamous Trump Tower meeting on June 9, 2016. One of the bigger, more troubling revelations from that release is the fact that, at least by the evidence of his five hours of interviews, Donald Trump Jr. seems to have lived his entire adult life in a coma. How else to explain all the things Don Jr. does not know about his business or even his own daily life? According to his testimony, he doesn’t know his own home phone number. He doesn’t know who at his company does background checks. Was he the guy passing along certain well wishes to his father? “I don’t know that I was ever the person,” he said. The fact that he manages to go even a day without getting both feet stuck in paint cans and falling down a well should be applauded. … [Read more...] about A Comprehensive List Of Everything Don Jr. Doesn’t Know About That Infamous Meeting
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Bipartisan Group Of DOJ Veterans Calls For Confirmation Of Nominee
Law Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email Enlarge this image Senate Judiciary Committee Minority Staff Director Brian Benczkowski (left) talks with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.on June 11, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Harry Hamburg/AP hide caption toggle caption Harry Hamburg/AP Senate Judiciary Committee Minority Staff Director Brian Benczkowski (left) talks with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.on June 11, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Harry Hamburg/AP Democrats and Republicans who have led the Justice Department's criminal division are writing to Congress to push for a vote on the Trump administration's nominee for the post. The five former government officials are urging senators to advance the nomination of Brian Benczkowski, whom they praise for his "professional experience, temperament and integrity." The officials said Benczkowski respects the Justice Department and "will work hard to … [Read more...] about Bipartisan Group Of DOJ Veterans Calls For Confirmation Of Nominee
Russian authorities prepare to soften pension reform
By Darya Korsunskaya and Polina Nikolskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian authorities are considering ways to soften a plan to raise the pension age, two sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters, following protests and a slide in President Vladimir Putin’s popularity ratings. The government announced its plan last month to raise the retirement age for men to 65 from 60 and for women to 63 from 55 to ease pressure on state coffers from an ageing population and weak economic growth made worse by the impact of sanctions. Since the plan was announced – on June 14, the opening day of the soccer World Cup which Russia is hosting – opinion polls have shown a drop in Putin’s normally robust ratings and thousands of Russians have attended protest rallies. The two sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said senior officials were holding discussions about options for softening the law, though they also stressed no final decision had been taken. … [Read more...] about Russian authorities prepare to soften pension reform
Provisions In Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill That Works Against The Interests Of Claimants
The amendments proposed to the Motor Vehicles Act as per the amendment Bill introduced in 2016 were widely touted to be progressive, mainly because they had provisions for ensuring road safety through increased penalties for violations. However, hidden under such seemingly progressive provisions were some provisions which worked against the interests of the claimants in motor accident claims cases. Live Law had pointed out that the Act introduced the concept of “limited liability of insurer”, by putting a cap on insurer’s liability in third party claim cases. The statutory liability of insurer was limited at Rs. 10 lakhs in case of death, and Rs.5 lakhs in case of grievous hurt. This led to widespread debates and in the Bill passed by the Lok Sabha during April 2017, the controversial provision dealing with limited liability was dropped. Now, in the Bill which is pending in the Rajya Sabha, there are some other provisions that affect the interests of claimants. … [Read more...] about Provisions In Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill That Works Against The Interests Of Claimants
Talking Law: Mysore Prasanna, Former Group General Counsel, Aditya Birla Group
Live Law spoke to Mysore Rangacharya Prasanna, former Group General Counsel of the Aditya Birla Group. After being an independent Counsel for about 7 years Prasanna worked as Head of the Legal function for over 28 years with different organizations like Alfa Laval, Brooke Bond India Limited (now part of Hindustan Unilever). Prasanna was the Chief Legal Officer of Larsen & Toubro Limited, Mumbai for seven years. For about 12 years, Prasanna was the General Counsel of the Aditya Birla Group, spearheading mergers and acquisitions. Since May 2010, Prasanna has relocated to Bangalore as an Independent Consultant primarily for corporates. He sits as an Arbitrator in SIAC arbitrations. Live Law: Is there true globalization of the Indian Corporate Counsel?Mysore Prasanna: Globalization of business has also led to globalization of the legal profession as a whole. The legal community which hitherto operated in silos is finding itself acquiring a seamless proportion. Barring certain … [Read more...] about Talking Law: Mysore Prasanna, Former Group General Counsel, Aditya Birla Group