January 2016

Guide to economic indicators ** This Diary is filed daily *** ————————————————————- MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1 BUDAPEST – Conference in Hungary. Hungarian Central Bank Governor Gyorgy Matolcsy to give opening address and closing address. Speakers:- National Bank of Austria Governor Ewald Nowotny, European Central Bank Executive Board member Benoit Coeure, European Central Bank Governing Council member […]

Yesterday I discussed technology and innovation in the legal profession, offering some big-picture insights from the Thomson Reuters Innovation Summit that took place here in New York on Wednesday. In today’s follow-up post, I’ll offer a more granular view of innovation in legal tech, focusing on specific products discussed by TR at the Summit. Perhaps […]

* Five years later, and one of them enrolled at Yale Law, the kids of Tiger Mom, Amy Chua, plan to raise their own children the same way. [Today] * Rome self-censors for a state visit from Iranian president Hassan Rouhani. How, exactly, was this a good idea? [Popehat] * Should the ABA change accreditation […]

John Elwood reviews Monday’s relisted cases. With the Iowa caucuses just days away, you’re probably wondering if Relist Watch is endorsing a primary candidate. And having surveyed the field and studied the candidates’ positions on the issues in detail, our answer is: What’s a caucus? Sounds NSFW. But really, you should know us better than […]

While most other practices may start to lag in the wake of the market downturn, IP litigators might consider using this time to explore their options. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/SykTtNOZmBU/story01.htm

Why do LSAT students need to learn how to meditate? Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/9ehhA9FGQks/story01.htm

Len Elmore has had an enviable career. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/LOZQ7GmKa3s/story01.htm

What kind of a lawyer would bring a case like this? Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/03E3xCCvxeI/story01.htm

LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Only two cargoes of Angola’s oil were left, traders said on Friday, as buyers moved to load up before flat prices moved any higher. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/Yq-ZZmcwCE8/idAFL8N15D4C3

The European Union (EU) has announced €31.6 million in aid to bolster Ghana’s employment and social protection programmes, barely a year the European bloc supported the West African country with €190 million to improve service delivery. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tar-home/~3/V6OH42NRw60/eu-announces-budgetary-package-to-boost-ghanas-employment-policies.html