Religion & Law

Rome 1 conference
Do you need to catch up on Rome 1 or get 5.5 Law Society CPD points under your belt?  The Regulation will come into force on 17 December 2009.   There will be a conference on Rome 1 on 19 September, £140, by the Birmingham Law School, in London...

Verona Conference on the Rome I Regulation
The Faculty of Law at Verona are hosting a conference on the Rome I Regulation on 19-20 March 2009.  The conference flyer describes its scope thusly: Since it is believed that the proper functioning of the internal market creates a need, in order to improve the predictability of the outcome of litigation, certainty as to the [...

Special Issue Rome II Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht
The latest issue of the Dutch PIL journal Nederlands Internationaal Privaatrecht (2008, no. 4 - published in December) is dedicated to the Rome II Regulation. It includes the following eleven contributions: M...

Trinity College Dublin to Host Conference on Rome II Regulation
On June 21, 2008, Trinity College Dublin is hosting a conference on the Rome II regulation on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations.  Full details are available here.  The conference will examine the regulation and its implications for the practice of tort law...

Rome Conference: Three competing models of religious freedom in the U.S.
The Catholic Review Online reports: . . . The [Rome] conference Jan. 13 marked the 25th anniversary of formal diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See. It was the last of a series of five encounters sponsored over the past year by the U...

Rome I - Should the UK Opt in
The Ministry of Justice has issued a consultation paper addressing the issue of whether the UK should opt in to the Rome I Regulation on choice of law in contract.   BLB has been concerned about Rome 1 before...

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Consumer Funding
BlueHippo Funding agrees to set up $5 million restitution fund after modifying its computer sales program.

School Racism
School District pays $250,000 in racial harassment settlement.

Student Harassment
Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit.

School House Abuse
Selwyn House School agrees to $5 million teacher molestation settlement.

Collins GA
Elementary School Children May Have Been Exposed to Asbestos

Fayette County School Board
faces sex abuse class action lawsuit