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E-Law Committee meeting summary
By Kevin O’Reilly The Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA) E-Law Committee (the Committee) met on 19 July 2024 to discuss several issues within its area of expertise. The following were among some of the issues discussed.
Property Law Committee meeting summary
By Kevin O’Reilly The Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA) Property Law Committee (the committee) met on 25 July 2024 to consider various issues pertaining to its area of focus. Included in the discussion were the following issues.
Deceased Estates Trusts and Planning Committee meeting summary
By Kevin O’Reilly The Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA) Deceased Estates, Trusts and Planning Committee (the Committee) met on 6 June 2024 to discuss various matters within its field of expertise.
Court Practice Committee meeting summary
By Kevin O’Reilly The Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA) Court Practice Committee (the Committee) met on 8 April 2024 to discuss several issues within its area of expertise. The following were among those issues discussed: Provincial Efficiency Enhancement Committee The Committee noted the Gauteng and Limpopo Provincial Efficiency Enhancement Committee (PEEC) meetings were held on 14 March 2024.
Criminal Law Committee meeting summary - De Rebus
By Kevin O’Reilly The Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA) Criminal Law Committee (the Committee) met on 20 March 2024 to discuss a number of issues within its area of specialisation. The following were among those issues discussed. Problems experienced with the transcription of court records The delay in the transcription of court records is a significant issue. Matters are frequently delayed due to the inability to get the records typed.
Pretoria Attorneys Association Conference on Consolidated Practice Directive 1 of 2024
By Kevin O’Reilly The Pretoria Attorneys Association (PAA) held a Conference on the Gauteng Division Consolidated Practice Directive 1 of 2024 on 16 February 2024. Chairperson of the PAA, Vijayta Rana, welcomed attendees to the conference and said the PAA assists members by being a collective voice and liaising with public bodies such as the courts, the Deeds Office, Master’s Office, and Companies and Intellectual Property Commission.
What’s needed to build physician trust in health care AI (Sr. News Editor, AMA-assn.org)
By Kevin B. O’Reilly, Senior News Editor; AMA-Assn.org JAN 12, 2024 – AI and its potential implications to reshape the world for better—or worse—is the hot topic among thought leaders in every industry and was in the spotlight at CES, the powerful tech event held in Las Vegas each year. The AMA’s leadership to ensure that health care AI improves patient care in a way that is transparent and trustworthy was reflected in the presence of AMA President Jesse M.
Deceased Estates, Trusts and Planning Committee meeting summary
By Kevin O’Reilly The Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA) Deceased Estates, Trusts and Planning Committee (the Committee) met on 19 September 2023 to discuss various matters within its field of expertise.
Family law committee meeting summary – October 2023 - De Rebus
By Kevin O’Reilly The Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA) Family Law Committee (the Committee) met on 25 August 2023 to discuss a number of issues related to its area of expertise. Some of the key issues considered were the following. International Bar Association (IBA) The IBA Family Law Committee (the IBA Committee) is interested in connecting with family lawyers globally and invites them to join the organisation.
LSSA Legal Aid, Pro Bono and Small Claims Court Committee meeting
By Kevin O’Reilly The Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA) Legal Aid, Pro Bono and Small Claims Court Committee (the Committee) met on 18 July 2023 to consider a range of issues related to its area of expertise. Some of the issues considered were: South African Law Reform Commission Discussion Paper The South African Law Reform Commission Discussion Paper: Project 142: Investigation into Legal Fees – Including Access to Justice and Other Interventions was released in March 2022.
Legal Aid, Pro Bono and Small Claims Court Committee meeting
x Bookmark By Kevin O’Reilly The Law Society of South Africa’s (LSSA) specialist Legal Aid, Pro Bono and Small Claims Court Committee (the Committee) met on 13 April 2023 to deliberate on several matters pertaining to its area of specialisation. The issues listed below were taken into consideration: Provincial associations The Committee considered reaching out to the various provinces, noting there are associations being formed in each province, with particular reference to small claims courts.
Oil trading’s biggest bust - MG: The death spiral and aftermath
It is often stated that the market moving from backwardation to contango finished off MG Refining & Marketing (MGRM), the US oil trading arm of German metals heavyweight Metallgesellschaft (MG), during its annus horribilis of 1993. But even a cursory glance at that year’s price chart also shows the contributory factor that the underlying market fell sharply from $20/bl to $15/bl. MGRM had to make enormous margin calls to finance its short-dated long futures positions.
Oil trading’s biggest bust - MG: Enter Arthur Benson
Arthur Benson returned to German conglomerate Metallgesellschaft (MG)—as its US oil trading arm MG Refining & Marketing (MGRM) looked for trading expertise—from commodity trading house Louis Dreyfus Energy (LDE), where he had been a jet fuel trader. He rejoined MG after a big win in the jet fuel market, created mainly by the volatility around the First Gulf War. From what I have researched, Benson had quite a mixed career as a trader, including during his previous stint at MG.
Oil trading’s biggest bust - MG: What started to go wrong?
The company does not seem concerned about the effect on its growth plans of the new government’s proposed oil sector reforms, and is even looking at potential acquisitions First expansion supply deals illustrate commitment to maintaining its grip of LNG volumes along the value chain The government is seeking to revitalise the country’s upstream through a variety of reforms, says Petroleum Secretary Pankaj Jain Energy markets have had an extraordinary 2022, sparked by Russia’s invasion of...
Do we need to repeal Dodd-Frank to save the commodity markets?
A return of banks to commodity markets could ease the current crisis This is your last free article Subscribe now for unlimited access or become a Bronze Member for free For queries see our FAQ or contact us Subscribe Bronze Sign-up Member Login Banks Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were the original ‘Wall St refiners’, the term dating back to the late 1980s.
Sexual partner concurrency: is it a useful concept for HIV prevention? A systematic review of the evidence for intervention effectiveness in low- and middle-income countries
Kevin R. O’Reillya Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USACorrespondencekr.oreilly@gmail.com View further author information , Ping Teresa Yehb Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USAhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7425-0382View further author information , Virginia A.
Opinion | It Shouldn’t Cost the Farm to Fix a Tractor
The equipment Barry Hovis uses on his small Cape Girardeau, Mo., cattle farm is a lot different from the tractor he learned to drive as a kid. Today’s equipment is chock full of modern technology designed to improve efficiency and increase yields. Those digital features, however, require digital tools to fix—tools that Mr. Hovis can’t buy. Modern tractor makers keep their software in house.
SALRC holds virtual workshop on Single Marriage Statute
x Bookmark Commissioner at the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) and Project Leader of the Single Marriage Statute, Professor Wesahl Domingo, provided a brief background to the Single Marriage Statute in a virtual workshop held by the SALRC. By Kevin O’Reilly The South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) held a virtual workshop on 22 February 2021 to discuss the SALRC: Discussion Paper 152 on the Single Marriage Statute: Project 144.
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