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January 2004
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Individual Articles:
- » ABA Amends Client Confidentiality Rules
Crime-fraud exception and up-the-ladder reporting are expanded - » Delaware Expands Court of Chancery’s Jurisdiction
Court will handle technology disputes and mediations of business disputes - » Computer Systems Used by Many Solo and Small Firm Practitioners Are Vulnerable to Hackers
System updates are necessary to protect firm computers and data - » U.S. Sentencing Commission Sets Priorities for Next Amendment Cycle
Downward departures will be in focus - » Updated Model Witness Examinations Now Available
Model transcripts and plentiful case citations provide valuable resource - » Ninth Circuit Holds Arbitration Act Provides Exclusive Standard of Review for Arbitration Awards
Courts split over whether parties may set different standard - » Do Videotaped Depositions at Trial Help or Hurt Your Case?
Lawyers debate benefits while observing increasing use of videotaped depositions - » Comments Solicited on Draft Rules Changes
Lawyers have opportunity to weigh in on newly proposed amendments - » YOUNG LAWYERS: The Internet Is the Place for Legal Research
- » Congress to Consider Reforms for Federal Courts
- » Virginia Begins to Regulate In-House Counsel
In-house counsel must be members of Virginia bar or hold state bar certificate - » Overly Broad Subpoenas Create Civil Liability
Attorneys face more than sanctions for indefensibly broad subpoenas - » Delegates Adopt State Judicial Improvement Blueprint
Single-term appointments and diversity are promoted
