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VoIP-Pal Provides Legal Update on the Status of Current

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WACO, Texas, June 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — VoIP-Pal.com Inc. (“VoIP-Pal”, “Company”) (OTCQB: VPLM) is pleased to provide a legal update of recent developments in the current patent litigation.

  • At a hearing held on June 12, 2023, in Case No. 6:20-CV-00272-ADA the Court granted VoIP-Pal’s motion to reconsider the Court’s final construction of the term “routing message” and construed the term to mean “a message that includes a callee user name field and a route field. ”
  • VoIP-Pal has filed a stipulation dismissing its lawsuit against Samsung in the Western District of Texas (WDTX).
  • As a result of stipulations dismissing
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Legal Update for Energy Lawyers

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This newsletter provides general information and is not intended to be comprehensive or to provide specific legal advice. Professional advice appropriate to a specific situation should always be sought.

Contents:

  1. SFO Secures First Conviction of an individual for DPA Related Conduct

  2. Department for Energy Security and Net Zero Outlines Long-term Strategy

  3. UK Government Introduces Corporate “Failure to Prevent Fraud” Offence

  4. Review of the Arbitration Act 1996 Second Consultation Paper

  5. English High Court Approves Service By NFT Alone

  6. High Court rules the duty of disclosure goes beyond contemporaneous documents

  7. UK to Sign Singapore
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Bill 96: Over 20 municipalities challenging Quebec French-language law in court

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Almost two dozen municipalities with bilingual status in Quebec are taking the provincial government to court to challenge parts of the French-language law – Bill 96.

The coalition of 23 municipalities led by Cote-Saint-Luc is challenging in five areas: contracts and communication, the obligation to adopt resolutions to maintain bilingual status, allegations of illegal searches and seizures, government grants and the alleged obligation to discipline employees.

Measures came into force on June 1 for Bill 96 (An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec), sparking acts of protest, including a cheeky jab from a Montreal suburb on

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The Schall Law Firm Encourages Investors in Tupperware Brands Corporation with Losses of $100,000 to Contact the Firm

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PRESS RELEASE

Published May 8, 2023

LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / May 7, 2023 / The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against Tupperware Brands Corporation (“Tupperware” or “the Company”) (NYSE: TUP) for violations of §§10(b) and 20( a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Investors who purchased the Company’s securities between March 10, 2021 and March 16, 2023, inclusive (the “Class Period”), are encouraged to contact the firm before May 19, 2023.

If you are

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Attorney general alerts online companies to BC’s image-sharing law

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Niki Sharma says the Intimate Images Protection Act will come into force in the coming months and create new legal mechanisms to stop the distribution of such photos online.

The Canadian Press

Ashley Joannou

Published May 04, 2023 • Last updated 2 days ago • 2 minute read

British Columbia's attorney general Niki Sharma has sent a letter to major technology companies warning they could soon face orders to stop the distribution of intimate images of BC residents shared without their consent. Sharma speaks during a ministers meeting in Ottawa, on Friday, March 10, 2023.
British Columbia’s attorney general Niki Sharma has sent a letter to major technology companies warning they could soon face orders to stop the distribution of intimate images of BC residents shared without their consent. Sharma speaks during a ministers meeting in Ottawa, on
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Madawaska First Nation implements its own tax law in response to NB canceling agreements

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Madawaska First Nation has gone ahead and cut out the New Brunswick government from taxes collected on tobacco and cannabis sold on-reserve.

In response to the province canceling a series of tax revenue-sharing agreements it held with Wolastoqey First Nations, Madawaska has enacted its own cannabis and tobacco licensing act, allowing the band government to set a tax rate for those products and collect the revenues, says Chief Patricia Bernard.

“It’s really going to be unfortunate, because the whole purpose of these tax agreements was to create a fair playing field of on- and off-reserve sales taxes,” Bernard said.

“Now

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States With Legal Recreational, Medical Marijuana: Map

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  • Marijuana is legal for adults in 22 states and Washington, DC. Medical marijuana is legal in 38 states and DC.
  • Delaware is the latest state to legalize recreational cannabis.

Marijuana legalization is spreading around the US.

In April 2023, Delaware became the latest state to legalize cannabis, pushing the total number of states where adults can legally consume marijuana to 22, along with Washington, DC and Guam.

Last year, legalization votes failed in deep-red South Dakota,

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Important update for customers of Porter Davis (in liquidation)

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Following from the Grant Thornton’s, liquidator of Porter Davis, Customer Meeting this morning, there are still many questions left unanswered and we can appreciate that there may be some uncertainty that exists regarding what your rights and obligations are and what you should do next.

Our Building team at PCL Lawyers will use tomorrow’s Webinar to address those outstanding questions and set the record straight with regard to some concerning answers. In addition to answering the commonly asked questions regarding including insurance, deposits and contract termination in more detail.

Our Webinar will be informative with practical and commercially sound legal

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