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Lawyers Without Borders, Catherine A. Rogers

Catherine Rogers

Professional regulation of attorneys is still attempting to catch up with the burgeoning international legal profession, which until recently has been wholly unregulated. The primary effort has been through revisions to Model Rule 8.5 to extend the reach of the Rule to international cases and professional activities in foreign countries. Because Rule 8.5 was drafted for domestic multi-jurisdiction practice, however, it is based on assumptions about territoriality and the historical relationship between the jurisdiction of tribunals and the licensing of attorneys that are simply inapposite in international settings. As a result, applying Rule 8.5 to international tribunals and international advocacy …

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Harmonizing Third-Party Litigation Funding Regulation, Victoria A. Shannon

Victoria Shannon Sahani

Third-party litigation funding is no longer a new phenomenon, but rather is a mainstay in global commerce and dispute resolution. Yet, many observers still consider the third-party litigation funding industry as a "wild west" due to a lack of regulation in many countries. Some of the countries that have regulations suffer from a lack of uniformity and an array of conflicting laws at the sub-national level (i.e., the laws of states, provinces, territories, etc.). For example, the United States has a confusing patchwork of state laws on third-party litigation funding. This article proposes harmonizing the regulatory framework for third-party litigation …

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La Suprema Corte Y La Cofetel, Alejandro Faya Rodriguez

Alejandro Faya Rodriguez

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Lawyers Without Borders, Catherine A. Rogers

Catherine Rogers

Harmonizing Third-Party Litigation Funding Regulation, Victoria A. Shannon

Victoria Shannon Sahani

La Suprema Corte Y La Cofetel, Alejandro Faya Rodriguez

Alejandro Faya Rodriguez