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Aug 28, 2026

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Lawzana Legal Tech & AI Briefing (August 2026)

Anthropic Hires Stanford Fellow Robert Mahari to Lead "Claude for Legal" Anthropic has appointed Robert Mahari, a fellow at Stanford’s CodeX Center for Legal Informatics, as its first official Head of Claude for Legal. Mahari...

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Aug 27, 2026

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Lawzana Legal Tech & AI Briefing (June 2026)

The Terminal Decline of the Billable Hour There is an economic mismatch between traditional hourly billing and automated legal delivery. The current crisis revolves around the fact that mechanical formulas used to calculate hourly rates...

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Aug 27, 2026

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Lawzana Legal Tech & AI Briefing (July 2026)

OpenAI Hires Ironclad's Founder to Run Its Legal Play OpenAI has hired Jason Boehmig, co-founder and former CEO of contract lifecycle management company Ironclad, to lead product for its new legal vertical. The appointment confirms...

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Marketing Strategies

Aug 4, 2026

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Partner Succession Planning: Avoiding the Crisis

Law firm succession planning is the work of making sure a firm's clients, revenue, leadership and regulatory obligations survive the exit of the people currently carrying them. Most firms believe they have done it because...

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May 20, 2026

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Lawzana Global Legal Update: May 2026

US Ninth Circuit Dismisses Putative Class Action Against Brita, Clarifying "Reasonable Consumer Standard" The Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a consumer class action against Brita, clarifying the limits of the "reasonable consumer standard" under...

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May 19, 2026

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New Zealand Passes Comprehensive Online Casino Gambling Act

The parliament of New Zealand achieved a major regulatory milestone by passing the third and final reading of the Online Casino Gambling Bill, effectively concluding the nation's era of operating as a legally ambiguous "grey...

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May 19, 2026

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European Court of Justice Rules Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQ Law Breaches Core Treaty Values

In a watershed jurisprudential ruling that tests the absolute limits of national sovereignty versus supranational human rights commitments, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on April 22, 2026, that Hungary's highly controversial 2021 anti-LGBTQ+...

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May 19, 2026

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European Union Adopts Sweeping Directive Harmonizing Anti-Corruption Offenses

In a major regulatory development designed to close historical enforcement loopholes and project an uncompromising stance on public and corporate integrity, the Council of the European Union formally adopted a comprehensive Anti-Corruption Directive. Following years...

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May 19, 2026

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Thailand Supreme Court Accepts Sweeping Ethics Case Against 44 Opposition Lawmakers

In a profound escalation of the judicialization of Thai politics, the Supreme Court of Thailand formally accepted a petition, seeking to prosecute 44 former and current opposition lawmakers for alleged severe ethical violations. Filed by...

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May 9, 2026

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Senegal Enacts Sweeping Legislation Doubling Penalties for Same-Sex Relations

The Republic of Senegal formally enacted highly controversial legislation that drastically escalates the criminalization of same-sex relations and aggressively expands the scope of prosecutable offenses related to sexual orientation and advocacy. Signed into law by...

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