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More than 150 outdated and obsolete laws are likely to be repealed as part of the Government’s statutory spring clean, Attorney-General Chris Bishop says. The legislative cleanup is being run in stages led by the Parliamentary Counsel Office, alongside the Department of Internal Affairs for local Acts. To date, 152 outdated Acts have been identified for repeal. “Part of being a responsible Government focused on fixing the basics is making sure New Zealand’s laws are fit for purpose,” Mr Bishop…

–The uniqueness of the case lies in the fact that the Court examined, from the perspective of constitutional compliance, a provision allowing advocates to engage in activities on a contractual basis as employees of the legal services of state bodies, state institutions, and organizations, while not providing for similar activities as employees of the legal services of private-sector entities and non-governmental non-profit organizations. The Decision clarified not only the legal nature of the i…

Santo Domingo.-The Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic (Minerd) reported that it concluded the actions that correspond to it in relation to the cases included in the scope of application of Law no. 16-26, which authorizes payment to State contractors and creates a commission to review claims derived from works executed with or without a formal contract, and formalized its referral to the Ministry of Finance and Economy for the continuation of the procedure provided for in said regula…

The President of the Republic, José Antonio Kast, led this Monday at the Municipal Theater of San Miguel the signing ceremony of the Government's Letter of Commitment for the implementation of the Comprehensive Law of Older Persons and Promotion of Dignified, Active and Healthy Aging, an initiative that seeks to translate into concrete actions the principles established in the new regulations to strengthen the autonomy, participation and protection of the rights of older persons. The new Compreh…