Category Archives: Legal

26Oct/25

A brief profile: Who is Makebi Zulu?

October 26, 2025LegalDeath and state funeral of Edgar Lungu, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, Edgar Lungu, Government of the Republic of Zambia v Lungu Family & Others, In Zambia, Lungu, Lusaka, Makebi Zulu, Malambo, Presidents of Zambia, Zambia, Zuluadmin

Oct. 25, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — Zulu is a Zambian lawyer and politician with a significant background in both law and public service.

Key details include: Continue reading →

25Oct/25

Disrupting Commercial Child Sexual Abuse Online

October 25, 2025Legal.org, Content moderation, Domain name, Generic top-level domains, Internet censorship in the United Kingdom, Internet Watch Foundation, Public Interest Registryadmin

A significant partnership extension between the Public Interest Registry (PIR), which manages the .ORG domain, and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), Europe’s largest hotline dedicated to removing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from the internet. This expanded initiative, sponsored by PIR, aims to disrupt criminal organisations that operate commercial CSAM websites by leveraging domain registrars. Specifically, the programme will grant domain registrars free access to IWF’s Domain Alerts program to help them quickly identify and remove domains involved in the distribution of CSAM, thereby making it more difficult for criminals to establish “brands” online. Continue reading

07May/25

New White Paper Documents Sprawling Abuses and Violations of Rights by the Spanish Tax Authority

May 7, 2025LegalAmsterdam, Amsterdam & Partners, Limited liability partnership, Madrid, Partnershipsadmin

Amsterdam & Partners LLP warned the Spanish government today to immediately address alleged abuses by its tax authority against both foreign residents and citizens as documented in an initial report published in Madrid. Continue reading

28Apr/25

People trust legal advice generated by ChatGPT more than a lawyer – new study

April 28, 2025Legal.google, Alexa, Artificial intelligence, Artificial intelligence optimization, ChatGPT, ChatGPT in education, Computational neuroscience, Creative Commons, Deep learning, Eike Schneiders, Generative artificial intelligence, Hallucination, Joshua Krook, Large language models, Machine learning, Natural language processing, Tina Seabrookeadmin

Eike Schneiders, University of Southampton; Joshua Krook, University of Southampton, and Tina Seabrooke, University of Southampton

People who aren’t legal experts are more willing to rely on legal advice provided by ChatGPT than by real lawyers – at least, when they don’t know which of the two provided the advice. Continue reading →

02Jan/25

Unlock global legal intelligence

January 2, 2025LegalAPI, Application programming interfaces, Claude, IBM API Management, IDEs, Open API, OpenAIadmin

Jan. 2, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — Legal Tech News explains how to use generative AI to interact with Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). The authors demonstrate how to access and utilise the CourtListener API to retrieve case data using Python code generated by AI. They highlight the benefits of API integration for automating tasks and improving workflows within legal technology, extending this concept beyond legal applications to broader uses. Continue reading →

02Jan/25

Rebound in legal tech funding

January 2, 2025LegalArtificial intelligence, Computational neuroscience, ContractPodAi, Cybernetics, Data science, Generative artificial intelligenceadmin

This Law.com article details significant legal tech investments in 2024, driven by generative AI advancements, alongside several “Who Got the Work” sections reporting on recent legal representation assignments across various cases. The article highlights a rebound in legal tech funding, showcasing substantial investment rounds. Continue reading →

30Dec/24

British court to resume Mariana disaster trial on January 13

December 30, 2024LegalBHP, BHP's, Brazil, Mariana dam disaster, Minas Gerais, Samarco, Vale S.A.admin

The British court trial to determine BHP’s responsibility for the 2015 collapse of the Samarco dam in Mariana, Minas Gerais state, will resume on January 13. Samarco is a joint venture between Brazil’s Vale and BHP’s Brazilian subsidiary. Continue reading

06Dec/24

The People’s Bid for TikTok Is Prepared to Move Forward with Bid Following U.S. Court of Appeals Ruling Upholding Divestment of TikTok in the U.S. By Its Parent Company

December 6, 2024LegalBytedance, Donald Trump–TikTok controversy, Frank McCourt, Internet culture, Mobile applications, Social networking services, TikTok, TikTok v. Garland, United States, Video softwareadmin

Following today’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals affirming TikTok’s parent company ByteDance must divest its U.S. operations, Frank McCourt, Founder of Project Liberty and the catalyst behind The People’s Bid for TikTok released the following statement Continue reading

24Oct/24

Spain’s Digital Nomad Visa Calls to Many Global Remote Workers

October 24, 2024LegalDigital nomad, DNV, Employment classifications, Expatriates, Internet culture, Nomad, Spain, Travel visa, Visa Inc.admin

Digital nomads, lucky professionals with flexible jobs that allow them to work from anywhere in the world, are increasingly choosing Spain as their base. The Digital Nomad Visa (DNV), introduced as part of Spain’s new Start-ups Law in December 2022, has become a popular tool for relocating to Spain from various countries. Continue reading