Entertainment Law

In fact, that’s exactly what they were there to protest: a 1984 addition to the 1948 Fuzoku Eigyo Torishimariho (Entertainment Business Control Law) that prohibits late-night dancing in clubs and live-houses. The action is being spearheaded by Let’s Dance …

So this is going to enable him to become even more active, which is hard to believe.” RICHARD BELZER’S NAZI SALUTE NOT WARMLY RECEIVED: “Law & Order: SVU” star Richard Belzer tried to excuse his throwing up a Nazi salute … Continue reading →

Much of the work he does for the studio is similar to most entertainment industry lawyers, but working as general counsel adds on new opportunities: “I’m also getting my toe into issues like real estate, human relations, and employment law … Continue reading →

THIS evergreen spinoff of the original New York crime series veers into almost comic-book territory tonight, with the case of a publicity-hungry serial rapist who inspires copycats and a groups of vigilantes dressed as superheroes. Fortunately, the solid …

Bobby Jindal, who signed into law new exceptions Tuesday to nepotism bans and contracting prohibitions. Critics of some of the provisions say the changes could undermine ethics laws and lead to more sweeping exceptions in later years.

But in the case of Benjamin Law – the city’s talented, charismatic young writer whose national profile grows by the month – this cliché bears no fruit. The Sunshine Coast-raised, QUT-trained author continues to call sunny New Farm home. For … Continue reading →

LONGWOOD, Fla.—A Florida task force will hold its first public meeting just miles from where 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was killed to examine a state self-defense law being used by the man who shot him. Gov. Rick Scott’s task force on … Continue reading →

It’s a good thing that Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll has an open mind about her task force’s examination of Florida’s controversial “stand your ground” law. There appear to be an awful lot of problems with the state’s expansive self-defense statute.

But in the case of Benjamin Law – the city’s talented, charismatic young writer whose national profile grows by the month – this cliché bears no fruit. The Sunshine Coast-raised, QUT-trained author continues to call sunny New Farm home. For … Continue reading →

But in the case of Benjamin Law – the city’s talented, charismatic young writer whose national profile grows by the month – this cliché bears no fruit. The Sunshine Coast-raised, QUT-trained author continues to call sunny New Farm home. For … Continue reading →